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Job requirements
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Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Detailed understanding of the Personalised Care Framework and the move from CPA to needs-led, outcome-focused personalised care.
- Knowledge
Detailed understanding of the Named Worker role and the principle of shared MDT responsibility for care, risk and intervention delivery.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of DIALOG+, outcome-focused conversations, personalised care and support planning and co-produced review processes.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of complex formulation, risk assessment, safety planning, safeguarding adults, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and least restrictive practice.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of supervision, reflective practice, professional development and psychologically safe team cultures.
- Knowledge
Understanding of community transformation, MDT working, safer staffing principles and caseload prioritisation.
- Knowledge
Understanding of audit, quality assurance, incident learning, complaints learning and clinical governance processes.
- Experience
Significant post-registration experience in mental health services, including experience in community mental health or equivalent complex community settings.
- Experience
Experience of working with people with serious mental health needs, complexity, risk and co-occurring physical, social or relational needs.
- Experience
Experience acting as a care coordinator, keyworker or Named Worker for people with complex needs.
- Experience
Experience of supervising, supporting or advising registered, newly qualified, student or unregistered staff.
- Experience
Experience of leading or contributing to MDT discussions, safety huddles, complex case reviews or formulation meetings.
- Experience
Experience of complex risk assessment, safety planning, safeguarding and multi-agency work. Experience contributing to audit, service improvement, complaints learning, incident learning or clinical governance.
- Qualifications
Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker
- Qualifications
Evidence of significant post-registration professional development relevant to community mental health practice.
- Qualifications
Clinical supervision training, practice educator qualification, mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake.
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience chairing meetings, leading improvement work or supporting implementation of service transformation.
- Qualifications
Additional training in DIALOG+, personalised care planning, trauma-informed practice, psychosocial interventions, formulation, safeguarding, risk management or quality improvement.
Job overview
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is making a significant investment in Adult Community Mental Health Services across Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Bolton and Wigan, creating exciting opportunities for exceptional Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Mental Health Social Workers to join us as Band 7 Senior Practitioners.
We are expanding our workforce in line with our safer staffing programme and transforming how community mental health services are delivered. Our ambition is simple: to provide high-quality, personalised, recovery-focused care that improves the lives and outcomes of the people we serve.
As part of this journey, we are looking for experienced clinicians who are passionate about leadership, clinical excellence, innovation and improving outcomes for people with serious mental health needs.
We are redesigning our Community Mental Health Teams through the implementation of our new Adult CMHT operating model and Personalised Care Framework.
This means bigger teams, stronger multidisciplinary working, increased investment, enhanced clinical support and a renewed focus on delivering outstanding care.
We are looking for clinicians who are passionate about improving lives, confident in managing complexity, committed to collaborative working and excited about helping shape the future of community mental health care.
Main duties of the job
These roles offer genuine variety. Depending on local service need, workforce pressures and safer staffing requirements, Senior Practitioners may initially be deployed to undertake comprehensive assessments, support referral and triage functions, manage complex caseloads, lead care coordination activity or provide specialist clinical leadership across the pathway.
As a Band 7 Senior Practitioner, you will:
- Deliver high-quality assessment, formulation and intervention.
- Hold and manage a complex caseload.
- Provide clinical leadership within the MDT.
- Support risk management, safeguarding and complex decision-making.
- Lead personalised care planning and implementation of DIALOG+.
- Provide supervision, mentorship and line management to Band 6 practitioners and other colleagues.
- Support service improvement, reflective practice and a culture of continuous learning.
- Work flexibly across the Community Mental Health Team pathway in line with service need.
We know that high-quality care can only be delivered by a workforce that feels valued, supported and invested in.
That's why we are committed to providing:
- A structured and supportive induction programme
- High-quality clinical supervision
- Dedicated reflective practice
- Strong multidisciplinary team decision-making
- Visible and accessible leadership
- Opportunities to lead quality improvement initiatives
- A culture of learning, innovation and continuous improvement
- Genuine influence over service development and transformation
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.
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This advert is for Senior Practitioner - Community with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Practitioner role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Sep 2026.
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