Mental Health Practitioner

Job overview

We are looking for an  enthusiastic mental health practitioner to join our small friendly, nurse led  team.

You will require experience of working in a mental health setting and awareness of delivery of community mental health care.

You will hold and manage a caseload of people (for up to 6 months) facilitating assessment, care planning, sign posting, short term interventions and safe discharge.  Your role will also include liaison with other multi agency services.

The team covers an ethnically and culturally diverse area, and you will have the opportunity to work with clients from a wide range of backgrounds, and with a wide range of psychosocial needs. By assessing your clients and their carers needs you will be able to access and sign post to a wide range of community resources and provider services available in the local area.

As we recognise the importance of supporting our staff to achieve an effective work-life balance and also maintain positive wellbeing, we work with staff to develop ways of supporting flexible working for them.

Main duties of the job

Assessments, care planning, psychosocial interventions, safeguarding and care connecting.

We work closely with probation, approved premises and Greater Manchester Police as part of safe risk management.

At times we work in a liaison role with our partner agencies - supporting vulnerabilities and mental health concerns.

Please see the attached job description for all duties

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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