Job summary
- Main area
- RMN, OT, Social Worker
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Monday - Friday 9-5
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 9-5)
- Job ref
- 311-B480-25
- Employer
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Humphrey House
- Town
- Bury
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 PA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Community Mental Health Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople
https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values
Job overview
The Bury Community Mental Health Team are looking to recruit a dynamic and experienced Community Mental Health Practitioner.
We are keen to hear from enthusiastic and passionate professionals (including RMN/RN/Social Worker/OT) and are able to offer an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 within a well established Community Mental Health Team.
The successful candidates will work both autonomously and as a part of an MDT providing timely access to specialist services for working age adults with complex mental health needs.
The post will be based in Bury but there is an expectation that you will be able to travel across The Trust footprint.
Main duties of the job
- To act as named practitioner for a caseload of allocated clients.
- Take the lead in identifying risk and implementing safe and effective risk management strategies collaboratively.
- To support and empower clients through recovery focused collaborative care-planning.
- To work with the wider MDT to provide safe effective care in a recovery focused way.
- To ensure all documentation is relevant and up-to-date in-line with NMC/SWE/HCPC standards.
- To ensure safe and supportive discharge from inpatient services in line with The MHA (1983).
- To contribute to case formulation and treatment plans.
- To contribute to service development in collaboration with the wider team.
- To participate in the education programmes of nursing students and other disciplines.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job Description and Person Specification for full details and requirements of the role of Community Mental Health Practitioner.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- CMHT Experience
- Risk management
- MDT working
- Time management/Organisational skills
Desirable criteria
- Mentorship
- Leadership
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Courtnee McGreavey or Alistair Bowron
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 253 7997
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