Senior Practitioner - EIS

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Band 7 Senior Practitioner for the Early Intervention Service in Manchester. The role involves providing leadership, managing complex cases, and ensuring high-quality mental health care. Candidates must have a relevant professional qualification and significant experience in mental health services. This is a permanent full-time position with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in Child & Adolescent or Adult Mental Health at a senior clinical level.
• Experience supervising others.
• Knowledge of best practices relevant to Early Intervention Services.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and consultation to professionals in the team.
• Manage and evaluate a caseload of service users with complex mental health needs.
• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments using the STAR tool.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical management

Therapeutic intervention

Risk assessment

Education

Relevant professional qualification (RMN, OT, Social Worker, Psychologist)

Education to at least degree level

Job description

Job summary

We currently have an opportunity for a Band 7 Senior Practitioner post within our North Manchester Early Intervention Service (EIS)based in our exciting new and modern base at the Central Park Hub.

Mental health services in Manchester are commencing their journey around Community Transformation. Working towards a new community mental health framework vision for a place-based community mental health model.

We are looking for a dynamic individual with experience of working within an EI Service, who has strong leadership skills and is enthusiastic and motivated to support the clinical and management team with the aim of ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality services to our service users and carers, within the EIS model.

The successful candidate will be an experienced registered nurse or allied health professional who will relish working within the vibrant and challenging environment that comes with managing services.

Main duties of the job

Provide leadership, supervision, support and consultation to professionals within the team, in line with relevant clinical pathway as outlined within the operational procedures. Additionally the post holder will act as lead representing their own profession in wider organisational forums

Manage and evaluate a caseload in line with relevant clinical pathway as outlined within the operational procedure and will include: -

o Assessment

o Formulation

o Therapeutic intervention as required

o Signposting

o Close working with all colleagues

o To be responsible for a small complex caseload

o Contribute to Structured Clinical Management within the service

Undertake line management responsibility for designated staff in the EIS.

Deputise for the Team Manager / Senior Manager in his/her absence and take on any delegated management duties as required.

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

09 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

437-7231548

Job locations

Early Intervention Service

Central Park Hub, Unit B, Northampton Road

Manchester

M40 5BP

Job description Job responsibilities

To demonstrate the application of specialist skills and knowledge in order to maintain professional competence and fitness to practice at Senior Practitioner level

To demonstrate professional and practice expertise via interventions, supervision and modelling good practice.

To undertake and record comprehensive risk assessment, devise and implement risk assessment plans for service users at risk of vulnerability, self harm, self neglect, or risk of physical, sexual, emotional harm to others, using the STAR risk assessment Tool.

To provide direct evidence based therapeutic interventions as appropriate based on the recovery model and personalisation agenda.

To take responsibility for managing a ring fenced caseload of service users, with complex mental health needs.

Take a lead role in the supervision of staff with a focus on supporting complex case management

To ensure practice remains current and up to date in the area of older adult mental health

To oversee and participate in Initial Assessments.

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements:

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

• 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
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Job description Job responsibilities

To demonstrate the application of specialist skills and knowledge in order to maintain professional competence and fitness to practice at Senior Practitioner level

To demonstrate professional and practice expertise via interventions, supervision and modelling good practice.

To undertake and record comprehensive risk assessment, devise and implement risk assessment plans for service users at risk of vulnerability, self harm, self neglect, or risk of physical, sexual, emotional harm to others, using the STAR risk assessment Tool.

To provide direct evidence based therapeutic interventions as appropriate based on the recovery model and personalisation agenda.

To take responsibility for managing a ring fenced caseload of service users, with complex mental health needs.

Take a lead role in the supervision of staff with a focus on supporting complex case management

To ensure practice remains current and up to date in the area of older adult mental health

To oversee and participate in Initial Assessments.

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements:

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

• 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
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Person Specification Education / Qualifications Essential

• oRelevant professional qualification: RMN, OT, Social Worker, Psychologist.
• oEvidence of relevant education to at least degree level or evidence of appropriate professional development

Desirable

• oEvidence of appropriate training/ qualification in psychosocial interventions in psychosis

Experience Essential

• oAppropriate demonstrable experience of working in Child & Adolescent or Adult Mental Health at a senior clinical level
• oExperience of supervising others.

Desirable

• oExperience of working with psychosis.

Knowledge Essential

• oKnowledge of best practice relevant to the work of an Early Intervention Service
• oKnowledge of relevant legislation e.g. CPA, MHA

Skills and Abilities Essential

• oStrong leadership and influencing skills
• oA commitment to early intervention in psychosis
• oExperience of managing clinical performance
• oExperience of delivering care against key performance indicators and NICE concordant standards.
• oAbility to apply clinical management experience to the development of service delivery in collaboration with clients, carers and other agencies

Person Specification Education / Qualifications Essential

• oRelevant professional qualification: RMN, OT, Social Worker, Psychologist.
• oEvidence of relevant education to at least degree level or evidence of appropriate professional development

Desirable

• oEvidence of appropriate training/ qualification in psychosocial interventions in psychosis

Experience Essential

• oAppropriate demonstrable experience of working in Child & Adolescent or Adult Mental Health at a senior clinical level
• oExperience of supervising others.

Desirable

• oExperience of working with psychosis.

Knowledge Essential

• oKnowledge of best practice relevant to the work of an Early Intervention Service
• oKnowledge of relevant legislation e.g. CPA, MHA

Skills and Abilities Essential

• oStrong leadership and influencing skills
• oA commitment to early intervention in psychosis
• oExperience of managing clinical performance
• oExperience of delivering care against key performance indicators and NICE concordant standards.
• oAbility to apply clinical management experience to the development of service delivery in collaboration with clients, carers and other agencies

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Early Intervention Service

Central Park Hub, Unit B, Northampton Road

Manchester

M40 5BP

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Early Intervention Service

Central Park Hub, Unit B, Northampton Road

Manchester

M40 5BP

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)