Mental Health Practitioner

1 month ago

Bolton, United Kingdom Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT Full time

Job summary

We are seeking enthusiastic individuals with a passion for working with children, who want to develop their skills and knowledge as part of future career progression and personal development.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen within Bolton CAMHS to appoint 2 Band 5 or 6 (dependent on experience) Mental Health Practitioners.

The successful applicants will be part of an NHS initiative for development posts in CAMHS and will be recruited to train in a Post Graduate Therapy.

Within Bolton CAMHS there are two posts with the training being:

Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) (1full time post)

Post Graduate Diploma in Systemic Family Practice (SFP) Self Harm and Conduct (1 full time post )

Applicants should state which course they are applying for and at which grade by careful consideration of the essential criteria and person specification.

You are encouraged to review course information on the GMMH website :

CYP CBT Pathway - Postgraduate Diploma | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS FT (

Systemic Family Practice Pathway Postgraduate Diploma | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS FT (

We strive to provide excellent quality evidence based mental health care and are therefore committed to on-going quality and service improvements. We are committed to the meaningful participation of children, young people and their families in the design and development of our services.

Main duties of the job

To undertake training in the first year of employment and once qualified undertake duties as a Mental Health Practitioner (see job description) as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering, under supervision, high-quality, outcome informed, evidence-based interventions for children and young people.

Applicants need to be able to start the Post Graduate training programme taught academic dates in January 2025 and commit to attendance at all university based taught and self-study days required. They will work in the service for the remaining days of the week using their newly developed skills to ensure you gain the necessary clinical practice hours to fulfil the academic programme.

Successful applicants appointed at Band 5 or 6 will, on successful completion of the programme, return to the service where they will have, as part their job plan, opportunity to deliver interventions aligned to your therapeutic modality training alongside generic CAMHS work for a minimum of 1 year. This could be in any part of the service. Maintenance of registration/accreditation with the relevant body for the chosen therapeutic modality will be a requirement of continued employment.

For Band 5 staff the above will be supported by a skills and competency framework which will offer potential progression to Band 6. To progress to the Band 6 role they will also be required to be registered with a professional body and/or successfully undertaken the accreditation process.

About us

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

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 Person Specification

Experience of working with children and young people

Essential

years

Desirable

Developing skills

Ability to work at post graduate level

Essential

Previous study/training

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