Healthcare Support Worker | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 02 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,625 - £25,674 pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 October 2025 |
| Location: | Leigh, WN7 1HS |
| Company: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7305300/437-7305300 |
Summary
To provide support to service users at Wigan Talking Therapies,which is a Talking Therapy service within GMMH. Supporting qualified clinicians within the service you will play a role in aiding the deliver of low intensity interventions. You will have a responsibility of co-facilitating wellbeing courses alongside a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner and will take a leading role in the administrative duties for the groups.
• To engage with service users, such as having conversations, co-facilitating wellbeing courses, inputting data and recording clinical notes.
• Arrange the bookings for wellbeing groups and contact service users to arrange their place on these.
• Be responsible for screening referrals into the service and liaising with Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners regarding any referrals which need contacting for risk management.
• To engage in promotional activities and attend community events and external services to discuss pathways into Talking Therapies.
• To support clinicians with data entry and support the performance team with correcting incorrect entries each week.
• The post holder will be able to respond flexibly to the needs of service users and the needs of the service.
• Update PCMIS and Paris databasetorecord information and complete progress notesabout service users, when consent has been agreed.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 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 attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
• 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)
• Under the direction of the qualified practitioner, participate in the delivery of planned care within Talking Therapies. The post holder will undertake a range of duties which include:-
· Participate in the implementation of specific programmes of care or therapy under the supervision of qualified staff
· Participateinregularsupervision,engageinreflectivepracticeandbecommittedto continued development
· Provideinformationtoenabletheeffectivenessofcaretobeevaluated.
· Ensureappropriaterecordsaremaintainedunderthedirectionofthequalifiedpractitioner.
· Contributeto theinvolvementofserviceusers, andcarers/relativesinthedeliveryofcare
· Providereassuranceandsupporttoserviceusersandcarers/family
· WorkcollaborativelywithintheCareteamtoensurethatserviceusers’needsaremet
· Recogniseandrespondappropriatelytourgent andemergencysituations
· Contributetothedevelopmentofservices
· Contributetotheeffectiveandefficientuseofresources
· UnderstandandadheretoTrustpolicies,proceduresandclinicalguidelines
· Reportanyconcernregardingservice usercaretotheQualifiedPractitioner
· Contributetoserviceimprovementinitiativestoenhancequalityofserviceusercare
· Participateinserviceuserandpublicinvolvementactivities
· Supportindividualsequality,diversityandrights
· ParticipateinSeriousUntowardIncidentinvestigations/reviewsasrequired
This advert closes on Monday 15 Sep 2025