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Job requirements
Essential
33 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Able to travel around the Trust footprint
- Other
Ability to work over a 7 day period, from 9am to 7pm
- Knowledge
Offer advice and consultation to members of the multi-disciplinary team based on solid clinical experience of mental health assessment
- Knowledge
Participate in and ensure provision of Clinical Supervision, both as Supervisee and Supervisor and an understanding of the Knowledge, Skills Framework under Agenda for Change
- Knowledge
Ensure compliance with policy, procedure, and protocol, in consultation with the Team Managers, other Senior Practitioners and Professional Leads
- Knowledge
Participate in multi-agency meetings e.g., Protection of Vulnerable Adults, Child Protection.
- Knowledge
Understand the Clinical Governance agenda and provide professional representation in local groups supporting consultation and implementation.
- Knowledge
Full understanding of the Care Programme Approach including the needs and rights of Carers.
- Knowledge
Understanding of current national policy and initiatives in relation to severe and enduring mental health issues.
- Knowledge
Good knowledge of assessment and triage of referrals
- Knowledge
Ability to formulate needs-led, recovery-focused care and pathway plans.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of risk assessment and risk management processes.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of relevant legislation including: Mental Health Act Mental Capacity Act Care Act Section 136 processes
- Experience
Post-registration experience of working in a multi-disciplinary Community Mental Health Team, Home Treatment Team or other statutory mental health community services
- Experience
Evidence of post-registration specialist training and development.
- Experience
Knowledge of eligibility requirements to access statutory mental health services
- Governance
Knowledge of safeguarding responsibilities.
- Governance
Understanding of information governance and confidentiality requirements.
- Governance
Commitment to maintaining accurate clinical records.
- Governance
Understanding of clinical governance and quality improvement principles.
- Communication
Evidence of excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Communication
Ability to build effective working relationships with service users, carers and partner agencies.
- Communication
Ability to communicate complex information and manage challenging or emotive situations.
- Communication
Experience of multidisciplinary team working.
- Qualifications
Professional qualification and current registration (Qualified RMN, OT or Social Worker)
- Skills and Abilities
Understand all Trust Policies and Procedures in community settings
- Skills and Abilities
Understand the need to safeguard children and vulnerable adults
- Skills and Abilities
Carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Equal Opportunities, equality and Diversity and dignity in care and work policies and principles
- Skills and Abilities
Maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date
- Skills and Abilities
Evidence of completing mental health assessments
- Skills and Abilities
Contribute to the control of risk and to report any incident, accident or near miss
- Skills and Abilities
Evidence of risk and safety planning skills
- Skills and Abilities
Evidence of continued learning through CPD or development
Desirable
15 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge
Support the Team Managers and other Senior Practitioners / Professional Leads in the daily operation of the Teams.
- Knowledge
Promote a learning environment for students
- Knowledge
Detailed knowledge of local community, voluntary and third-sector services.
- Experience
Good knowledge of community assets, including VCFSE
- Experience
Previous experience in a clinical supervisory role
- Experience
NMP
- Governance
Experience of participating in audits, service reviews or quality improvement initiatives
- Governance
Experience of implementing national guidance into practice.
- Communication
Experience of working across organisational boundaries with health, social care and voluntary sector partners.
- Qualifications
Post registration training relevant to mental health/leadership/management
- Skills and Abilities
Take reasonable care of the health and safety of yourself and other persons
- Skills and Abilities
Evidence of supporting a busy duty system
- Skills and Abilities
Evidence of triaging referrals
- Skills and Abilities
Evidence of Completing Biopsychosocial Assessments
- Skills and Abilities
Evidence of working across multiple pathways
Job overview
As part of Community Transformation, we are changing the way we manage referrals. We have developed a Referral and Assessment Hub in Wigan and are looking to recruit three Mental Health Practitioners to support the screening of referrals and subsequent assessments within the Hub.
You will screen referrals to the Hub for people with mental health difficulties. Following your screening/assessment as a Trusted Assessor, you and your colleagues within the Team's MDT will determine the care pathway of the service user within mental health services, ensuring that the service user is allocated to the most appropriate service, including the VCFSE sector and Social Care.
You will provide duty assessments for the Referral and Assessment Hub at the designated base or at a venue agreed with the service user and carer. You will need to be able to travel across Wigan and Leigh. There may also be times when that duty assessment will require you to in-reach into the inpatient wards if a service user is an inpatient at the time of referral.
These posts are full time position and the working hours will be 9am-5.00pm Monday to Friday initially and over a flexible rota. Dependent on service need, the service may be extended in future to cover seven days per week, including Bank Holidays.
Main duties of the job
Key duties will include:
- Triage of referrals coming into the Referral and Assessment Hub as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing an onward journey if not appropriate for Community Services.
- Maintain a competent knowledge of community resources available outside of statutory services to support people in mental health recovery.
- Complete assessment for those inpatients who may require a mental health service upon discharge.
- To link in with the MDT and attend a daily meeting to discuss your assessments
- To promote awareness of the role of the Referral and Assessment Hub within local service area/team, GP practices and the wider community.
- Supporting service user, carer and stakeholder involvement
- Promote a culture of learning, education and professional development
- Adhere to the principles of safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in line with Trust Policy and local reporting procedure, ensuring junior staff compliance with this.
Please see the full job description and person specification for more details.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements:
| Band | Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am | All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight) |
| 1 | Time plus 47% | Time plus 94% |
| 2 | Time plus 41% | Time plus 83% |
| 3 | Time plus 35% | Time plus 69% |
| 4 – 9 | Time plus 30% | Time plus 60% |
- 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.
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This advert is for Mental Health Practitioners - 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 pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 24 Sep 2026.
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