Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Greater Manchester Menthal Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health trust in Manchester is looking for a dedicated mental health professional to manage complex cases and provide assessments. This role requires a relevant qualification and registration with NMC/Social Work England. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with service users and their families, ensuring compliance with legislation while promoting high-quality care. The trust offers significant benefits, including annual leave, pension schemes, and an onsite gym. Join a supportive environment focused on improving community mental health.

Benefits

Onsite Gym and Classes

Free Parking

27 days annual leave

Excellent pension

Qualifications

• Relevant core professional qualification in mental health.
• Evidence of current professional registration with NMC/ Social Work England.
• Experience of assessment and managing complex cases.

Responsibilities

• Carry out assessments and manage complex mental health cases.
• Collaborate with service users and their families.
• Ensure compliance with Mental Health legislation and safeguarding.

Skills

Assessment skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Commitment to quality

Risk assessment skills

Education

Relevant core professional qualification in mental health

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Onsite Gym and Classes
• Free Parking
• Pay Enhancements - 36% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 72 % 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
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Relevant core professional qualification in mental health.
• Evidence of current professional registration with NMC/ Social Work England and
• Experience of assessment, formulation and managing complex cases and risk withd professional development.

Desirable criteria

• Training in one or more additional areas of practice.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience in either community or inpatient settings which meet the core competencies of the post.
• Experience of assessment, formulation and managing complex cases and risk within a mental health service
• Experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working with a wide variety of patient groups, across the whole life span and presenting with the full range of severity.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the patient group and mental health, including the Mental Health Act and issues of capacity and consent.
• Detailed knowledge of safeguarding procedures, responsibilities and application. in practice
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of referral systems and general bed management procedures

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Have sound assessment skills and ability to articulate outcomes to CYP, older people, families, other clinicians.
• Demonstrable commitment to the focus on quality, promotes high standards to consistently improve patient outcomes.
• High level mental health assessment and risk assessment and formulation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills enabling good working relationships with others across professional boundaries.

Desirable criteria

• experience of working within a multicultural framework.

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies.
• Candidates require an enhanced DBS check.

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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We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Band 6 Senior Practitioner JD (PDF, 200.6KB)
• Band 6 PS (PDF, 200.6KB)
• Important Candidate information (PDF, 2.5MB)

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