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

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Bolton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health service provider in Bolton seeks a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to deliver evidence-based interventions and support educational settings. The role emphasizes strong working relationships and leadership skills to enhance mental well-being for young people in education. Ideal candidates will have relevant mental health experience and a passion for person-centred practice. The position offers competitive pay enhancements and generous annual leave.

Benefits

30% pay enhancement for evenings and Saturdays

60% pay enhancement for Sundays and Bank holidays

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in providing low intensity evidenced based CBT interventions.
• Ability to manage risk effectively and provide person-centred practice.
• Skills in forming strong working relationships with education settings.

Responsibilities

• Form key working relationships with education settings.
• Provide consultations to support educational well-being approaches.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions to young people in education settings.
• Provide clinical supervision to Education Mental Health practitioners.

Skills

Mental health experience

CBT interventions

Leadership skills

Job description

Overview

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of this expanding service which we are delivering across Bolton: The Mental Health Support Team (MHST).

We are looking for skilled practitioners, with mental health experience, who can provide low intensity evidenced based CBT interventions, manage risk and are passionate about young person-centred practice.

Successful candidates will play an important part in the delivery of high-quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and well-being of young people in education settings.

As part of the growing service, you will be empowered to shape and build the service with further education settings in Bolton. You will help build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and the wider network.

The Senior Mental Health Practitioner will be an integral part of the MHST in Bolton.

You will use your clinical skills to listen to the needs of the child, young person and family to provide meaningful evidenced based interventions. You will provide support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals in the life of the child/young person. You will work closely with education professionals to foster a whole school/college approach to mental well-being.

You will use leadership skills to support, develop and empower staff in the service as well as developing the service itself through quality improvement, audit and evaluation.

Responsibilities

• The MHST Mental Health Practitioner will play a key role in forming strong working relations with education settings.
• Providing consultations to education colleagues and support education settings to embed a whole school approach to wellbeing.
• Developing and delivering evidence-based individual and group time limited interventions to young people within education settings.
• Evidencing the outcomes of the MHST service.
• Providing clinical supervision to Education Mental Health practitioners.

About the Organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 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.

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

This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Oct 2025