Senior Practitioner Later Life CMHT

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a senior practitioner in one of our integrated Manchester Community Mental Health Teams, South Manchester Later Life Community Mental Health Team based at Etrop Court, South Manchester .

The individual would be a motivated and enthusiastic and willing to work as a supportive team member. They will provide support to the team manager including supporting with performance management, supporting staff with all aspects of their practice, and standing in for the team manager in their absence.

You should also be passionate about later Life Services and the development of both staff and the service as well as genuinely want to make a difference in service users lives and the staff that provide the care. In return we will provide you with regular supervision and support with your clinical and personal development.

If this is you we would be delighted to receive your application.

Main duties of the job

To support the team manager with the day-to-day operational management of the team.  The team is integrated, flexible, user-focussed, and recovery-orientated to deliver a safe, effective, and high-quality service to service users with mental health needs, to ensure delivery of  the relevant clinical pathways (MATS, Functional and Organic) as outlined within the OACMHT standard operational procedure.

Participation as a member of the Services Management Team in the overall management of community based secondary mental health services.

Participate in the service bronze on call rota as required.

The South Manchester Later Life CMHT is a great  integrated team to work in, it thrives on caring and supporting each. Every member of the team has equal value, the team works as one and respects individual roles within it.

Manchester Later Life Community Services promotes the wider trust values of caring, compassionate, valuing people, respecting one another as well as practising open and honest culture.

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)