Senior Practitioner - EIS

Greater Manchester Menthal Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health trust in Greater Manchester is seeking a Senior Practitioner to manage complex cases and provide clinical oversight. This role requires expertise in mental health assessments and supervision of staff. Ideal candidates will hold a relevant professional qualification and demonstrate substantial experience in mental health settings. Join a committed team and contribute to improving mental health services for the community.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days after 10 years

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Must be a registered mental health professional.
• Experience in Adult Mental Health at a senior clinical level required.
• Demonstrable experience in supervising others.

Responsibilities

• Manage a ring-fenced caseload of service users with complex mental health needs.
• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments and implement risk plans.
• Supervise staff and support complex case management.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical management

Risk assessment

Supervision

Therapeutic interventions

Education

Relevant professional qualification: RMN, OT, Social Worker, Psychologist

Evidence of relevant education to at least degree level

Job description

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Detailed job description and main 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 criteria

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

Desirable criteria

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

Experience

Essential criteria

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

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working with psychosis.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

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

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

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

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 09/04/2025 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

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• B7 EIS Senior Practitioner (PDF, 512.6KB)
• B7 EIS Senior Practitioner PS (PDF, 512.6KB)
• Important Candidate information (PDF, 2.5MB)