GMMH is delighted to offer a full‑time position of Mental Health Homeless Practitioner within the Manchester Mental Health and Homeless Team. The offer is open to qualified Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists who have active registration within the relevant body.
The successful candidate will support and strengthen existing links with support services and mental health treatment services in Manchester. The post holder will work with a specialist, multi‑disciplinary, trauma‑informed homeless mental health team and with individuals experiencing mental health problems. The role is to work with partnership services and homeless individuals to assess and identify appropriate treatment pathways to address unmet needs.
Please feel free to contact the manager if you are interested in the post.
The post holder will provide community‑based engagement and assessment to clients with complex mental health and substance misuse (dual diagnosis) needs in partnership with mental health and addiction services. The post holder will be part of the Manchester Homeless Mental Health Team and will work alongside council staff, drug and alcohol workers, police and homeless outreach workers, providing mental health support to rough sleepers through drop‑in clinics at day centres or directly on the street.
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of mental health needs for homeless individuals who are not engaged with mainstream mental health services. The role will include active participation in service planning and future development of mental health support for homeless individuals within the Manchester district.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff and delivers services from more than 160 locations. We provide inpatient and community‑based mental health care for people living in Bolton, Manchester, Salford, Trafford and Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the North West of England and beyond.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills, and are encouraged to generate ideas that improve care for our service users.
Staff Benefits
- Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for evenings (8 pm onwards) and Saturdays, and 60% additional for Sundays and bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 after 10 years.
- Excellent pension.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Salary sacrifice car scheme.
- Wellbeing programme.
Blue Light Card discounts.
This advert closes on Monday 6 Apr 2026.
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