Community Mental Health Practitioner | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 PA, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 October 2025 |
| Location: | Rochdale, OL11 3EU |
| Company: | Pennine Care NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7515077/311-R380-25-A |
Summary
· An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Rochdale West Community Mental Health Team for a Community Psychiatric Nurse / Social Worker or OT to join us in working to provide mental health care to people of working age who have moderate to severe mental health problems across a wide range of presenting conditions.
· There is a strong commitment to promoting your professional development. You will be supported by clinical and management supervision and will be given the opportunity to develop and enhance clinical skills, interventions and case management through a personal development and training plan.
· Key Responsibilities of the Post:
· As a Community Mental Health Practitioner you will be responsible for heath care of patients under secondary care
· Key Requirements of the Person Specification:
· RMN: Registered Mental Health Nurse
· Social Worker
· Occupational therapist with care coordination experience
· Experience in a relevant area of mental health practice.
· Current driving license or supported driver with use of vehicle
To act as a Community Mental Health Practitioner for a defined caseload working with evidence based interventions
• Assess and review needs
• Formulate care plans
• Implementation of care plans
• Assessment, monitoring and management of risk
• Monitor, review and evaluate care
• Liaise with all agencies, and members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Carry out clinic duties such as the Clozaril /administration of depot injections either in the clients home or in the clinics if Nurse qualified where required.
• Supervise Community Support Workers / Band 5s and peers as appropriate
• To maintain accurate, up to date electronic records
• To participate in the CMHT’s duty system on a Rota basis. Be able to offer a rapid response to service users’ immediate needs, including those arising from crisis.
• To work in a therapeutically informed way within the multi-disciplinary team to address the needs of service users with complex emotional disorders.
• To maintain a persistent approach to engagement where there are complex mental health difficulties.
• To prioritise and work flexibly with MDT in order to respond to rapidly changing clinical needs.
• To promote the physical health and wellbeing
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Main Duties and Responsibilities
• To assess the health and social care needs of individuals referred to the service, holistically, under the agreed procedures.
•To conduct specialist mental health assessments and risk assessments and devise appropriate care plans and risk management plans.
•To provide evidence based therapeutic interventions appropriate to the service users assessed needs.
•To provide direct assistance, including education and advice, emotional and psychological support to those referred to the team with the aim of promoting re-enablement and recovery.
•To promote choice and service user involvement in care planning and risk management.
•To ensure practice is in line with social inclusion and recovery models.
•To support and work with colleagues, other MDT members and outside agencies collaboratively and in best interests of the service user.
•To liaise with and provide written and verbal feedback to clients, carers and relevant professionals (e.g. GP’s), giving due regard to consent, confidentiality and Information Governance guidelines.
•To ensure all carers are signposted to access Carer Assessments.
To report concerns identified under Safeguarding Adults procedures.
•To observe the legal requirements of the current Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act and other relevant legislative frameworks.
•To maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records on all service user contact, in accordance with current Trust documentation standards, and with due regard to confidentiality and Information Governance guidelines.
•To complete all necessary inputting, training and documentation related to electronic record systems.
Financial Management
•To use / manage resources within the service efficiently and effectively and to achieve the highest quality service possible within resources available.
•To maintain a diary of appointments, expense claims and all activities undertaken and make records/statistical returns available for audit.
Professional
•To ensure practice is delivered in accordance with your relevant professional Code of Conduct and Fitness to Practice Guidance.
•To maintain Professional Registration with the appropriate regulatory body
•To maintain a professional portfolio in accordance regulatory body registration requirements.
•To provide advice and professional expertise to other members of the team, service and partner agencies.
Quality Assurance
•In collaboration with the Service Manager/Team manager develop, implement and monitor Clinical Governance and Risk Management Initiatives within the team.
•Report accidents, untoward incidents and complaints, according to the Trust Policy and participate in resulting investigations and action plans.
•To ensure the working environment is safe and that equipment and furnishings are maintained in accordance with Health and Safety Regulations.
•To ensure practice is none discriminatory
Developmental
•To actively participate in team meetings and contribute to team and service function and development.
•In consultation with your manager to participate in professional and other training to meet the Specific objectives as identified in your Individual Performance and Development Review and as the service requires.
•To maintain own professional standards of practice by maintaining skills, knowledge and competence.
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•To participate in clinical supervision as required and directed by Trust policy.
•To actively participate in annual IPDR process.
•To facilitate service user/carer contributions to service developments.
•To contribute to the education and development of other team members in own field of expertise.
•To participate in clinical audit and the application of evidence-based practise with particular relevance to this client group.
•To be a mentor and assessor of allocated students placed in the team.
•To undertake mentorship training as directed by team manager.
This job description is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process
General Duties of all post holders
•To undertake any other reasonable duty, which is appropriate to the band, when requested by Senior Staff.
•To be familiar with and comply with all Trust and departmental policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.
•To be aware of and work towards the Trusts strategic goals.
Standards of Business Conduct
•The post holder will be required to comply with the organisations standing order and standing financial instructions and at all times, deal honestly with the organisation with colleagues and all those who have dealing with the organisation including patients, relative and suppliers.
•The post holder must ensure that their behaviour and interests inside and outside work do not conflict with their Trust position, duties and/or responsibilities.
•The post holder must comply with and support the development of the performance standards within the service/department to ensure the service is responsive to and meets the needs of its customers.
•The post holder will be required to develop and maintain good working relationships with all patients, service users, staff, contractors and where appropriate, members of the public.
•The Trust aims to maintain the good will and confidence of its own staff, patients, service users, NHS contractors and the general public. To assist in achieving this objective it is essential that at all times, the post holder carries out their duties in a courteous, sympathetic and professional manner.
•All post holders who are members of a professional body must comply with standards of professional practice / conduct. It is the post holders’
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responsibilities to ensure they are both familiar with and adhere to these requirements and maintain their professional membership to the relevant body.
Equality and Diversity and Equal Opportunities
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The post holder must carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies, avoiding unlawful discriminatory behaviour and actions when dealing with colleagues, service users, members of the public and all other stakeholders.
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The post holder must promote awareness of and respect for equality and diversity in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
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The post holder is responsible for treating all staff, patients, service users, NHS contractors and the general public with dignity and respect at all times.
Safeguarding
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Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (PCFT) employees have a statutory duty to promote the welfare of children and young people and to protect adults; enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect.
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Engagement with safeguarding training, in line with responsibilities, is mandatory for all PCFT employees. PCFT employees must familiarise themselves with policies and procedures and adhere to these.
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It is the responsibility of all staff to report safeguarding concerns and familiarise themselves with who to contact in order to do this or seek further guidance.
Professional and Personal Development
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The post holder must ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities by attending the Trust Mandatory Training and Induction Programme.
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The post holder will be involved in a formal My Yearly Conversations review with their manager at least every 12 months. Once performance / training objectives have been set, the staff member’s progress will be reviewed on a regular basis, so that new objectives can be agreed and set, in order to maintain progress in the service delivery.
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The post holder will be expected to take responsibility for their own professional development and will be supported by the Trust to achieve development opportunities as appropriate.
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Oct 2025