# Senior Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-practitioner/7572d10f-e206-40e3-9431-194a08d09561 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-practitioner/7572d10f-e206-40e3-9431-194a08d09561.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** North View - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Practitioner - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-30T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-16T10:21:20.961Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Bolton/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8299555 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8299555?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Practitioner to work within the Bolton North Specialist mental health team, previously named community mental health team. You will play a crucial role in the clinical leadership of the team and support staff to provide a high-quality service to service users and carers. We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic practitioner who has a real passion for providing support to promote mental and physical heath, wellbeing and recovery. Your role will involve supporting the manager in all aspects of managing the services as well as provide clinical leadership and patient care within the team. You will be expected to support other practitioners within the service in development of their skills by offering highly developed risk assessments and management plans. Leading with a positive and helpful attitude is essential for the team, so you will be an excellent communicator and demonstrate the ability to motivate the team to deliver high quality and responsive care. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate both their clinical abilities and leadership qualities, whilst promoting high quality services. The post holder will be expected to participate in the service operational on call and operational on site rota as required, previously known as bronze on call. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will act as a keyworker for a small number of highly complex cases in line with the Trust Care Programme Approach (CPA) guidance and policies. To be responsible for the day to day clinical leadership and development of a designated multidisciplinary team which is integrated, flexible, user-focused and recovery-orientated. To deliver a safe, effective, and high quality service to service users with mental health needs, to ensure delivery to the relevant clinical pathways, as outlined within the standard operational procedure. Participation as a member of the Community Services Management Team in the overall management of community based secondary mental health services. The post holder will aim at all times to promote the independence and well-being of adults, to assist social inclusion and valued community presence and to enable the widest possible expression of chosen lifestyle. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Be able to manage a caseload and work autonomously within the team - Ability to act as a care coordinator under the CPA framework - Ability to assess, plan and evaluate care - Have evidence of good time management and organisational skills being able to work under pressure. **Desirable** - To be able to plan and deliver recovery based activities within service users own homes and local communities. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Working knowledge and understanding of CPA - Knowledge and understanding of recovery model, appropriate therapeutic approaches and engagement strategies - Knowledge and understanding of Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act & Care Act ### Experience **Essential** - Extensive experience of working with adults of working age - Experience of working with people with complex needs and co-morbidities - Experience of working in a recovery focussed way - MDT Working - Experience of conducting assessments identifying health and social care needs. **Desirable** - Working within rehabilitation services - Experience of supporting people who misuse alcohol or drugs - Experience of delivering line management and clinical supervision ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - Registration to professional body: OT, SW England NMC. - Previous experience working within MDT setting in MH - Experience of complex mental health **Desirable** - Previous managerial experience - Previous experience supervisory role - Previous experience within CMHT - Previous experience complaints and governance ## Documents - [hints and tips (pdf, 100.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10618751) - [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931) - [jd person spec senior practitioner - sm cmht (pdf, 280.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10618750) ## 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.