Main area Mental Health Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent: 37.5 hours per week Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (7 day shift pattern) Job ref 437-8092689
Site Meadowbrook Unit Town Salford Salary £39,959 – £48,117 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/07/2026 23:59
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse to join urgent care services at the Salford Home Based Treatment.
Salford Home Based Treatment Team is a 24/7 service that supports individuals in crisis at home, as an alternative to psychiatric inpatient admission.
As a key member of a multidisciplinary team, you will undertake comprehensive mental health assessments, develop collaborative care plans, provide evidence based interventions, undertake risk assessment and management, and support service users and families during periods of significant distress.
You will work closely with inpatient services, community teams, emergency services, and partner agencies to ensure safe, effective, and recovery focused care.
We are looking for applicants who demonstrate excellent assessment and communication skills, sound clinical judgment and a commitment to delivering person‑centred, recovery focused care.
The team operates a 24/7 service, therefore there will be a requirement to cover shift work including nights.
Main duties of the job
- To effectively screen and gatekeep referrals to urgent care services, ensuring that the least restrictive options for treatment are offered
- To provide comprehensive assessment of a service user’s mental state and social needs which would aid the completion of a collaborative care plan for community management
- To provide comprehensive risk assessment, formulation and management as part of the service user’s journey
- To act as key worker for service users with support from the multi‑disciplinary team
- To cover the duty/shift coordination role at times
- Liaise with other agencies involved in a service user’s care
- Lead on the discharge or transfer of care for our service users to appropriate agencies
- To support and supervise junior members of staff
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm 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 days after 10 years
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience of working in urgent care/ community mental health settings
- Experience of working collaboratively with carers, families, primary care, social care and partner agencies
Experience
- Working with people with multiple and complex needs
- Experience of working in urgent care / community mental health settings
Important Information
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks. For further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org
The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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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