Mental Health Practitioner

We are excited to invite applications for the role of Mental Health Practitioner to join our dynamic and innovative team at Salford Living Well. As a community mental health service delivered in partnership with GMMH, Mind in Salford, Six Degrees, Wellbeing Matters, and START, we emphasise collaboration with service users and local communities.

We are seeking an experienced Mental Health Practitioner with previous experience of working with moderate to severe mental health challenges within a multidisciplinary team environment. Our broader team includes professionals from various backgrounds such as recovery workers, peer support workers (experts by experience), occupational therapists, social workers, nurses, pharmacists, doctors, and psychiatrists. Together, we aim to provide holistic support with a strong focus on both psychological and social wellbeing. At Salford Living Well, co-production and trauma-informed practices are at the core of everything we do. The emphasis on continuous innovation makes Living Well an attractive and exciting service to be a part of, rich with opportunity to contribute to service development.

Main duties of the job

This role offers a dynamic and rewarding experience, encompassing a variety of responsibilities including clinical work, staff support and supervision, training, and service development. You will have your own caseload, and your clinical duties will involve conducting initial conversations, developing care plans and formulations, delivering mental health interventions, and liaising with, or making referrals to other services. You will also be required to explore and manage safety or safeguarding concerns, with support from the wider team. Additionally, post holders will supervise other members of the team and provide support to the broader team and within your allocated neighbourhood. You will be included in the team hub rota, offering support to the wider team with any urgent enquiries, on your scheduled days.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

• Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

• Willingness to participate in own continuing professional development within this specialist field
• Experience of working within a multi disciplinary team
• Experience of community working
• Experience of working with individuals with complex mental health needs
• Effectively able to manage own caseload
• Ability to conduct first line assessments for individuals newly referred into the service, utilizing a biopsychosocial framework
• Participate in multi-agency clinical meetings
• Full understanding of strengths based working and trauma informed Care
• A range of skills/Interventions that will meet the need of a diverse client group
• Good knowledge and application of Risk formulation/management
• Good knowledge of Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and Care Act
• Knowledge and understanding of the Clinical and Social care Governance standards
• Ability to undertake visits on a daily basis to service users homes within caseload, clinical meetings at Trust and Non-Trust venues, and other community venues relating to your service user activity
• Prepared to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• Good IT knowledge and experience of case recording on systems
• Understanding of current national policy and initiatives in relation to enduring mental health issues and substance misuse

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.