Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary

Do you want to be part of a new specialist service committed to improving the lives of Cared For Children, Young People and their families to help improve their quality of life and remain in their homes and communities?

The Cared For Intensive Support Team are currently looking to recruit two enthusiastic caring passionate clinicians to join our specialist multi-disciplinary team. The team will ensure Cared For children and young people receive the right assessment and intervention at the right time to achieve positive outcomes through intensive milt-agency working and specialist assessment and intervention.

To develop this specialist service we are looking for experienced registered Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers or Occupational Therapists to join our multidisciplinary team in Wigan and Bolton.

We are a psychologically led small team providing specialist, trauma informed intensive assessment and intervention to Cared For children and young people. We also work in close collaboration with partner agencies and with our children, young people and their families who are involved in all areas of service delivery.

The successful candidate will have access to clinical supervision and individual line management to support your clinical work and personal well-being. They will also have access to the weekly multi-disciplinary team meeting and ongoing CPD opportunities.

Partial remote working is possible for this role, come and join a friendly professional team.

Main duties of the job

This role requires the successful applicant to hold an up to date NMC.

The post holder will provide high standards of evidence-based client centred care to children and young people with complex needs and high levels of risk/behaviours of concern.

The post holder will be expected to provide assessment, interventions, advice and consultancy to both colleagues in the team and those from external partner agencies.

The post holder will demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users' and their carers.

The post holder will embrace the core values of the organisation and adopt the principles of Recovery and THRIVE. These principles will recognise the need to:

Promote safe practices

Value the aims of service users

Work in partnership and offer meaningful choice

Be optimistic about the possibilities of meaningful change

Value social inclusion

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,690members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Bolton CAMHS

Minerva Rd

Bolton

BL4 0JR

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Bolton CAMHS

Minerva Rd

Bolton

BL4 0JR

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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