Senior Mental Health PractitionerNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to cover maternity has arisen for a Band 7 Senior Practitioner to join the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team in Salford, leading on work with patients presenting with mental health and difficulties in the Ordsall and Claremont neighbourhood. The successful candidate will work as part of the Neighbourhood Team leadership team and be an experienced, driven, and passionate individual, able to work collaboratively with both patients and wider agencies, to ensure that people with complex presentations are able to access the right care to meet their individual needs. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in the area supporting people with mental health conditions, demonstrating comprehensive assessment, risk formulation , multi-agency working and care planning skills.

Main duties of the job

1. Provide clinical leadership, supervision, support, and consultation to a multi-agency Team in Living Well. The post holder will be based in the Ordsall and Claremont borough of Salford but will also offer clinal support to the wider team when required. Use of a car is desirable to role.

2. Undertake liaison and develop effective working relationships with GMMH and statutory and non-statutory partners, supporting the Partnership huddle established within Salford.

3. To maintain own clinical and professional competence.

4. To actively participate in Group Supervision and other supervisory/supportive forums.

5. To participate in the service bronze on call rota. To support with community care group with complaints.

6. Deputize for the Team Manager in his/her absence and take on any delegated duties as required.

7. To apply trauma informed approaches and interventions where necessary.

8. Participate in the Hub Worker role.

9. Manage and evaluate a complex caseload of service users with co-occurring conditions in line with relevant clinical pathway as outlined within the operational procedure and will include: -

a) Assessment

b) Formulation

c) Therapeutic intervention as required.

d) Completion of ReQol and Dialogue +

e) Community Connections and onward journey

f) Close working with all colleagues across the system when applicable

g) To be responsible for a complex caseload

Job description

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• 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
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

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.