Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Mental Health Practitioner
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An Exciting Opportunity
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a Mental Health Practitioner to our community mental health team in Withington, covering Wythenshawe. This is an excellent time to join our teams as we move towards a transformed clinical offer in our community services. You will be an integral part of shaping the new community provision along with our service users and carers.
Responsibilities
Postholders will offer timely and appropriate interventions to service users with enduring mental health needs in the Manchester area.
Mental Health Practitioners will be working in line with standard operational procedures demonstrating respect of individuality, values, culture and religious diversity of clients and colleagues and thus contributing to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
- To demonstrate high-level communication skills.
- Be a full member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
- Effectively manage own caseload accepting referrals from agreed agencies in accordance with agreed operational procedures.
- Ensure compliance with all Care Programme Approach requirements as per Trust Policy.
- To participate in the continuous improvement of the service provided by the CMHT.
- Manage a defined caseload of clients of any age within the Community Mental Health Team with complex physical and mental health needs in the community, using evidence-based/client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. Record all interventions in line with relevant clinical pathways (functional or dementia) as outlined within the CMHT operational procedure.
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About Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 120 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.
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Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Kayleigh Campbell
- Job title: Operations Manager
- Email address: kayleigh.campbell@gmmh.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01612710289
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