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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Community Inclusion Worker

The closing date is 03 July 2025

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Job summary

Join one of our dynamic, committed and supportive integrated, multi-disciplinary Community Mental Health Teams in the Vibrant City of Manchester.

An opportunity has arisen to work in one of our busy, multicultural community mental health teams. The CMHTs are multidisciplinary teams, comprising of nurses, occupational therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, employment specialists and peer support workers. The teams are supported by good administrative systems and offers excellent working environments. The teams have good links with local statutory and non-statutory services. All the CMHTs work closely with our colleagues in Urgent care and the Inpatient Wards across GMMH.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the Community Inclusion Service as a senior support worker under the supervision of the team manager and Occupational Therapist. The main purpose of the role is to work with service users, both on a one to one and group basis, in a goal and recovery focussed way, to enable individuals to improve their wellbeing and move towards independence. This will involve helping service users to overcome barriers to sustaining engagement in their activities of choice and supporting service users to access mainstream activities in the wider community. The post holder will be responsible for developing links in the community, providing one to one support to enable service users to be active, develop their skills and contribute to their communities.

The post involves the co-creation of goal plans with service users and regular reviews and monitoring of service user progress.

The post holder will work with service users who experience severe mental health problems and assist them to access employment, education and training (vocational) opportunities.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members 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.

Details

Date posted

26 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

437-7126741-A

Job locations

Kingslea House

Francis Road

Manchester

M20 4XP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

  • Pay Enhancements:

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

  • 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)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

  • Pay Enhancements:

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

  • 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

NVQ 3

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in a Health and Social Care setting or equivalent knowledge and experience.

Desirable

  • Willingness to attain NVQ 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent (A)

Experience

Essential

  • 1 years experience of working with people with mental health problems (A/I)

Desirable

  • Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Person Specification

NVQ 3

Essential

  • NVQ Level 3 in a Health and Social Care setting or equivalent knowledge and experience.

Desirable

  • Willingness to attain NVQ 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent (A)

Experience

Essential

  • 1 years experience of working with people with mental health problems (A/I)

Desirable

  • Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Kingslea House

Francis Road

Manchester

M20 4XP


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Kingslea House

Francis Road

Manchester

M20 4XP


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Manager

Sarah Ellor

sarah.ellor@gmmh.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

26 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

437-7126741-A

Job locations

Kingslea House

Francis Road

Manchester

M20 4XP


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