Senior Practitioner

Greater Manchester Mental Health; Bolton; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Practitioner to provide clinical leadership within the Bolton North Specialist mental health team. The role focuses on leading a multidisciplinary team, supporting staff, and delivering high-quality care to service users and carers within CPA guidelines.

You will develop risk assessments, management plans, and act as a keyworker for complex cases, while promoting recovery, independence, and social inclusion across community

Qualifications

• Registered professional with appropriate registration.
• Experience in MDT setting in mental health.
• Experience in complex mental health and leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Act as a keyworker for highly complex cases under CPA guidance.
• Provide day-to-day clinical leadership and development of a multidisciplinary team.
• Deliver safe, effective, high-quality care aligned with clinical pathways.
• Participate in Community Services Management Team responsibilities.
• Promote independence and social inclusion for adults in the service.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Team leadership

Risk assessment

Communication

Care coordination

Autonomy

Education

Professional registration: OT/SW/NMC

Job description

Main area Mental Health Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) Job ref 437-7598622-B

Site Bentley House Town Bolton Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Practitioner to work within the Bolton North Specialist mental health team, previously named community mental health team. You will play a crucial role in the clinical leadership of the team and support staff to provide a high-quality service to service users and carers. We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic practitioner who has a real passion for providing support to promote mental and physical heath, wellbeing and recovery.

Your role will involve supporting the manager in all aspects of managing the services as well as provide clinical leadership and patient care within the team.

You will be expected to support other practitioners within the service in development of their skills by offering highly developed risk assessments and management plans.

Leading with a positive and helpful attitude is essential for the team, so you will be an excellent communicator and demonstrate the ability to motivate the team to deliver high quality and responsive care.

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate both their clinical abilities and leadership qualities, whilst promoting high quality services.

The post holder will be expected to participate in the service operational on call and operational on site rota as required, previously known as bronze on call.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will act as a keyworker for a small number of highly complex cases in line with the Trust Care Programme Approach (CPA) guidance and policies.

To be responsible for the day to day clinical leadership and development of a designated multidisciplinary team which is integrated, flexible, user-focused and recovery-orientated.

To deliver a safe, effective, and high quality service to service users with mental health needs, to ensure delivery to the relevant clinical pathways, as outlined within the standard operational procedure.

Participation as a member of the Community Services Management Team in the overall management of community based secondary mental health services.

The post holder will aim at all times to promote the independence and well-being of adults, to assist social inclusion and valued community presence and to enable the widest possible expression of chosen lifestyle.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 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.

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

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

• Registration to professional body: OT, SW England NMC.
• Previous experience working within MDT setting in MH
• Experience of complex mental health
• Previous managerial experience
• Previous experience supervisory role
• Previous experience within CMHT
• Previous experience complaints and governance

Experience

• Extensive experience of working with adults of working age
• Experience of working with people with complex needs and co-morbidities
• Experience of working in a recovery focussed way
• MDT Working
• Experience of conducting assessments identifying health and social care needs.
• Working within rehabilitation services
• Experience of supporting people who misuse alcohol or drugs
• Experience of delivering line management and clinical supervision

Knowledge

• Working knowledge and understanding of CPA
• Knowledge and understanding of recovery model, appropriate therapeutic approaches and engagement strategies
• Knowledge and understanding of Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act & Care Act

Skills

• Be able to manage a caseload and work autonomously within the team
• Ability to act as a care coordinator under the CPA framework
• Ability to assess, plan and evaluate care
• Have evidence of good time management and organisational skills being able to work under pressure.
• To be able to plan and deliver recovery based activities within service users own homes and local communities.

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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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.

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Lesley Cosgrove Job title Team Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01204 483003 Additional information

Donna Holt, Operational Manager 01204 483003.

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