SARC Advanced Pathfinder Worker | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 February 2026 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 0HY |
| Company: | Pennine Care NHS FT |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7696765/311-F872-25 |
Summary
The post holder will be a Mental Health Nurse or Mental Health Social Worker within the specialist pathfinder partnership with survivors of sexual abuse and violence. The post is primarily identification of potential survivors who may benefit from pathfinder support including liaising with ISVAs and counsellors and other services and providing support to members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team in relation to risk management and safeguarding issues.
Additionally the post holder will deliver clinical appointments within a range of venues including within GP practices as well as partner organisations across Greater Manchester, or a home setting where clients’ needs necessitate this. Clinical appointments include initial face to face mental health, social care and risk assessments (including collecting standardised assessment measures) and case management of an assigned group of clients who require on-going monitoring of their mental health and risk management, emotional and practical support; and the delivery of evidence based interventions for depression, anxiety, and trauma.
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
To identify potential clients for the pathfinder partnership via waiting list
screening and engagement with ISVAs
• To present potential clients at consultation via the confidential consultation process also liaison with referrers and other service providers to ensure clients are treated in the most appropriate service for their needs.
• To provide a thorough bio-psycho-social assessment of the client (aged 16+), this will include a risk assessment and a care plan.
• To deliver individualised interventions to the client based on individual care plan
• Liaison with all members of the pathfinder partnership, HSP clinicians, Secondary Care Mental Health Services, Voluntary /Statutory agencies across Greater Manchester
• To manage own caseload by delivering brief interventions to the client, and participating in line management to plan endings and allocation of new clients.
• To deliver agreed clinical contacts as set by service
This advert closes on Monday 9 Feb 2026