Mental Health Practitioner Referral and Assessment Hub

Transformation Unit; Eccles; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27–33 days + bank holiday

Sponsorship and DBS support

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to join the Referral and Assessment Hub. The role supports triage and decision making for onward journeys, aligned with CMHTs, with potential cross-site work across Salford.

You will deliver duty assessments at base or client venue, travel citywide across the Salford footprint, and may inreach to wards. Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday, with some flexibility discussed.

Qualifications

• Post-registration experience in community mental health settings.
• Experience in assessment and formulation.
• Knowledge of carer/service user needs and community mental health provision.
• Experience participating in audits and implementing action plans.
• Previous experience in a clinical leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Triage referrals as part of a team and provide onward journey decisions.
• Complete assessments for service users requiring specialist mental health services.
• Link with MDT and attend weekly assessment discussions.
• Promote the role of the referral and assessment hub within local services and GP practices.
• Travel across the Salford footprint to attend satellite clinics and inreach to wards when needed.

Skills

Triage of referrals

Assessment and formulation

Carer/service user needs

Audit and action plans

Clinical leadership

Education

Registered RMN/OT/Social Worker

Leadership/management training

Job description

Main area Mental Health Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9 until 5 (Happy to discuss flexible working)) Job ref 437-8347264

Employer Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Cromwell House Town Eccles Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/11/2026 23:59

Mental Health Practitioner Referral and Assessment Hub

Band 6

Job overview

As part of community transformation we are changing the way we manage referrals. We have developed a referral and assessment hub and are looking to recruit B6 Mental Health Practitioner to support management of referrals and assessments within the hub.

You will support the triage and jointly support the decision making on the onward journey for that service user. You will be aligned with one of our CMHT's but may work across all three to complete assessments.

You will provide duty assessments for the referral and assessment hub at the designated base or at a venue agreed with the service user and carer. You will need to be able to travel citywide across the Salford Footprint. There may also be times when that duty assessment will require you to inreach into the ward if they are an inpatient at the time of referral.

This post is a full time position (37.5 hours per week) and the working hours will be 9am - 5pm 5 days per week . The post is based at Cromwell House The post holder will be expected to travel across the Borough to attend satellite clinics across Salford.

Main duties of the job

Key duties willinclude:

• Triage of referrals coming into the referral and assessment hub as part of a team. Providing an onward journey if not appropriate for Community Services.
• Completing assessments for those people requiring specialist mental health services under Community Mental Health Team.
• Complete assessment for those inpatients who may require a secondary service upon discharge.
• To link in with the MDT and attend a weekly meeting to discuss your assessments .
• To promote awareness of the role of the referral and assessment hub, within local service area/team, GP practices and the wider community.
• Supporting service user, carer and stakeholder involvement
• Promote a culture of learning, education and professional development
• Championing quality assurance by establishing quality standards relating to the service user and carer experience, implementing Divisional Action Plans and undertaking complaint investigations
• Adherer to the principles of safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in line with Trust Policy and local reporting procedure and ensuring junior staff compliance with this.

Please see the full job description and person specification for more details.

Working for our organisation

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.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

1

2

3

4 – 9

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years

Person specification

Experience

• Post registration experience of working in multi-disciplinary, Community Mental Health Team, Home Treatment team or other mental health community services
• Evidence of post registration training and development in assessment and formulation
• Knowledge and understanding of the needs of carers, service users and the wider community
• Experience of participating in audit and an understanding of implementing Action plans relating to the outcome of audits
• Previous experience in a clinical leadership role

Qualifications

• Professional qualification and current registration (Qualified RMN, OT or Social Worker)
• Post registration training relevant to mental health/leadership/management

Other

• Able to travel around the Trust footprint
• Ability to work flexibly with capability to work across 7 days a week

Skills and Abilities

• Understand all Trust Policies and Procedures in community settings
• Understand the need to safeguard children and vulnerable adults
• Carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Equal Opportunities, equality and Diversity and dignity in care and work policies and principles
• Maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date
• Evidence of completing mental health assessments
• Contribute to the control of risk and to report any incident, accident or near miss
• Evidence of risk and safety planning skills
• Evidence of continued learning through CPD or development
• Take reasonable care of the health and safety of yourself and other persons
• NMP
• Evidence of supporting a busy duty system
• Evidence of triaging referrals

Knowledge

• Offer advice and consultation to members of the multi-disciplinary team based on solid clinical experience.
• Facilitate a culture of lifelong learning, including involvement in the process of Individual Development and Personal Review (IDPR), and Personal Development Plans.
• Participate in and ensure provision of Clinical Supervision, both as Supervisee and Supervisor and an understanding of the Knowledge, Skills Framework under Agenda for Change
• Promote a learning environment for students
• Ensure compliance with policy, procedure, and protocol, in consultation with the Team Managers, other Senior Practitioners and Professional Leads
• Participate in multi-agency meetings e.g., Protection of Vulnerable Adults, Child Protection.
• Understand the Clinical Governance agenda and provide professional representation in local groups supporting consultation and implementation.
• Full understanding of the Care Programme Approach including the needs and rights of Carers.
• Understanding of current national policy and initiatives in relation to severe and enduring mental health issues.
• Good knowledge of assessment and triage of referrals
• Support the Team Managers and other Senior Practitioners / Professional Leads in the daily operation of the Teams.

Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under‑represent­ed groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

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Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click here .

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it here .

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.