Senior Practitioner - Secondment - Three months 0.4WTE
NHS AfC: Band 7
Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Secondment: 3 months (2 days per week) Hours Part time - 15 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) Job ref 437-7951036
Site South Manchester Early Intervention Service Town Manchester Salary per annum pro rata Closing 15/05/2026 23:59
Job overview
A SENIOR PRACTITIONER opportunity for South Manchester Early Intervention in Psychosis service (2 days a week/ 3 months) has become available. This Band 7 post will support the Team Manager and Operational Manager in providing effective leadership support for a dedicated specialist community mental health team (an Early Intervention in Psychosis Team), developing and maintaining a high quality of service delivery, offering supervision and clinical support.
Main duties of the job
Provide leadership, supervision, support and consultation to professionals within the team, in line with relevant clinical pathway as outlined within the operational procedures. Additionally the post holder will act as lead representing their own profession in wider organisational forums.
* Therapeutic intervention as required
* Close working with all colleagues
* To be responsible for a small complex caseload
* Contribute to Structured Clinical Management within the service
Undertake line management responsibility for designated staff in the EIS.
Deputise for the Team Manager / Senior Manager in his/her absence and take on any delegated management duties as required, including presence and contribution at designated SMT meetings.
Benefits
* 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
Person specification
Professional Registration
* SWE/HCPC/Nursing
* Experience in an EIP Service
Band 6 experience
* Minimum two years post qualifying
* Equivalent clinical experience in another role
* Supervising staff, volunteers or other supervisory role
Diversity and inclusion
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.
Legal and regulatory 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.
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