# Mental Health Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-practitioner/cd480726-2239-455b-a67f-7033274cb29d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-practitioner/cd480726-2239-455b-a67f-7033274cb29d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Manchester - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: 37.5 hours - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-12T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-26T11:13:12.358Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Greater_Manchester/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health_Practitoner/Mental_Health_Practitoner-v8114234 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8114234?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit 10 Mental Health Practitioners to our community mental health teams across  Manchester. This is a excellent time to join our teams as we move towards a transformed clinical offer in our community services. You will be an integral part of shaping the new community provision along with our service users and carers. Postholders will offer timely and appropriate interventions to service users  with enduring mental health needs in the Manchester area. Mental Health Practitioners will be working in line with standard operational procedures demonstrating  respect of individuality,  values,  culture and religious diversity of clients and colleagues and thus contributing to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs. ### Main duties of the job To demonstrate high-level communication skills. Be a full member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT). Effectively manage own caseload accepting referrals from agreed agencies in accordance with agreed operational procedures. Ensure compliance with all Care Programme Approach requirements as per Trust Policy. To participate in the continuous improvement of the service provided by the CMHT. Manage a defined caseload of clients of any age within the Community Mental Health Team with complex physical and mental health needs in the community, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. Record all interventions in line with  relevant clinical pathways (functional or dementia) as outlined within the CMHT operational procedure ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities See attached detailed job description and person specification: Staff benefits - 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 An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit 10 Mental Health Practitioners to our community mental health teams across Manchester. This is a excellent time to join our teams as we move towards a transformed clinical offer in our community services. You will be an integral part of shaping the new community provision along with our service users and carers. Postholders will offer timely and appropriate interventions to service users with enduring mental health needs in the Manchester area. Mental Health Practitioners will be working in line with standard operational procedures demonstrating respect of individuality, values, culture and religious diversity of clients and colleagues and thus contributing to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs. ## Job Description To demonstrate high-level communication skills. Be a full member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT). Effectively manage own caseload accepting referrals from agreed agencies in accordance with agreed operational procedures. Ensure compliance with all Care Programme Approach requirements as per Trust Policy. To participate in the continuous improvement of the service provided by the CMHT. Manage a defined caseload of clients of any age within the Community Mental Health Team with complex physical and mental health needs in the community, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. Record all interventions in line with relevant clinical pathways (functional or dementia) as outlined within the CMHT operational procedure ## Responsibilities See attached detailed job description and person specification: Staff benefits 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 ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working in Multidisciplinary team - Experience of working with mental health service users **Desirable** - Experience of working in a Mental health community team ### Qualifications **Essential** - Qualified professional registered with a professional body ## Documents - [mhp jd (pdf, 193.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10409688) - [mhp person spec (pdf, 176.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10409689) - [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931) ## 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.