Perinatal Duty Mental Health Practitioner

Gmmh; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days

Bank holidays included

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust in Manchester is recruiting a Band 6 Perinatal Duty Mental Health Practitioner to join the PETALS service, delivering psychological care to women and families affected by tokophobia, perinatal loss and trauma. The role involves triage, immediate clinical input and coordinating group interventions.

Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, 6-month fixed term until April 2027, with flexible working discussion.

Qualifications

• Professional registration is required.
• Experience as a qualified Mental Health Practitioner.
• Experience in a multidisciplinary team and with perinatal clients.

Responsibilities

• Be part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering direct care.
• Receive calls requiring clinical input, provide immediate support and triage.
• Lead/co-facilitate PETALS group interventions and manage risk.

Skills

Qualified Mental Health Practitioner

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Perinatal mental health experience

Education

Professional registration

Job description

Perinatal Duty Mental Health Practitioner

Band 6

Main area Specialist Perinatal Grade Band 6 Contract 6 months (Fixed term until April 2027) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) Job ref 437-8318412

Site Benchill Community Centre Annex Town Manchester Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

The specialist perinatal trauma and loss service (PETALS) are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Duty Mental Health Practitioner (Band 6) to join our compassionate, supportive and innovative team.

PETALS is supporting the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan and integrate maternity, reproductive health and psychological therapy. PETALS provides therapeutic and psychological support and care to women/birthing people and families who experience significant fear of childbirth (tokophobia) and/or perinatal loss and trauma, directly as a result of their perinatal/neonatal/maternity journey.

We are looking to recruit a practitioner from a variety of backgrounds including Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMN), Occupational Therapists (OT) and/or Social Work.

Full support and training is available for this specialist role and therefore perinatal experience is not necessarily required. Particularly if you have experience in a previous mental health duty or triage roles.

This post is subject to an enhanced with children's and adult's barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to the effective provision of psychological therapy and will be part of GMMH’s Perinatal Mental and Infant Mental Health Services delivering direct care to an identified caseload.

The role of the Mental Health Practitioner is to receive all calls into the service that require clinical input and be able to provide immediate support, expert advice, signposting service users to the most appropriate service, triage and initial assessments, as well as leading and co facilitating PETALS group interventions. Effective risk management and confident workload prioritisation are essential within this fast‑paced, dynamic role

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

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

Education / Qualifications

• Professional registration

Experience

• A demonstrable experience working as a qualified Mental Health Practitioner
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of working with perinatal mental health clients.