Job overview
We are making one of the largest investments in community mental health services in recent years and are recruiting enthusiastic and compassionate Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Mental Health Social Workers to join our Adult Community Mental Health Teams across Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Bolton and Wigan.
This is your opportunity to be part of a major transformation programme that is redesigning community mental health services, strengthening multidisciplinary working and improving outcomes for local people.
As part of our commitment to safer staffing and delivering high-quality personalised care, we are significantly expanding our workforce and investing in the development of our staff.
We believe people with serious mental health difficulties deserve timely access to skilled professionals, personalised support and meaningful therapeutic relationships.
To achieve this, we are creating bigger, safer and more responsive Community Mental Health Teams that place recovery, personalisation and outcomes at the heart of everything we do.
Depending on local demand and workforce requirements, some practitioners may initially focus on assessment and formulation activity, whilst others may support ongoing treatment, care coordination, complex case management or assertive outreach work. This flexibility will provide opportunities to broaden your skills and gain experience across the pathway.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner, you will work within an Adult Community Mental Health Team delivering safe, personalised, recovery-focused and trauma-informed care to adults with serious mental health needs.
You will:
- Undertake assessments and contribute to formulation.
- Deliver interventions and therapeutic support.
- Provide Named Worker and care coordination responsibilities where required.
- Manage an agreed caseload.
- Support risk management, safeguarding and crisis planning.
- Collaborate with carers, primary care, local authority partners, VCSE organisations and wider GMMH services.
- Support people to achieve their recovery goals and move purposefully through the care pathway.
- Work flexibly across the CMHT pathway in line with service need.
Alongside mandatory training, we are investing in an enhanced development programme that includes:
- Suicide prevention and self-harm assessment
- Clinical reasoning and Formulation skills
- Professional curiosity
- Trauma-informed care
- Psychosocial interventions
- DIALOG+ implementation
We are committed to helping our practitioners develop the knowledge, confidence and expertise needed to deliver excellent community mental health care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements
- 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
- fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
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
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the Personalised Care Framework and the transition from CPA to a needs-led, outcome-focused model of care.
- Understanding of the Named Worker role, including coordination of the care and support plan while working within shared MDT responsibility.
- Knowledge of personalised care and support planning, DIALOG+ or outcome-focused conversations, co-production and recovery-focused practice.
- Knowledge of risk assessment, formulation, safety planning, safeguarding adults, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and least restrictive practice.
- Understanding of trauma-informed, culturally sensitive and strengths-based practice.
Desirable
- • Understanding of community mental health transformation, MDT working and the role of CMHTs within the wider community pathway.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a multidisciplinary mental health team.
- Experience of managing a caseload and coordinating care for people with complex mental health, social and/or risk-related needs.
- Experience of completing assessments, formulations, care plans, risk assessments, safety plans and clinical reviews.
- Experience of collaborative working with carers, families, GPs, local authority colleagues, VCFSE partners and wider system partners.
- Experience of participating in MDT meetings, safety huddles, supervision and reflective practice.
Desirable
- Experience of service development, quality improvement, audit, incident learning or complaints learning.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Mental Health Social Worker with current professional registration and compliance with the relevant governing body requirements.
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to community mental health practice.
Desirable
- Practice educator, mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake.
- Training or experience in DIALOG+, outcomes-focused practice, trauma-informed care, psychosocial interventions or formulation-informed
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This advert is for Mental Health Practitioner - Community with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Across community teams - Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Bolton & Wigan. It is listed as a Band 6 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 31 Aug 2026.
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