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Job summary

Main area
Administration
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
437-6640517
Employer
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Cromwell House
Town
Eccles
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 Per annum, Pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
10/12/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Practitioner for Community Transitions

NHS AfC: Band 7

Job overview

The purpose of this post is to develop the interface between Community (CMHT and Living Well_ and Acute (Inpatients and Urgent care) services.

Based at Cromwell House but available to work across Salford Community Services as required. 

Will also be required to go to Inpatient units as required trust wide. 

 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

Maintain oversight of all community patients (CMHT and Living Well) in inpatient and urgent care settings

Maintain oversight of patients identified as requiring admission

Ensure appropriate community care following acute care (Inpatient and Urgent Care) episode

Complete initial assessments for CMHT in urgent care/ inpatients

Complete commissioning work for people with no CC or a non-social work CC

Develop extensive knowledge of local providers

Liaise with MDTs in Inpatients/ Community and Urgent Care

Lead discharge planning for community patients

Act as CC for up to 4 weeks – up to 5 patients to facilitate discharge planning and ensure smooth transition to community

Support Care Coordinators to be active participants in acute care

Attend

  • Safer Flow
  • MADE weekly
  • Panel weekly
  • CMHT MDTs weekly
  • Ward MDTs weekly

 

Key Interfaces

Team and Ward Managers

CCs

Review Officers

Advanced Practitioners for Social work

Mental Health liaison Team

Home Based Treatment Team

Approved Mental Health Professionals

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

  • Pay Enhancements:

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 – 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

 

  • 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)

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC, HCPC Registration
Desirable criteria
  • Post qualification training mental health

Expereince

Essential criteria
  • Post qualification experience working in a CMHT or inpatients
  • Experience of working collaboratively with patients, carers and MDT to develop community care plans
  • Evidence of post specialist training and development
  • Experience of completing audits and understanding how to implement action plans
  • Knowledge of the requirements under the care programme approach including needs of carers
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience in a clinical leadership role

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of contributing and providing consultation to an MDT
  • Evidence of ability to lead on implementation of trust wide strategies
  • Evidence of continued learning
  • Evidence of providing line management and IPDR
  • Evidence of supporting students
  • Knowledge of clinical governance processes
  • Evidence of knowledge around multi agency meetings
  • Understanding of Knowledge Skills framework for agenda for change
  • Understanding of the needs and rights of carers
  • Understanding of national initiatives and policies in relation to SMI
  • Evidence of completing a psychosocial assessment, risk management plan and crisis plan
  • Evidence of supporting and empowering junior members of staff
  • Knowledge of duty assessments, duty triage and effective crisis management for SMI
  • Evidence of knowledge around safeguarding
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge or training in a recovery focused intervention PSI,BFT,SCM
  • Knowledge of commissioning packages of care.

Work related circumstances

Essential criteria
  • Able to travel across the Salford footprint
  • Able to contribute to the BOC/BOS system

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardWe are a Living Wage EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyHSJ Best places to workDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employer

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Susan Bryan
Job title
Operational Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07463987695