Navigator/Senior Mental Health Practitioner
| Posting date: | 26 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 April 2026 |
| Location: | Ashton-u-Lyne, OL6 7SR |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9311-26-0248 |
Summary
To assist in triaging all referrals that are made to the service as the first level gatekeeper to Mental Health services working within core hours (9-5). Provide specialist consultation and advice to other health and social care colleagues as required. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate. Prepare and present clinical information for all patients on their caseload to clinical case management supervisors within the service on anagreed and scheduled basis, in order to ensure safe practice and the clinical governance obligations of the worker, supervisor and service aredelivered. To provide assistance to clients and other professionals both from within the service and externally. Providing guidance and direction to clinicalstaff engaged in telephone based assessments. Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the overall number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient. To make onward referrals to the most appropriate service to meet the individual needs of the service user following triage. To carry out a thorough assessment of the service users current mental health problems and individual needs, including a risk assessment/analysis and formulation in collaboration with the patient and significant others. To provide support patients with brief Psychoeducational advice, inline with patient need. To provide comprehensive short term crisis management plans incorporating patient involvement and agreement. Cascading information to necessary health professionals (GP, PCN etc) To identify needs within an assessment or triage for a robust Strategy in line with safeguarding children and the Protection of Vulnerable Adult Policy and to comply with statutory obligations. To liaise and negotiate with other professions, statutory and independentagencies to ensure the best possible service is provided to service users and carers. Complete all requirements relating to data collection and support the service to maintain full Talking Therapies compliance in respect of key performanceIndicator (KPI) reporting. Respond to and implement supervision suggestions by supervisors in clinical practice. Provide advice, information, training and clinical supervision to other colleagues in the service Engage in and respond to personal development supervision to improve owncompetences and clinical practice To participate in relevant operational groups and to carry out work as required by the service. To promote and develop collaborative working with relevant services and agencies. To actively contribute to the development and evaluation of a service pathway for the identified client groups To evaluate systematically and record, outcomes of mental health assessments, adapting care on the basis of these outcomes - utilising service and trust approved systems (PCMIS/PARIS, etc) To involve family and carers in the assessment and care planning with service users consent. To provide education and appropriate self-help resources to patients specific to individual needs and presenting problem. To maintain accurate and up to date clinical documentation on all service user contacts, ensuring confidentiality at all times. To develop a thorough understanding of deliberate self-harm, suicide andmanagement strategies. To possess a sound knowledge of issues surrounding violence and aggression and to be able to diffuse potentially difficult and volatile situations. To contribute to the establishment and review of policies, procedures andpractice guidelines relating to the Talking Therapy Service and the interface between other primary, secondary and specialist Mental Health Services. To provide advice and information to non-mental health trained medical and nursing staff regarding the management of patients with mentalhealth problems. To undertake evidence based practice - in line with Trust and Professional body guidance