Senior Mental Health Practitioner

4 days ago

Wigan, United Kingdom Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The national strategic direction in General Practice within the structure of Primary Care Networks(PCNs) is to employ via the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) a wide range of healthcare professionals to manage the increasing demand.

As part of this national schemeMentalHealthPractitioners are employed across all PCNs with the ambition that it will support joint working with local mental health services and improve access to appropriate services.

As part of the national community mental health transformation programme,Wigan isworking to develop a multi-agency Living Well service that sits between primary and secondary care. Akey part of that is an enhanced offer in primary careof which theSeniorMentalHealthPractitioners playsa key role.

The ambition is that the support available in primary care will be enhanced and better integrated withother community mental health servicesfor people with more complex needs.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and compassionate senior mental health practitioner to join one of our Primary Care Networks in Wigan.

The role requires excellent clinical skills, supervisory skills, and communication skills. The role involves both clinical work and non clinical work including supervising others, provision of training/education and service development.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 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.

Please see full Job description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy.

Staff benefits
- 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
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts

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