# Living Well Mental Health Practitioner - Bolton > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/living-well-mental-health-practitioner-bolton/144a5b6d-39b9-4fae-9d30-14d78ad84a79 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/living-well-mental-health-practitioner-bolton/144a5b6d-39b9-4fae-9d30-14d78ad84a79.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Manchester - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) - **Closing date:** 2026-03-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-02-19T10:32:03.399Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Bolton/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v7819547 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7819547?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The postholder will undertake a key worker role, alongside an assessment and formulation role within the team. The Living Well Service enables timely access to mental health services when people need it most and provides support for people who might not traditionally meet the threshold or criteria of traditional mental health services. The team is multidisciplinary and is operated in partnership with Family Action (BAND), our third sector partner. The team is currently undergoing a period of significant expansion, with the postholder being expected to be based Farnworth Town Hall. The team operates 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, however the successful applicant will be regularly required to participate as Duty Worker for the team, which requires attendance at the new Referral and Assessment Hub in Bolton, based at the Royal Bolton Hospital. On these days, staff may be expected to work until 7pm when on duty and potential weekend working on a rota basis as part of this commitment. ### Main duties of the job You will need to have experience of triaging and signposting referrals as well as being able to liaise with multitude of agencies and professionals. Experience and knowledge of community services and third sector organisations in Bolton will be beneficial for this role. Bolton Living Well Service is compassionately-led, trauma-informed, and recovery-focused.  CPD opportunities are available and personal interests/skills are supported to develop and grow. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities See attached detailed 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 ## Job Details The postholder will undertake a key worker role, alongside an assessment and formulation role within the team. The Living Well Service enables timely access to mental health services when people need it most and provides support for people who might not traditionally meet the threshold or criteria of traditional mental health services. The team is multidisciplinary and is operated in partnership with Family Action (BAND), our third sector partner. The team is currently undergoing a period of significant expansion, with the postholder being expected to be based Farnworth Town Hall. The team operates 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, however the successful applicant will be regularly required to participate as Duty Worker for the team, which requires attendance at the new Referral and Assessment Hub in Bolton, based at the Royal Bolton Hospital. On these days, staff may be expected to work until 7pm when on duty and potential weekend working on a rota basis as part of this commitment. ## Job Description You will need to have experience of triaging and signposting referrals as well as being able to liaise with multitude of agencies and professionals. Experience and knowledge of community services and third sector organisations in Bolton will be beneficial for this role. Bolton Living Well Service is compassionately-led, trauma-informed, and recovery-focused.  CPD opportunities are available and personal interests/skills are supported to develop and grow. ## Responsibilities See attached detailed job description and person specification: Staff benefits ## Person Specification ### Qualification **Essential** - Professional qualification ### Community Experiencxe **Desirable** - Community Experience ## Documents - [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931) - [job description/person specification (pdf, 584.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10088910) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.