Job overview
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of the Wigan referral and assessment team.
We are looking for skilled practitioners, with mental health experience, who are able to complete triage and assessments at the front door service into secondary care mental health.
Successful candidates will play an important part in the in the delivery of high-quality service provision.
As part of the team, you will be empowered to shape and build the service as community transformation develops in Wigan. You will help build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and the wider network.
Main duties of the job
As a nurse practitioner within the R&A hub you will -
Provide clinical provision of rapid assessment and care/pathway planning for people referred into the R&A presenting with mental health problems.
The post holder will be expected to carry out mental health assessments, accessing all available sources of information and including, where appropriate, the views of family and carers when relevant.
To undertake and record comprehensive need/risk assessments, developing clear goals and timeframes for the onward interventions with the service users.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
1. Pay Enhancements
2. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
3. Excellent pension
4. Cycle to work scheme
5. Salary sacrifice car scheme
6. Wellbeing programme
7. fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria
8. One of the following Professional Registrations: •Registered Mental Health Nurse •Registered Social Worker •Registered Occupational Therapist
Desirable criteria
9. NMP
Experience
Essential criteria
10. Experience of undertaking initial biopsychosocial assessments.
11. Evidence of post registration training/development.
Desirable criteria
12. Post registration experience of working in mental health community services
Knowledge
Essential criteria
13. Independently undertake initial mental health assessments identifying a service users’ needs and plan goal focused onward care.
14. Complete risk assessments which reflect this risk a service user may pose.
15. Transfer the risk assessment into robust risk management and pathway planning.
16. Effective communication with service users, carers and members of the multidisciplinary teams.
17. Understand the care pathways between primary care services and secondary care services.
Desirable criteria
18. Post registration experience of working in mental health community services.
19. Have a working knowledge of primary care and secondary care services
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
20. Ability to work flexibly over a 7 day period between the service
21. Ability to travel to a variety of community locations within the Division.
The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.
Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications
A candidate may utilise the help of AI when writing job application. The assessment of an application is made on its entirety and most times AI-generated content does not fully grasp the context and requirements of the job one applies for thus producing inaccurate and misleading information, especially in the supporting statement section of an application that can lack real life examples of one’s achievements, success and challenges.
We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.
Sponsorship
We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click .
If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.
The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it.
Do you have experience outside the NHS?
We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.
We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment.