Mental Health Practitioner Referral and Assessment Hub
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester, M40 5BPView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 October 2026
7 days leftJob description
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of the Manchester Referral and Assessment Hub. We are looking for skilled practitioners, with mental health...
As a practitioner within the RAH you will -
Provide clinical provision of rapid assessment and care/pathway planning for people referred into the RAH presenting with mental health problems.
The post holder will be expected to carry out mental health assessments, accessing all available sources of information and including, where appropriate, the views of family and carers when relevant.
To undertake and record comprehensive need/risk assessments, developing clear goals and timeframes for the onward interventions with the service users.
Job description and person specification attached fordetailed job description and main responsibilities:
- 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
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.
Education/Qualification
Essential: - One of the following Professional Registrations: o Registered Mental Health Nurse o Registered Social Worker o Registered Occupational Therapist
Desirable: - NMP
Experience
Essential: - Experience of undertaking initial biopsychosocial assessments; - Evidence of post registration training/development.
Desirable: - Post registration experience of working in mental health community services
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the wider community system
- Independently undertake initial mental health assessments identifying a service users' needs and plan goal focused onward care.
- Complete risk assessments which reflect this risk a service user may pose.
- Transfer the risk assessment into robust risk management and pathway planning.
- Effective communication with service users, carers and members of the multidisciplinary teams.
- Effective communication with service users, carers and members of the multidisciplinary teams.
Desirable: - Post registration experience of working in mental health community services.; - Have a working knowledge of primary care and secondary care services
Work related circumstances
Essential: - Ability to work flexibly over a 7 day period between the service; - Ability to travel to a variety of community locations within the Division
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
25 September 2026
Last checked
28 September 2026
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