Overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Senior Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) to join the TABA Primary Care Network Mental Health Team. This role is open to RMN, OT and Social Workers.
The Senior MHP will interface with/access support from the Neighbourhood Teams, Social Care teams, VCSE organisations and the Living Well service to strengthen the care/support being offered, and they will have the opportunity to ask the Living Well MDT to provide a keyworker role to the person when needs are assessed as being complex and require an MDT approach to improve outcomes. The Senior MHP will be a conduit between Primary Care, Living Well, secondary care and other agencies ensuring warm introductions and smooth seamless journeys for people who use the service.
Responsibilities
* Offer weekly slots for appointments and carry a small caseload from each practice within the PCN, assessing the mental health/social care needs of the person.
* Within the wider Primary Care team, promote the service, implement early intervention, avoid unnecessary medication, referrals and hospital admissions, and support people to self-care, whenever possible.
* Provide clinical and management supervision for a small number of staff.
* Work mainly with people who are not meeting the threshold for community mental health teams, not responding to primary care mental health interventions, or not appropriate for IAPT.
* Be based in TABA GP surgeries as part of the Primary Care Network, with potential travel across the Borough to support other areas.
* Act as a conduit between Primary Care, Living Well, secondary care and other agencies to ensure warm introductions and smooth journeys for service users.
Qualifications and Requirements
* Senior Mental Health Practitioner role open to RMN, OT and Social Workers.
* Enthusiastic and experienced MHP with ability to interface with multidisciplinary teams and external partners.
Working arrangements and about the Trust
The role will be based in TABA GP surgeries as part of the Primary Care Network. There may be a need to travel across the Borough to support other areas. 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.
Benefits
* Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm 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 days after 10 years
* Excellent pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Salary sacrifice car scheme
* Wellbeing programme
* Blue Light Card Discounts
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Oct 2025
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