Job summary
We are making one of the largest investments in community mental health services in recent years and are recruiting enthusiastic and compassionate Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Mental Health Social Workers to join our Adult Community Mental Health Teams across Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Bolton and Wigan.

This is your opportunity to be part of a major transformation programme that is redesigning community mental health services, strengthening multidisciplinary working and improving outcomes for local people.

As part of our commitment to safer staffing and delivering high-quality personalised care, we are significantly expanding our workforce and investing in the development of our staff.

We believe people with serious mental health difficulties deserve timely access to skilled professionals, personalised support and meaningful therapeutic relationships.

To achieve this, we are creating bigger, safer and more responsive Community Mental Health Teams that place recovery, personalisation and outcomes at the heart of everything we do.

Depending on local demand and workforce requirements, some practitioners may initially focus on assessment and formulation activity, whilst others may support ongoing treatment, care coordination, complex case management or assertive outreach work. This flexibility will provide opportunities to broaden your skills and gain experience across the pathway.

Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner, you will work within an Adult Community Mental Health Team delivering safe, personalised, recovery-focused and trauma-informed care to adults with serious mental health needs.

You will:

• Undertake assessments and contribute to formulation.
• Deliver interventions and therapeutic support.
• Provide Named Worker and care coordination responsibilities where required.
• Manage an agreed caseload.
• Support risk management, safeguarding and crisis planning.
• Collaborate with carers, primary care, local authority partners, VCSE organisations and wider GMMH services.
• Support people to achieve their recovery goals and move purposefully through the care pathway.
• Work flexibly across the CMHT pathway in line with service need.

Alongside mandatory training, we are investing in an enhanced development programme that includes:

• Suicide prevention and self-harm assessment
• Clinical reasoning and Formulation skills
• Professional curiosity
• Trauma-informed care
• Psychosocial interventions
• DIALOG+ implementation

We are committed to helping our practitioners develop the knowledge, confidence and expertise needed to deliver excellent community mental health care.

About us
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, 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.

Details
Date posted: 18 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
per annum, pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 437-8218707
Job locations: Across community teams - Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Bolton & Wigan
Greater Manchester
M25 3BL
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Mental Health Social Worker with current professional registration and compliance with the relevant governing body requirements.
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to community mental health practice.

Desirable

• Practice educator, mentorship qualification or willingness to undertake.
• Training or experience in DIALOG+, outcomes-focused practice, trauma-informed care, psychosocial interventions or formulation-informed

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary mental health team.
• Experience of managing a caseload and coordinating care for people with complex mental health, social and/or risk-related needs.
• Experience of completing assessments, formulations, care plans, risk assessments, safety plans and clinical reviews.
• Experience of collaborative working with carers, families, GPs, local authority colleagues, VCFSE partners and wider system partners.
• Experience of participating in MDT meetings, safety huddles, supervision and reflective practice.

Desirable

• Experience of service development, quality improvement, audit, incident learning or complaints learning.

Knowledge
Essential

• Understanding of the Personalised Care Framework and the transition from CPA to a needs-led, outcome-focused model of care.
• Understanding of the Named Worker role, including coordination of the care and support plan while working within shared MDT responsibility.
• Knowledge of personalised care and support planning, DIALOG+ or outcome-focused conversations, co-production and recovery-focused practice.
• Knowledge of risk assessment, formulation, safety planning, safeguarding adults, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and least restrictive practice.
• Understanding of trauma-informed, culturally sensitive and strengths-based practice.

Desirable

• Understanding of community mental health transformation, MDT working and the role of CMHTs within the wider community pathway.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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