Senior Mental Health Practitioner | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health services provider in Salford is looking for a Band 7 Senior Practitioner to support patients in the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team. The role involves clinical leadership, managing a complex caseload, and collaborating with various agencies. Ideal candidates will have experience in mental health care, strong assessment skills, and the ability to provide support in a multi-agency context. This position offers the opportunity to work in a supportive environment focused on individual care needs.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in supporting people with mental health conditions.
• Comprehensive assessment and care planning skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with patients and agencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and support to a multi-agency team.
• Liaise and build effective relationships with partners.
• Manage a complex caseload of service users.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Multi-agency working

Assessment skills

Risk formulation

Care planning

Job description

An exciting opportunity 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.

Responsibilities

1. Provide clinical leadership, supervision, support, and consultation to a multi‑agency Team in Living Well. The post holder will be based in 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.
2. Undertake liaison and develop effective working relationships with GMMH and statutory and non‑statutory partners, supporting the Partnership huddle established within Salford.
3. Maintain own clinical and professional competence.
4. Actively participate in Group Supervision and other supervisory/supportive forums.
5. Participate in the service bronze on call rota.
6. Deputise for the Team Manager in his/her absence and take on any delegated duties as required.
7. Apply trauma‑informed approaches and interventions where necessary.
8. Participate in the Hub Worker role.
9. 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:
   • Assessment
   • Formulation
   • Therapeutic intervention as required.
   • Completion of ReQol and Dialogue+
   • Community Connections and onward journey
   • Close working with all colleagues across the system when applicable
   • To be responsible for a complex caseload

Please see attached job and person specifications.

This advert closes on Sunday 7 Dec 2025.