# Senior Practitioner (SURP) - Home Based Treatment Team > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-practitioner-surp-home-based-treatment-team/70a932d0-eab4-4a7c-b565-9a614631c9d6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-practitioner-surp-home-based-treatment-team/70a932d0-eab4-4a7c-b565-9a614631c9d6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Manchester - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift working. Happy to discuss flexible working.) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-22T09:03:16.743Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Wigan/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8060285 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8060285?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a Qualified Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with urgent care experience that is looking to progress and lead on the development of our Home-Based Treatment Team (HBTT)? Two exciting opportunities have arisen within Salford Home Based Treatment Team to work as a Senior Practitioner (Senior Urgent Response Practitioner)  within a well established team. The post holder will take on a senior role in responding urgently to referrals from our Inpatient, Mental Health Liasion and Community colleagues, offering alternative to inpatient admission for people with complex presentations. The post holder would over see the care of patients under the service along with oversight of patient flow to gain an understanding on where service pressures may be, and proactively support to reduce these within this role in the HBTT. The post holder will proactively support colleagues within HBTT and advocate for people to recover at home in the least restrictive way. As a senior role, there will also be a requirement to supervise and support staff members within HBTT in their professional development alongside participation in service development projects within the team and urgent care services. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will– - provide senior clinical support across urgent care pathways including Mental Health Liaison Services, Home Based Treatment Team, inpatient services and community teams. High Intensity User Pathway - take a lead role in supporting the management of high intensity users and frequent attenders across urgent care services. - This includes service users who repeatedly attend A&E, experience frequent inpatient admissions or present in recurrent crisis. Admission Avoidance and Gatekeeping - provide senior clinical input into admission decisions and support practitioners managing complex presentations where admission is being considered. Supported Early Discharge - support inpatient teams to identify opportunities for early discharge through MDT liaison and actively inreaching service users, where ongoing care can safely be provided by HBT. Complex Risk Consultation - provide consultation and support to staff managing complex risk presentations including repeated self harm, emotional dysregulation, substance misuse and relational risk dynamics. Staff Support and Development - provide line management supervision, advice and reflective support to colleagues working within urgent care services. Service Development and Audit - contribute to service development work within urgent care pathways including audit, service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities See attached detailed 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) ## Job Details Are you a Qualified Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with urgent care experience that is looking to progress and lead on the development of our Home-Based Treatment Team (HBTT)? Two exciting opportunities have arisen within Salford Home Based Treatment Team to work as a Senior Practitioner (Senior Urgent Response Practitioner) within a well established team. The post holder will take on a senior role in responding urgently to referrals from our Inpatient, Mental Health Liasion and Community colleagues, offering alternative to inpatient admission for people with complex presentations. The post holder would over see the care of patients under the service along with oversight of patient flow to gain an understanding on where service pressures may be, and proactively support to reduce these within this role in the HBTT. The post holder will proactively support colleagues within HBTT and advocate for people to recover at home in the least restrictive way. As a senior role, there will also be a requirement to supervise and support staff members within HBTT in their professional development alongside participation in service development projects within the team and urgent care services. ## Job Description The post holder will– provide senior clinical support across urgent care pathways including Mental Health Liaison Services, Home Based Treatment Team, inpatient services and community teams. High Intensity User Pathway take a lead role in supporting the management of high intensity users and frequent attenders across urgent care services. This includes service users who repeatedly attend A&E, experience frequent inpatient admissions or present in recurrent crisis. Admission Avoidance and Gatekeeping provide senior clinical input into admission decisions and support practitioners managing complex presentations where admission is being considered. Supported Early Discharge support inpatient teams to identify opportunities for early discharge through MDT liaison and actively inreaching service users, where ongoing care can safely be provided by HBT. Complex Risk Consultation provide consultation and support to staff managing complex risk presentations including repeated self harm, emotional dysregulation, substance misuse and relational risk dynamics. Staff Support and Development provide line management supervision, advice and reflective support to colleagues working within urgent care services. Service Development and Audit contribute to service development work within urgent care pathways including audit, service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives. ## Responsibilities See attached detailed 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) ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to manage complex cases autonomously - Evidence of robust understanding of risk formulation and managment **Desirable** - Line management and staff development skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of the function and purpose of a Home Based Treatment Team **Desirable** - Knowledge of the functions and purposes of our MHLT and inpatient colleagues ### Experience **Essential** - Acute / urgent care experience **Desirable** - Experience within a leadership role previously ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree in RMN, Occupational Therapy or Social Work **Desirable** - Additional qualification relevant to job role ## Documents - [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931) - [band 7 senior practitioner job description (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10350497) ## 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.