Community Mental Health Practitioner (Specialist CMHT)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 05 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £31,049 - £37,796 per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 05 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN3 4NW |
| Cwmni: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7421293/437-7421293 |
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A Vacancy at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
The Wigan Specialist Community Mental Health Team (SCMHT) are looking to welcome an additional Community Mental Health Practitioner to the team.
This posts follow on from our first successful round of recruitment as part of our Community Transformation Plan and implementation of the streaming model of care in the SCMHT.
For this post we are looking for someone to come and work with our depot team, which will involve running a regular clinic for our service users to administer the medication, if this is of interest to you then we would like to hear from you.
We currently have other opportunities within different areas in the SCMHT so if you aren't sure whether you would prefer to work please reach out for discussion, we welcome that you can apply for this position. We can offer opportunity for you to spend some time working across the SCMHT, working with your skills, experience and preference in line with the service needs.
This post is a full-time position (37.5 hours) and the working hours will be 8am – 8pm 7 days a week. We also encourage applications from staff wanting to work part time hours. Flexible working can be discussed. The post is based at Claire House in Wigan. The post holder will be expected to travel across the Borough to attend satellite clinics across Wigan and Leigh.
The Specialist Community Mental Health Team provides care, treatment and support to adults with significant mental health needs, living in Wigan and Leigh.
The Community Mental Health Practitioners will mainly support the depot stream function of the SCMHT which involves screening referrals, offering assessments to patients accepted to the service for assessment and working collaboratively with patients and families to identify the appropriate care and treatment plan for their needs. This role would be a non-caseloading role.
We also have opportunities to support in a caseloading role within one of our streams to support an identified caseload of patients with severe and complex mental health conditions under the direct clinical supervision of a Senior Case Manager (Band 7).
You would also be involved in managing duty calls from adult service users, with severe and enduring mental illness, calls from their carer's, friends and families, for adults who are predominantly open to the team offering advice and support.
Staff wellbeing and development is paramount – full supernumerary status will be provided to support induction to the team for the first 4 weeks in post. Your skills and development opportunities will be supported as part of your induction process and reviewed regularly during line management supervision and an annual appraisal. As well as regular reflective practice sessions.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 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.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements
• 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 29 Sep 2025
The Wigan Specialist Community Mental Health Team (SCMHT) are looking to welcome an additional Community Mental Health Practitioner to the team.
This posts follow on from our first successful round of recruitment as part of our Community Transformation Plan and implementation of the streaming model of care in the SCMHT.
For this post we are looking for someone to come and work with our depot team, which will involve running a regular clinic for our service users to administer the medication, if this is of interest to you then we would like to hear from you.
We currently have other opportunities within different areas in the SCMHT so if you aren't sure whether you would prefer to work please reach out for discussion, we welcome that you can apply for this position. We can offer opportunity for you to spend some time working across the SCMHT, working with your skills, experience and preference in line with the service needs.
This post is a full-time position (37.5 hours) and the working hours will be 8am – 8pm 7 days a week. We also encourage applications from staff wanting to work part time hours. Flexible working can be discussed. The post is based at Claire House in Wigan. The post holder will be expected to travel across the Borough to attend satellite clinics across Wigan and Leigh.
The Specialist Community Mental Health Team provides care, treatment and support to adults with significant mental health needs, living in Wigan and Leigh.
The Community Mental Health Practitioners will mainly support the depot stream function of the SCMHT which involves screening referrals, offering assessments to patients accepted to the service for assessment and working collaboratively with patients and families to identify the appropriate care and treatment plan for their needs. This role would be a non-caseloading role.
We also have opportunities to support in a caseloading role within one of our streams to support an identified caseload of patients with severe and complex mental health conditions under the direct clinical supervision of a Senior Case Manager (Band 7).
You would also be involved in managing duty calls from adult service users, with severe and enduring mental illness, calls from their carer's, friends and families, for adults who are predominantly open to the team offering advice and support.
Staff wellbeing and development is paramount – full supernumerary status will be provided to support induction to the team for the first 4 weeks in post. Your skills and development opportunities will be supported as part of your induction process and reviewed regularly during line management supervision and an annual appraisal. As well as regular reflective practice sessions.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 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.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements
• 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 29 Sep 2025