Mental Health Practitioner Community Hmr

Pennine Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Practitioner to join the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team in Rochdale. You will provide short-term, evidence-based support, triage referrals, and carry out comprehensive assessments as part of a multidisciplinary team.

You will work with local partners to ensure timely access to the right care, develop personalised care plans, and promote recovery and self-management in adults and older adults with complex mental health needs.

Qualifications

• Registration with NMC or equivalent.
• Experience in mental health care is desirable.
• Ability to work with adults and older adults.

Responsibilities

• Triage referrals for adults and older adults.
• Carry out clinical bio-psychosocial assessments and risk assessments.
• Identify when cases need specialist transfer.
• Develop personalised care plans with patients and carers.
• Provide short-term psychotherapeutic interventions and link with keyworkers.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Triage referrals

Care planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

NMC registration or equivalent

Job description

Job overview

The postholder will work as a clinical practitioner as part of the multi-disciplinary team in the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. The NMHT forms part of the transformed community mental health service in the borough as per the national Community Mental Health Framework for Adults and Older Adults guidance and the GM Living Well Handbook.

The transformed service will manage the needs of people with SMI over the age of 18 (adults and older adults) in the borough without the need for repeated referrals and assessments and ensure no patients are discharged to no support. The NMHT will work in partnership with PCNs, social care, VCSFE and specialist mental health teams to ensure patients receive the right care at the right time from the right agency.

The role of the postholder will be to give advice, triage, and where indicated to clinically assess and provide short term support for people experiencing complex mental health difficulties and if indicated to transfer patients to the appropriate service in the transformed community mental health service.

The postholder will work to and comply with all Pennine Care Trust Policies and Procedures.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Work

• To work with Hub partners to triage all referrals for adults and older adults made to the service and facilitate onward transfer to the most appropriate service to meet the individual needs of the patient either within the Hub, to VCSFE partners, specialist mental health teams or other partners such as housing or debt management.
• Where indicated, to carry out a clinical bio-psychosocial assessment of the service users' current mental health needs and individual needs, including a risk assessment.
• To identify where patients' needs are too complex to manage in primary care and ensure transfer to specialist teams
• To work collaboratively with patients and carers to produce care plans which are personalised and goals based, building on strengths not deficits, and promoting self-care and recovery
• To provide short-term psychotherapeutic interventions as appropriate, linking in with keyworkers regarding patients' care plans and outcome

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

see person spec

• To work with Hub partners to triage all referrals for adults and older adults made to the service and facilitate onward transfer to the most appropriate service to meet the individual needs of the patient either within the Hub, to VCSFE partners, specialist mental health teams or other partners such as housing or debt management.
• Where indicated, to carry out a clinical bio-psychosocial assessment of the service users' current mental health needs and individual needs, including a risk assessment.
• To identify where patients' needs are too complex to manage in primary care and ensure transfer to specialist teams.
• To work collaboratively with patients and carers to produce care plans which are personalised and goals based, building on strengths not deficits, and promoting self-care and recovery.
• To provide short-term psychotherapeutic interventions as appropriate, linking in with keyworkers regarding patients' care plans and outcomes.
• To provide onward transfer to CRHT where patients need a same-day response.
• To facilitate fast-track step-up in care for patients whose mental health is deteriorating.
• To facilitate step-downs from specialist community mental health care back into the hub.
• To work in accordance with all local safeguarding obligations for Children and Adults at Risk and within Pennine Care Safeguarding Policy and procedures.
• To liaise and negotiate with other professions, statutory and independent agencies to ensure the best possible service is provided to service users and carers.
• To provide education and appropriate self-help resources to patients specific to individual needs.
• To develop a thorough understanding of deliberate self-harm, suicide and possible management and coping strategies.
• To possess a sound knowledge of issues surrounding violence and aggression and be able to diffuse potentially difficult and volatile situations.
• To foster positive working relationships with GPs, other PCN staff and all partners by adopting a flexible and helpful approach working around the needs of the patient.
• To provide advice and information to non-mental health trained medical and nursing staff regarding the management of patients with mental health problems.
• To undertake evidence-based practice in accordance with national guidance and keep knowledge and skills updated, highlighting any development needs or support required to the line manager.
• To be aware of professional accountability, with due regard to your professional Code of Conduct.
• To keep abreast of requirements of mental health legislative frameworks including the Mental Health Act, Care Act, Mental Capacity Act and act accordingly.

Person specification

NMC/professional registration

Essential criteria

• professional qualification NMC or equivalent

Pre-Employment Checks - To confirm your suitability for the role, we will carry out pre-employment checks in line with . These include:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust will be required to provide their to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will used to validate employment history and references.

If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.

Once Checks Are Complete - The Recruitment Team will coordinate with you and the hiring manager to confirm a start date. You’ll be booked onto a Trust Welcome Session and receive your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.

Additional Information - Pennine Care are committed to the ‘Get ahead on Flex’ pledge initiative to support the right to request flexible working for all colleagues. “We can work flexibly, as a modern and model employer, flexible and less than full-time working isn’t a barrier to progress in the NHS – it is commonplace”. To support a positive experience for all colleagues we are committed to considering all requests for flexible working, in line with service needs.

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to help us grow, innovate, and improve.

If you wish to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.

If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us on 0161 716 3181 as early as possible so we can support you.

Please note:

• We do not accept unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Hiring managers should not be contacted directly.
• We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. If you have a disability or long‑term health condition and need extra time or adjustments to complete your application, please contact us as soon as possible. We will ensure you are not disadvantaged where a reasonable adjustment is appropriate.