Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Mental Health Practitioner - MHST
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PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A FIXED TERM CONTRACT FOR 9 MONTHS TO COVER MATERNITY
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of this expanding service which we are delivering across Wigan: The Mental Health Support Team (MHST).
We are looking for skilled practitioners, with mental health experience, who can provide low intensity evidenced based CBT interventions, manage risk and are passionate about young person-centred practice.
Successful candidates will play an important part in the in the delivery of high-quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and well-being of young people in education settings.
As part of the growing service, you will be empowered to shape and build the service with further education settings in Bolton. You will help build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and the wider network.
The Senior Mental Health Practitioner will be an integral part of the MHST in Wigan.
You will use your clinical skills to listen to the needs of the child, young person and family to provide meaningful evidenced based interventions. You will provide support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals in the life of the child/young person. You will work closely with education professionals to foster a whole school/college approach to mental well-being.
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You will use leadership skills to support, develop and empower staff in the service as well as developing the service itself through quality improvement, audit and evaluation.
The MHST Mental Health Practitioner will play a key role in
- Forming strong working relations with education settings
- Providing consultations to education colleagues and support education settings to embed a whole school approach to wellbeing
- Developing and delivering evidence-based individual and group time limited interventions to young people within education settings
- Evidencing the outcomes of the MHST service
- Providing clinical supervision to Education Mental Health practitioners
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
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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.
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.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Sonia Cunningham
Job title: Operational Manager
Email address: sonia.cunningham@gmmh.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01942764473
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