Mental Health Practitioner | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 March 2026 |
| Location: | Salford, M6 5QQ |
| Company: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7699971/437-7699971 |
Summary
We are excited to invite applications for the role of Mental Health Practitioner to join our dynamic and innovative team at Salford Living Well. As a community mental health service delivered in partnership with GMMH, Mind in Salford, Six Degrees, Wellbeing Matters, and START, we emphasise collaboration with service users and local communities.
We are seeking an experienced Mental Health Practitioner with previous experience of working with moderate to severe mental health challenges within a multidisciplinary team environment. Our broader team includes professionals from various backgrounds such as recovery workers, peer support workers (experts by experience), occupational therapists, social workers, nurses, pharmacists, doctors, and psychiatrists. Together, we aim to provide holistic support with a strong focus on both psychological and social wellbeing. At Salford Living Well, co-production and trauma-informed practices are at the core of everything we do.The emphasis on continuous innovation makes Living Well an attractive and exciting service to be a part of, rich with opportunity to contribute to service development.
This role offers a dynamic and rewarding experience, encompassing a variety of responsibilities including clinical work, staff support and supervision, training, and service development. You will have your own caseload, and your clinical duties will involve conducting initial conversations, developing care plans and formulations, delivering mental health interventions, and liaising with, or making referrals to other services. You will also be required to explore and manage safety or safeguarding concerns, with support from the wider team. Additionally, post holders will supervise other members of the team and provide support to the broader team and within your allocated neighbourhood. You will be included in the team hub rota, offering support to the wider team with any urgent enquiries, on your scheduled days.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 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 – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 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
This advert closes on Monday 2 Mar 2026