Mental Health Practitioner - Referral and Assessment Hub

About the Role

A vacancy at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
As part of Community Transformation
, we are changing the way we manage referrals. We have developed a Referral and Assessment Hub in Bolton and are looking to appoint a mental health practitioner on a fixed‑term or secondment basis for a period of three months to support the screening of referrals and subsequent assessments within the Hub.

Job type: full‑time, fixed‑term/secondment, 3‑month. Working hours 9am‑7pm Mon‑Fri initially, potentially extended to evenings, weekends and bank holidays as per service needs.

Location:

Bolton. The selected practitioner will travel across Bolton for duty assessments, sometimes in‑reach inpatient wards.

• Triage referrals coming into the Referral and Assessment Hub as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing onward journey if not appropriate for Community Services.
• Maintain a competent knowledge of community resources available outside statutory services to support people in mental‑health recovery.
• Complete assessment for inpatient service users who may require a mental‑health service upon discharge.
• Link in with the MDT and attend a daily meeting to discuss assessments.
• Promote awareness of the role of the Referral and Assessment Hub within the local service area/team, GP practices and the wider community.
• Support service user, carer and stakeholder involvement.
• Promote a culture of learning, education and professional development.
• Adhere to the principles of safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in line with Trust policy and local reporting procedures, ensuring junior staff compliance.
• Provide duty assessments for the Hub at the designated base or at a venue agreed with the service user and carer, including journey to inpatient wards when required.

• Pay Enhancements:
  • Band
  • Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any weekday 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% and Time plus 60%
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 days 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.
• fuel Genie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles).

Please see attached job description and person specification for more details.

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