Senior Practitioner - Community | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Company: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Greater Manchester, M25 3BL |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Closing date: | 12 Sept 2026 |
Summary
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is making a significant investment in Adult Community Mental Health Services acrossManchester, Salford, Trafford, Bolton and Wigan, creating exciting opportunities for exceptional Mental Health Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Mental Health Social Workers to join us as Band 7 Senior Practitioners.
We are expanding our workforce in line with our safer staffing programme and transforming how community mental health services are delivered. Our ambition is simple: to provide high-quality, personalised, recovery-focused care that improves the lives and outcomes of the people we serve.
As part of this journey, we are looking for experienced clinicians who are passionate about leadership, clinical excellence, innovation and improving outcomes for people with serious mental health needs.
We are redesigning our Community Mental Health Teams through the implementation of our new Adult CMHT operating model and Personalised Care Framework.
This means bigger teams, stronger multidisciplinary working, increased investment, enhanced clinical support and a renewed focus on delivering outstanding care.
We are looking for clinicians who are passionate about improving lives, confident in managing complexity, committed to collaborative working and excited about helping shape the future of community mental health care.
These roles offer genuine variety. Depending on local service need, workforce pressures and safer staffing requirements, Senior Practitioners may initially be deployed to undertake comprehensive assessments, support referral and triage functions, manage complex caseloads, lead care coordination activity or provide specialist clinical leadership across the pathway.
As a Band 7 Senior Practitioner, you will:
• Deliver high-quality assessment, formulation and intervention.
• Hold and manage a complex caseload.
• Provide clinical leadership within the MDT.
• Support risk management, safeguarding and complex decision-making.
• Lead personalised care planning and implementation of DIALOG+.
• Provide supervision, mentorship and line management to Band 6 practitioners and other colleagues.
• Support service improvement, reflective practice and a culture of continuous learning.
• Work flexibly across the Community Mental Health Team pathway in line with service need.
We know that high-quality care can only be delivered by a workforce that feels valued, supported and invested in.
That's why we are committed to providing:
• A structured and supportive induction programme
• High-quality clinical supervision
• Dedicated reflective practice
• Strong multidisciplinary team decision-making
• Visible and accessible leadership
• Opportunities to lead quality improvement initiatives
• A culture of learning, innovation and continuous improvement
• Genuine influence over service development and transformation
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.
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)
This advert closes on Monday 31 Aug 2026
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