Triage & Assessment Mental Health Practitioner

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Eccles; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to work

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Annual leave 27 days + bank holidays

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to support the referral and assessment hub in Salford. The role is full-time (37.5 hours) from 9am to 5pm, based at Cromwell House, with travel across the Salford borough.

You will triage referrals, carry out assessments for specialist services, and work with the MDT to plan onward care. The post may involve in-reach to inpatient settings and collaboration with community teams and GP practices.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Triage referrals to determine suitability for Community Services and onward journey.
• Complete assessments for those needing specialist mental health services.
• Carry out duty assessments for inpatients or community settings.
• Link with the MDT and attend weekly meetings to discuss assessments.
• Promote awareness of the referral and assessment hub within local service areas and GP practices.
• Support service users, carers and stakeholders.
• Engage in learning, professional development and quality assurance; ensure safeguarding compliance.

Skills

Triage referrals

Mental health assessments

MDT liaison

Safeguarding

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to support the referral and assessment hub in Salford. The role is full-time (37.5 hours) from 9am to 5pm, based at Cromwell House, with travel across the Salford borough.

You will triage referrals, carry out assessments for specialist services, and work with the MDT to plan onward care. The post may involve in-reach to inpatient settings and collaboration with community teams and GP practices.