# Living Well Mental Health Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/living-well-mental-health-practitioner/94b696f3-93e7-4a72-9359-07a2b2d71f35 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/living-well-mental-health-practitioner/94b696f3-93e7-4a72-9359-07a2b2d71f35.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** The Meadows - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39959.00 to £48117.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working hours accepted- Shift pattern Monday- Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-14T14:18:23.395Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8367856 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8367856?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity for a senior mental health practitioner to work within the Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Neighbourhood Mental Health Team The post involves working collaboratively with individuals in a community setting to help them navigate and connect to a range of mental health services, community activities / services in line with their individual needs, circumstances and goals to enhance their health, wellbeing, quality of life. ### Main duties of the job Offer initial conversation / biopsychosocial assessments, collaboratively engage in person centered next step plan. Screen referrals and if required devise risk management plans with service users as part of the duty function. This pathway promotes self-management to enable service users' engagement with other parts of Neighbourhood/ PCN & offer advice to colleagues where necessary. As a SMHP you will also be able to offer brief interventions (max12 weeks) including devising coping strategies, problem-solving, motivational & behavioral activation work, anxiety management, risk management & suicide prevention work, medication support, promoting social & interagency support, providing psychological support & biopsychosocial education aimed at insight development, promoting self-help through resources & signposting & reviewing treatment plans with service users deemed too complex for primary care offers or who may not meet the criteria for secondary care services. Key Requirements of the Person Specification: Applicants must possess RMN / RNMH / Social Worker / OT or equivalent. Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher/, is desirable together with significant post-registration experience. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities 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. Please note, this is not an exhaustive list. ### Applicant requirements 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Formulation Skills - Ability to construct effective care and risk management plans - Ability to deliver a range of evidence based interventions - Comprehensive I.T Skills - Ability to form productive working relationships with service users, carers and multi-disciplinary staff. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of current mental health legislation, Safe Guarding and Child Protection Legislation - Awareness of NICE Guidance in the treatment of mental health problems and knowledge of treatments and interventions appropriate for individuals with mental health needs - Understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues - Knowledge of psycho-social assessment and risk assessment / management processes ### Experience **Essential** - Significant post registration experience - Proven experience of working with clients with complex needs - Experience of working with individuals who present to mental health services in crisis and have symptoms of mental health illness - Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams. **Desirable** - Primary care mental health work experience - Experience of screening referrals ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - RMN / RNMH / Social Worker equivalent - Completion of Preparation for Mentorship / Practice Teacher / Fieldwork Educator qualification or willingness to complete - Evidence of on-going CPD **Desirable** - Further training in brief interventions. ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 118.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10695137) - [person specification (pdf, 103.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10695138) - [policy statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 117.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=440) ## 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.