Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Urgent Response Practitioner
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Exciting Opportunity with South Manchester Home-Based Treatment Team
This is an exciting opportunity to take a lead role in contributing to the delivery of high-quality care within the South Manchester Home-Based Treatment Team. As a Band 7 Senior Practitioner, you will provide strong leadership and support the management of a busy urgent care team to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care for individuals requiring HBTT as an alternative to hospital admission.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the day-to-day coordination and management of the service.
- Provide visible and accessible leadership to staff within the Service.
- Support the delivery of a safe and efficient service to those accessing it.
- Ensure timely, person-centred interventions that promote recovery and wellbeing.
- Monitor the performance and quality of the service the team delivers.
- Provide clinical leadership and effective day-to-day management of the team.
Requirements
- Ability to manage your own workload.
- Ability to work well under pressure.
- Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Awareness of Trust Policies and Procedures.
- Flexibility in working patterns, including weekend and out-of-hours working.
- Contribute to the on-call Operational rota.
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Role Specifics
- Support the service to develop and maintain robust gatekeeping processes, incorporating the principles of person-centred care and least restrictive interventions.
- Proactively identify and facilitate supported early discharges from inpatient settings.
- Be involved in purposeful admission formulation and statements, and the review of these as part of ward rounds.
- Play an active part in the leadership and service development of the HBT.
- Facilitate spoke days for shadowing as part of induction or on student placements.
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 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.
- We offer 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
- 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.
- Experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour, and generosity.
Our People
- 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 or informal visits, contact:
Name: Victoria Byrne
Job Title: Operational Manager for Urgent Care
Email Address: Victoria.Byrne@gmmh.nhs.uk
Telephone Number: 07866584904
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