Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Community Mental Health Practitioner
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Opportunity for a Community Mental Health Practitioner
An opportunity has arisen for a Community Mental Health Practitioner looking to join a great team, providing specialist mental health care to the population of Bury. The Secondary Care CMHT support residents with severe and enduring mental health conditions.
About the Role
This is an exciting time for Bury SMHT. We are currently undergoing a transformation within our service as part of the National Transformations of community services and the local Living Well developments. It is an opportunity to be part of our service development, with planned investment in our staff and new role development.
The CMHT work with people aged 18 and over with severe and enduring mental health needs.
Mental Health Practitioners are responsible for providing holistic assessment, interventions, risk assessments, and care plans for people on their caseload. As a nurse in the team, you will be responsible for administering depot medication for people who are unable to attend the depot clinic.
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Responsibilities include:
- To act as the community Mental Health Practitioner and key worker responsible for the care of an identified group of clients, being part of a service that is committed to recovery and social inclusion.
- To provide supervision to an identified group of staff and students on placement with the team.
Please see Job Description for the main details of the job in more detail.
About Us
We are proud to provide high-quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities, and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
Equality and Diversity
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
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Benefits
If you come and work for us, we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance.
- Access to Continued Professional Development.
- Involvement in improvement and research activities.
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service.
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure, and travel.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Courtnee McGreavey
- Job title: Team Manager
- Email address: c.mcgreavey@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 0161 716 2500
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