Mental Health Practitioner - Crisis Resolution Home Treatment TeamNHS

Job summary

We are seeking a qualified, compassionate, and motivated Mental Health Practitioner with experience in acute mental health settings. You will hold a professional registration (NMC, HCPC, or equivalent), demonstrate strong assessment and risk management skills, and show a commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred care.

Resilience, adaptability, and the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team are essential, as you will be supporting service users in crisis. You will provide intensive and responsive crisis resolution and home treatment to adults aged 18 and over, helping individuals remain in the community and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

You will be part of a skilled multidisciplinary team, collaborating with community mental health services, acute mental health services, VCSE partners, and psychological professions. You will be working across the Heywood, Middleton, and Rochdale borough.

We offer excellent training, career progression, mentoring, and continuous professional development. You'll join a supportive team committed to quality improvement and innovation in mental health care. Join us in making a real difference to people's lives at a time when they need it most and help shape the future of crisis mental health services in our communities.

Main duties of the job

Prioritise and respond to service users referred to the CRHTT, managing safety and response times.

Provide intensive crisis resolution and home treatment, supporting gatekeeping of admissions and facilitating early discharge.

Conduct psychosocial and risk assessments, develop care and safety plans, and deliver specialist interventions.

Lead and coordinate daily team activities, manage referrals, and facilitate timely discharges.

Provide clinical supervision and support to junior staff and students.

Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure effective communication within the team and with partner agencies.

Adhere to professional, clinical, and social care governance standards, and participate in service development and audit.

Job description

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel