Overview
Bolton Community mental health teams (CMHTs) provide multi‑disciplinary assessment, treatment and care of individuals with severe and enduring mental health problems. They serve residents of Bolton, aged 16 to 70 years, with a diagnosed functional mental health problem.
Conditions Covered
* Schizophrenia
* Severe Affective Disorder
* Complex Personality Disorder
* Autism Spectrum Conditions
* ADHD
Sectorised Service
The South Sector post covers a population served by GP practices based at Stone Hill, Level Chamber 1, Pikes Lane, Orient House, Deane Clinic, Wyresdale, St Helen’s Road, Peter House and Stable Fold Surgery. The sectors are reviewed to reflect population changes, deprivation, referral patterns and throughput to ensure equitability among the four General Adult Community Consultants.
Population
The under‑16 population is 60,000 and the over‑65 population 40,000. The nominal catchment population therefore for each of the six General Adult Psychiatrists is just under 30,000.
Recruitment
The post holder will be based at Barnett House, Community Mental Health Team on Weston Street, Bolton, where the other General Adult Community Psychiatrists are also based. He or she will be given an unshared office with a PC and full‑time secretarial support and will be supported by a full‑time Core Trainee.
Employer
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 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.
Benefits
* Staff benefits
* Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for evenings (8 pm 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 after 10 years
* Excellent pension
* Cycle‑to‑work scheme
* Salary‑sacrifice car scheme
* Wellbeing programme
* Blue Light Card discounts
Please see attached job description and person specification.
This advert closes on Saturday 28 Feb 2026.
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