Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Greater Manchester Mental Health Nhs Foundation Trust; Stretford; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Evening pay uplift

Sunday pay uplift

Bank holidays uplift

27 days annual leave

Excellent pension

Cycle to work

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 7 Senior Practitioner to join the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team in Salford, leading work with patients with mental health difficulties in the Ordsall and Claremont neighbourhood.

The successful candidate will bring a proven track record in assessment, risk formulation, and multi‑agency working, supporting access to the right care and delivering robust care planning for people with complex presentations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years post-qualification experience - RMN, OT or Social Worker
• Experience of leadership/service development
• Experience of working in a community setting and managing workload
• Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Formulation Skills; ability to deliver evidence-based interventions and care plans

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and consultation to a multi-agency Team in Living Well.
• Liaise with GMMH and statutory/non-statutory partners; support Salford Partnership huddle.
• Maintain own clinical and professional competence.
• Participate in group supervision and other supervisory forums.
• Participate in the on-call rota and support with community care group with complaints.
• Deputise for the Team Manager in absence and undertake delegated duties.
• Apply trauma-informed approaches and interventions where needed.
• Participate in the Hub Worker role.
• Manage a complex caseload with assessment, formulation and intervention; complete ReQol and Dialogue+ and coordinate care across the system.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Multi-agency collaboration

Clinical assessment

Risk formulation

Care planning

Trauma-informed approaches

Education

RMN

OT

Social Worker

Tools

Dialog care planning tool

IT skills

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to cover maternity has arisen for a Band 7 Senior Practitioner to join the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team in Salford, leading on work with patients presenting with mental health and difficulties in the Ordsall and Claremont neighbourhood. The successful candidate will work as part of the Neighbourhood Team leadership team and be an experienced, driven, and passionate individual, able to work collaboratively with both patients and wider agencies, to ensure that people with complex presentations are able to access the right care to meet their individual needs. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in the area supporting people with mental health conditions, demonstrating comprehensive assessment, risk formulation, multi-agency working and care planning skills.

Main duties of the job

• Provide clinical leadership, supervision, support, and consultation to a multi-agency Team in Living Well. The post holder will be based in the Ordsall and Claremont borough of Salford but will also offer clinical support to the wider team when required. Use of a car is desirable to role.
• Undertake liaison and develop effective working relationships with GMMH and statutory and non-statutory partners, supporting the Partnership huddle established within Salford.
• To maintain own clinical and professional competence.
• To actively participate in Group Supervision and other supervisory/supportive forums.
• To participate in the service bronze on call rota. To support with community care group with complaints.
• Deputize for the Team Manager in his/her absence and take on any delegated duties as required.
• To apply trauma informed approaches and interventions where necessary.
• Participate in the Hub Worker role.
• Manage and evaluate a complex caseload of service users with co-occurring conditions in line with relevant clinical pathway as outlined within the operational procedure and will include: a) Assessment b) Formulation c) Therapeutic intervention as required. d) Completion of ReQol and Dialogue+ e) Community Connections and onward journey f) Close working with all colleagues across the system when applicable g) To be responsible for a complex caseload

About us

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.

Details

• Date posted: 29 October 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 12 months
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 437-8321005

Staff benefits

• Pay enhancements 30% additional for evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% 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

• Essential: 3 plus year post qualification experience - RMN, OT or Social Worker
• Essential: Experience of leadership/service development
• Essential: Experience of working in a community setting and demonstrates competence in prioritising and managing workload in community setting
• Essential: Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Formulation Skills. Ability to construct effective care and risk management plans. Ability to deliver a range of evidence based interventions. Comprehensive I.T Skills. Ability to form productive working relationships with service users, carers and multi-disciplinary staff.
• Desirable: Non-medical prescriber
• Desirable: Experience of delivering training/group work
• Desirable: Experience of supporting quality improvement
• Desirable: Experience with Dialog care planning tool

Employer contact details

Team Manager: Richard Harper, [e-mail], 01612710042

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.