Perinatal Duty Mental Health Practitioner
The closing date is 17 August 2026

Job summary
The specialist perinatal trauma and loss service (PETALS) are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a Duty Mental Health Practitioner (Band 6) to join our compassionate, supportive and innovative team.

PETALS is supporting the delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan and integrate maternity, reproductive health and psychological therapy. PETALS provides therapeutic and psychological support and care to women/birthing people and families who experience significant fear of childbirth (tokophobia) and/or perinatal loss and trauma, directly as a result of their perinatal/neonatal/maternity journey.

We are looking to recruit a practitioner from a variety of backgrounds including Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMN), Occupational Therapists (OT) and/or Social Work.

Full support and training is available for this specialist role and therefore perinatal experience is not necessarily required. Particularly if you have experience in a previous mental health duty or triage roles.

This post is subject to an enhanced with children's and adult's barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, contributing to the effective provision of psychological therapy and will be part of GMMH's Perinatal Mental and Infant Mental Health Services delivering direct care to an identified caseload.

The role of the Mental Health Practitioner is to receive all calls into the service that require clinical input and be able to provide immediate support, expert advice, signposting service users to the most appropriate service, triage and initial assessments, as well as leading and co facilitating PETALS group interventions. Effective risk management and confident workload prioritisation are essential within this fast-paced, dynamic role

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: 03 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: 437-8136791
Job locations: Benchill Community Centre Annex, Manchester, M22 8EJ, 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
• Fuel Genie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential

• Professional qualification Diploma/Degree (RMN/OT/SW).
• Professional registration

Desirable

• Post graduate qualification, eg, mentorship.

Experience
Essential

• A demonstrable experience working as a qualified Mental Health Practitioner
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team.

Desirable

• Experience of working with perinatal mental health clients.
• Experience of working in a community setting.
• Experience of duty/triage roles.
• Experience of delivering co-produced services.

Knowledge
Essential

• Ability to utilise evidence-based clinical assessments and therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group.
• Keen interest in perinatal mental health.

Desirable

• Knowledge of policy and legislation in relation to service specialism and of relevant mental health legislation.
• Awareness of current evidence practice within perinatal mental health

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Be able to provide care and therapeutic interventions to women in liaison with multiple stakeholders to support recovery.
• Ability to use own initiative and plan workload effectively responding to changing priorities.
• Demonstrate trauma informed practice through sensitive, attuned communication and an ability to maintain psychological safety in all interactions.
• Ability to organise time effectively.
• Ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and to liaise effectively with other professionals.

Desirable

• Can demonstrate involvement in and contribution to implementation of change in response to service need

Other
Essential

• Ability to travel to a range of locations in a timely and efficient manner.

Desirable

• Experience of working within a multicultural framework.

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.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Benchill Community Centre Annex, Manchester, M22 8EJ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
PETALS Team Manager
Nicola Anwar
nicola.anwar@gmmh.nhs.uk
01612710042