Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Registered Mental Health Nurse ,Social Worker or OT to join our Family Safeguarding Service as a Mental Health Practitioner based in Bury.
This is a unique role with feedback from other pilot sites stating ‘social workers and adult specialist staff say that it improves engagement and outcomes for families and they wouldn’t want to work in any other way’( DfE published evaluation in 2020)
We are looking for an organised, compassionate, and reflective individual who is passionate about working collaboratively with families to safeguard children.
We are looking for someone who is a skilled mental health practitioner who is eager to take the opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary team for the benefit of our families in Bury.
You would provide specialist assessment and interventions for parents of children open to the Family Safeguarding Team who have identified mental health issues which are impacting on their ability to safeguard their children.
The integrated service offers preventative early intervention. The overall aim is to provide families with the right mental health support, at the right time, in the aim of keeping families together when it is safe to do so.
Main duties of the job
You will join a team of practitioners to provide high quality safe and effective care for our service users. You will be provided with regular clinical supervision from one of the Clinical Psychologists in the team and there is a strong emphasis on reflective supervision.
Key roles and responsibilities include:
* Completing mental health needs and risk screening assessments.
* Signposting service users to relevant services
* Consulting on mental health issues to teams within the Family Safeguarding Service.
* Attending team meetings and group supervisions as needed in Family Safeguarding team.
* Assisting the service user to engage in relevant adult mental health services and contributing to the development and implementation of service evaluation measures.
* Undertaking short-term supportive, psychologically informed intervention work with parents who have anxiety and other mental health difficulties that impacts upon their ability to engage with the Family Safeguarding Service.
* Co-facilitating training, workshops, and disseminating knowledge of mental health difficulties across the team/s.
Working for our organisation
The Family Safeguarding Service is based within Bury Council (BC) and the Mental Health Practitioners Family Safeguarding are employed by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (PCNFT) and seconded to BC. We therefore work closely with both organisations. PCFT provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across the borough, NHS Talking Therapies Bury and child/ adolescent services. flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as: term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
This is a fixed term contract until the end of March 2026, with potential to become permanent.
Permanent funding is being sought to extend the roles. Should funding not be made recurrent, the postholders will be supported to find suitable alternative employment within the Trust at the end of the contract term.
Person specification
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Essential criteria
* Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with current registration or other professional registered qualification in a health or social care field
* Post-qualification experience of clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health issues
* Experience of delivering evidence based interventions in a time limited framework
* Evidence of assessment across a broad range of mental health problems
* Evidence of continuing professional development.
* Experience of risk assessment and management
* Experience of multi-agency working
* Experience of working in situations of crisis and emotionally demanding environments
* In-depth knowledge of mental health issues
* In-depth knowledge of issues that impact upon people with mental health issues
* Detailed knowledge of risk and the protective factors that affect people with mental health issues
* In-depth knowledge of diversity and anti-discriminatory/anti-oppressive practice
* Knowledge of current mental health legislation/policy.
* Ability to assess service users’ presenting problems and needs quickly and accurately under pressure.
* Ability to determine the most appropriate course of action from a range of available options
* Ability to clearly communicate the outcomes of assessments, verbally and in practice
* An ability to work as part of a multi disciplinary team and be able to work collaboratively with a range of
* Ability to deal sensitively with stressful situations, including safeguarding, family breakdown, serious mental ill health, and risk of self-harm
* A willingness to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service.
* Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
* Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Desirable criteria
* Educated to degree level or working towards Formal teaching qualification Completion of Preparation for Mentorship/Practice Teacher/Fieldwork Educator qualification or willingness to complete
* ENB 998 or equivalent Teaching/Supervision Qualification
* Experience of audit, evaluation, and outcome measurement
* Knowledge around dual diagnosis and/or a variety of personality presentations
* Structured clinical management training – for people with complex emotional relational needs
* An ability to undertake practice-based research. An ability to evaluate practice and ensure findings are used to ensure service delivery
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Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the
What happens after your application has been received?
You will be informed about the progress of your application following shortlisting via email. Only applicants who clearly demonstrate the criteria listed in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. Interview invites will be sent out via email.
What happens if I am offered the position after interview?
The hiring manager will make contact with you to verbally offer you the position. The hiring manager will then inform Recruitment of the decision and provide relevant paperwork. You will be sent a formal conditional offer via email.
What pre-employment checks will I need to complete?
By conducting pre-employment checks, the recruitment team will verify that you meet the pre-conditions of the role you have been offered. Pre-employment checks will be carried out according to. The checks are:
* Identity verification
* Right to work check
* Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
* Professional registration and/or qualification check
* Occupational health assessment
* Employment history and reference validation
All applicants external to the NHS will be required to provide their to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will used to validate employment history and references as part of pre-employment checks.
If you are offered a position with us and you require sponsorship to support your right to work, we will review your eligibility in line with. If the role you have been offered is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not able to evidence own your right to work, your conditional offer could be withdrawn.
What happens when pre-employment checks are complete?
Recruitment will liaise with you and the hiring manager to arrange a start date for your new position. You will then be booked on to a Trust Welcome Session and be sent your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.
Other important information
* We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and recognise the importance of ensuring our diverse service user population is reflected within our workforce. Unfortunately, we know that, at present, there is underrepresentation of our communities in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from diverse communities to help us grow, learn, be better and consider brilliant innovation diverse people bring.
* If you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria on the person specification for the post.
* If you require reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process please phone us on 0161 716 3181 at the earliest opportunity. We will support you to complete your application.
* Unfortunately we are not able to guarantee the transfer of lease cars, or cover the costs of early termination charges.
* We have a strict policy on unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Please do not contact our hiring managers directly.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. To ensure you application is considered, please submit at the earliest opportunity.