Senior Practitioner - Home Based Treatment Team
| Posting date: | 18 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 September 2025 |
| Location: | Salford, M6 8HG |
| Company: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7367177/437-7367177 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
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)?
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Salford Home Based Treatment Team to work as a Senior Practitioner within a well established team. The post holder will take on a senior role in responding urgently to referrals from our Mental Health Liaison, Inpatient 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.
The post holder will –
· Focus on ensuring a rapid response to all urgent referrals coming into the service, alongside playing an integral role in supporting patient flow through the system. This will include:
· Supporting the service to develop and maintain robust gatekeeping processes, incorporating the principles of person-centred care and least restrictive interventions.
· Proactively identifying and facilitating supported early discharges from our inpatient settings.
· Supporting with admission avoidance from MHLS and community teams.
· Supporting the team development to meet the Core Fidelity Standards.
Ensure high standards of clinical contact with service users and carers accessing HBTT care and ensure the smooth day to day functioning of HBTT. This will include
• Oversee the homebased treatment caseload to ensure service user flow through the HBTT service offer
• Proactively engage in Senior leadership meetings to ensure KPI and trust targets are achieved
• Engage in service development projects to enhance care delivery in HBTT
• Ensure open communication and liaison with community teams via interface
• Deputise for HBT team manager in there absence
• Supervise junior members of staff and provide regular IPDR reviews, including following HR guidance around performance
• Engage in the locality on call manager rota
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
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.
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements:
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 – 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
• 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)
This advert closes on Monday 1 Sep 2025
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)?
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Salford Home Based Treatment Team to work as a Senior Practitioner within a well established team. The post holder will take on a senior role in responding urgently to referrals from our Mental Health Liaison, Inpatient 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.
The post holder will –
· Focus on ensuring a rapid response to all urgent referrals coming into the service, alongside playing an integral role in supporting patient flow through the system. This will include:
· Supporting the service to develop and maintain robust gatekeeping processes, incorporating the principles of person-centred care and least restrictive interventions.
· Proactively identifying and facilitating supported early discharges from our inpatient settings.
· Supporting with admission avoidance from MHLS and community teams.
· Supporting the team development to meet the Core Fidelity Standards.
Ensure high standards of clinical contact with service users and carers accessing HBTT care and ensure the smooth day to day functioning of HBTT. This will include
• Oversee the homebased treatment caseload to ensure service user flow through the HBTT service offer
• Proactively engage in Senior leadership meetings to ensure KPI and trust targets are achieved
• Engage in service development projects to enhance care delivery in HBTT
• Ensure open communication and liaison with community teams via interface
• Deputise for HBT team manager in there absence
• Supervise junior members of staff and provide regular IPDR reviews, including following HR guidance around performance
• Engage in the locality on call manager rota
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.
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.
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements:
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
1
Time plus 47%
Time plus 94%
2
Time plus 41%
Time plus 83%
3
Time plus 35%
Time plus 69%
4 – 9
Time plus 30%
Time plus 60%
• 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)
This advert closes on Monday 1 Sep 2025