Community Mental Health Practitioner Progression Role
NHS AfC: Band 5
Main area Progression role band 5-6 Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week Job ref 311-T681-26
Site Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust Community Mental Health Team Town Ashton under Lyne Salary £32,073 – £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/07/2026 23:59
The progression post is a new and exciting role within the Community Mental Health team. We are looking to support a newly qualified registered mental health practitioner join the team as a Band 5 Practitioner, working through competencies set out by Health Education England, Mental Health Nursing Competence and Career Framework. To enable them to progress to a band 6 role. This will be offered on a fixed term 24 month contract, with the option to extend with an agreed time frame if required. If the progression to Band 6 cannot be completed within the agreed time frame, consideration of remaining at Band 5 could be given on a permanent basis.
Main duties of the job
The Mental Health Practitioner will work towards achieving the competencies identified in the Mental Health Nursing Competence and Career Framework. This will be assessed through supervision and close working with Clinical leaders and/or team managers. The standard preceptorship is expected to be completed within the first 12 months in post.
The Mental Health Practitioner will provide a comprehensive mental health service to adults of working age who experience moderate to severe mental health problems within the community.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester – Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To assess the health and social care needs of individuals referred to the service, holistically, under the agreed procedures.
- To conduct specialist mental health assessments and risk assessments and devise appropriate care plans and risk management plans.
- To provide evidence based therapeutic interventions appropriate to the service users assessed needs.
- To perform the duties of a Care Manager in arranging the commissioning of services to ensure the needs of the client referred to the team are met effectively, reviewed regularly, and provided according to local authority guidance.
- To provide direct assistance, including education and advice, emotional and psychological support to those referred to the team with the aim of promoting recovery and inclusion.
- To promote choice and service user involvement in care planning and risk management.
- To ensure practice is in line with social inclusion and recovery models.
- To support and work with colleagues, other MDT members and outside agencies collaboratively and in best interests of the service user.
- To liaise with and provide written and verbal feedback to clients, carers and relevant professionals (e.g. GP’s), giving due regard to consent, confidentiality and Information Governance guidelines.
- To ensure all carers are offered Carer Assessments.
- To report and investigate concerns identified under Safeguarding Adults procedures.
- To complete social circumstances reports for Mental Health Act Review Tribunals and Hospital Managers Hearings.
- To observe the legal requirements of the current Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Care Act and other relevant legislative frameworks.
- To maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical records on all service user contact, in accordance with current Trust documentation standards, and with due regard to confidentiality and Information Governance guidelines.
- To complete all necessary inputting, training and documentation related to electronic record systems and the clustering of service users.
Person specification
Qualifications
- Registered Mental Health Nurse / Occupational Therapist / Social Worker
- Current registration with appropriate regulatory body (e.g. NMC, HCPC)
- Current registration with professional body
- Commitment to complete two year post qualification consolidation
- Completed appropriate two year post qualification consolidation
- Qualification in psychologic therapeutic interventions
Experience
- Substantial experience of relevant post registration practice
- Experience of managing a caseload
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team setting
- Experience of working with people with a range of severe and complex mental health problems.
- Experience of working within a Community setting
- Experience of clinical supervision of other staff
Knowledge
- Good working knowledge of therapeutic assessment techniques and interventions in the management of behaviour of individuals with complex mental health needs
- Knowledge of a range of screening and assessment tools and interventions utilised to support individuals with severe and complex mental health problems
- Comprehensive understanding of Safeguarding adults procedures and practice
- Comprehensive understanding of the Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act and Care Act
- Comprehensive understanding of roles and responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach.
- Understanding of key national and local policies and drivers in relation to adult mental health services.
- Knowledge of Community Mental Health Transformation.
- Knowledge of local authority and CCG commissioning processes
Skills and abilities
- Ability to undertake the care coordinator role
- Evidence of ability to provide specialist mental health assessment and risk assessment / management and be accountable for decision making
- Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to manage own emotions and deal with others in highly stressful situations
- Ability to engage with and provide therapeutic interventions for this client group and carers
- Ability to prepare, record and complete relevant care records and reports to a professional standard
- Evidence of ability to manage a diverse and complex caseload, prioritise own time and work under pressure
- Ability to coordinate and delegate the work of junior staff
- Ability to value diversity and respond constructively to discriminatory behaviour
- IT Skills
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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