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Job requirements
Essential
10 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of the wider community system
- Knowledge
Independently undertake initial mental health assessments identifying a service users’ needs and plan goal focused onward care.
- Knowledge
Complete risk assessments which reflect this risk a service user may pose.
- Knowledge
Transfer the risk assessment into robust risk management and pathway planning.
- Knowledge
Effective communication with service users, carers and members of the multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience
Experience of undertaking initial biopsychosocial assessments
- Experience
Evidence of post registration training/development.
- Education/Qualification
One of the following Professional Registrations: • Registered Mental Health Nurse • Registered Social Worker • Registered Occupational Therapist
- Work related circumstances
Ability to work flexibly over a 7 day period between the service
- Work related circumstances
Ability to travel to a variety of community locations within the Division
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Post registration experience of working in mental health community services.
- Knowledge
Have a working knowledge of primary care and secondary care services
- Experience
Post registration experience of working in mental health community services
- Education/Qualification
NMP
Job overview
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of the Manchester Referral and Assessment Hub.
We are looking for skilled practitioners, with mental health experience, who are keen to be part of a new service in Manchester, that is central to our improved community mental health offer. You will be a practitioner who is able to complete triage and assessments at the front door service into secondary care mental health.
Successful candidates will play an important part in the in the delivery of high-quality service provision.
As part of the team, you will be empowered to shape and build the service as community transformation develops in Manchester. You will help build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and the wider network.
Main duties of the job
As a practitioner within the RAH you will -
Provide clinical provision of rapid assessment and care/pathway planning for people referred into the RAH presenting with mental health problems.
The post holder will be expected to carry out mental health assessments, accessing all available sources of information and including, where appropriate, the views of family and carers when relevant.
To undertake and record comprehensive need/risk assessments, developing clear goals and timeframes for the onward interventions with the service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job description and person specification attached for detailed job description and main responsibilities:
- 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
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.
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This advert is for Mental Health Practitioner Referral and Assessment Hub with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Mental health practitioner role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 12 Oct 2026.
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