Mental Health Practitioner

NHS; Trafford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in Trafford seeks a Mental Health Practitioner to join their multidisciplinary team at the Old Trafford Wellbeing Centre. This role involves assessing and formulating mental health needs, triaging referrals, and working with various agencies. Competitive salary ranges from £38,682 to £46,580 annually. Full-time, permanent position with benefits including substantial annual leave, pay enhancements, and development opportunities.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience with community services and third sector organisations will be beneficial.
• Knowledge in liaising with numerous agencies and professionals.

Responsibilities

• Key worker role within the Mental Health Practitioner team.
• Assess and formulate mental health service needs.

Skills

Community experience

Experience of triaging and signposting referrals

Job description

This post is for a Mental Health Practitioner for the Trafford Mental Health Neighbourhood team (Living well).

This post will be based at the Wellbeing Centre at Old Trafford and will cover the North of Trafford, but the expectation is that the practitioner will move to other hubs when needed for the service needs, the other hubs are in Central, West and South Trafford.

The postholder will undertake a key worker role, alongside an assessment and formulation role within the team. The Living Well Service enables timely access to mental health services when people need it most and provides support for people who might not traditionally meet the threshold or criteria of existing mental health services. The team is multidisciplinary and is operated in partnership with Bluesci, our third sector partner.

Main duties of the job

You will need to have experience of triaging and signposting referrals as well as being able to liaise with multitude of agencies and professionals. Experience and knowledge of community services and third sector organisations in Trafford will be beneficial for this role.

Trafford Neighbourhood team (Previously Living well Service) is compassionately-led, trauma-informed, and recovery-focused. CPD opportunities are available and personal interests/skills are supported to develop and grow.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Job responsibilities

• Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

Community Experience

• Community experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Trafford Neighbourhood Mental Health Team

Old Trafford wellbeing Centre, 54-56 Seymour Grove Old Trafford Manchester.

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

437-7591564

Job locations

Trafford Neighbourhood Mental Health Team

Old Trafford wellbeing Centre, 54-56 Seymour Grove Old Trafford Manchester.