Mental Health Practitioners - Referral and Assessment Hub

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Wigan; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust seeks three Mental Health Practitioners to screen referrals and carry out assessments at the Referral and Assessment Hub in Wigan. You will determine care pathways with the MDT, linking service users to appropriate statutory and non-statutory services, including VCFSE and Social Care.

Roles are full-time, 9am-5pm, with a flexible rota. Travel across Wigan/Leigh is required; some inpatient in-reach may occur as needed.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in health/social care with mental health focus.
• Experience in triage, assessment or referral screening is desirable.
• Ability to work within MDT and navigate local services.

Responsibilities

• Screen referrals for the Referral and Assessment Hub in Wigan.
• Conduct duty assessments and determine appropriate care pathways.
• Collaborate with MDT to allocate services including VCFSE and Social Care.
• Link with GP practices and local community resources.
• Travel across Wigan and Leigh; may in-reach inpatient wards when needed.
• Support safeguarding with junior staff and contribute to learning.

Skills

Referral screening

MDT collaboration

Duty assessment

Travel across borough

safeguarding knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in health/social care

Professional qualification in mental health

Tools

EMIS

NHS Mail

Job description

As part of Community Transformation, we are changing the way we manage referrals. We have developed a Referral and Assessment Hub in Wigan and are looking to recruit three Mental Health Practitioners to support the screening of referrals and subsequent assessments within the Hub.
You will screen referrals to the Hub for people with mental health difficulties. Following your screening/assessment as a Trusted Assessor, you and your colleagues within the Team's MDT will determine the care pathway of the service user within mental health services, ensuring that the service user is allocated to the most appropriate service, including the VCFSE sector and Social Care.
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 across Wigan and Leigh. There may also be times when that duty assessment will require you to in-reach into the inpatient wards if a service user is an inpatient at the time of referral.
These posts are full time position and the working hours will 9am-5.00pm Monday to Friday initially and over a flexible rota. Dependent on service need, the service may be extended in future to cover seven days per week, including Bank Holidays.

Key Duties Will Include

• Triage of referrals coming into the Referral and Assessment Hub as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing an onward journey if not appropriate for Community Services.
• Maintain a competent knowledge of community resources available outside of statutory services to support people in mental health recovery.
• Complete assessment for those inpatients who may require a mental health service upon discharge.
• To link in with the MDT and attend a daily 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
• Adhere to the principles of safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in line with Trust Policy and local reporting procedure, ensuring junior staff compliance with this.
  

Please see the full job description and person specification for more details.
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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Hannah Elmore Job title: Team Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01942764463
Susan Bryan Clinical Services Manager, [e-mail]