Specialist Mental Health Practitioner

Greater Manchester Mental Health; Manchester; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave + bank holidays (

Pay enhancements for evenings and Week

Sponsorship & DBS support

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust in Manchester is recruiting a highly skilled Mental Health Practitioner to join the CAMHS service on a 12-month fixed-term contract at Band 7. The role is based at Prestwich Hospital, delivering expert assessments, formulation and evidence-based interventions for children and young people with complex mental health needs.

You will work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team, taking part in risk management, teaching, audit and service

Qualifications

• NMC or social work registration appropriate to role.
• Forensic mental health experience.
• Experience delivering assessments and reports for children/young people.

Responsibilities

• Provide detailed, multi-disciplinary assessments and reports.
• Offer specialist input on case management and care planning.
• Deliver training on adolescent forensic mental health to professionals.
• Contribute to service development and clinical policy.

Skills

Forensic Mental Health experience

Education

NMC registration

Social Work England registration

Job description

Main area CAMHS Grade Band 7 Contract 12 months (Fixed term) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (1 post of 30 hours per week is also available) Job ref 437-8173193

Site Prestwich Hospital Town Manchester Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

An opportunity has come available to join our compassionate, supportive and specialist team at FCAMHS for 12 months.

We are looking for a highly specialist Mental Health Practitioner to join our CAMHS service, providing expert assessment, formulation and evidence-based interventions for children and young people with complex mental health needs. The postholder will work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting young people, families and carers, contributing to risk management, consultation, teaching, audit and service development

Main duties of the job

• To provide detailed comprehensive written reports on a multi-disciplinary basis following the assessments
• To provide specialist nursing input regarding clinical policy, case management and individual care planning to other services both inside and outside the health service who are working with this client group.
• To deliver and develop specialised training regarding adolescent forensic mental health to other mental health professionals and to other professionals in probation, youth offending teams and social services who also work with young offenders.
• To provide input regarding service development, and to develop clinical policies, procedures and set clinical standards to meet the needs of this client group both with the FCAMHS Team and across the Trust.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

• 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

Registered to a Professional Body i.e NMC, Social work Body

• application

Forensic Mental Health experience

• application
• Interview

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.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications

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We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

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.

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