Community Mental Health Practitioner | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Tameside West CMHT is the Community Mental Health Team supporting working age adults across Denton, Droylsden, Audenshaw and Dukinfield. The team comprises community psychiatric nurses, social workers, community support workers, carers’ support worker, administrative staff, and team clinical leadership and management. The team is also part of a wider multidisciplinary team with daily access to psychiatric consultants, psychologists, occupational therapists, mental health wellbeing practitioners, and other professions. We also work in partnership with social workers and support workers from Tameside Adult Social Care.

To undertake the role of Care Co‑ordinator in the assessment, treatment, and delivery of care and support to individuals living with a wide array of severe, enduring and complex mental health needs, who all meet the criteria for secondary care NHS mental health services.

• Ensure the highest quality care is carried out in accordance with the policies and procedures of Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and relevant regulatory bodies.
• Undertake holistic mental health and risk assessments using trust‑approved documentation and procedures.
• Manage a caseload of clients with a variety of mental health conditions, both organic and functional.
• Provide evidence‑based therapeutic interventions promoting enablement, choice, and recovery.
• Comply with all legislative requirements in relation to service users’ care.
• Support the duty system operated within the team and respond to crisis calls received.
• Actively participate in multis‑disciplinary meetings and contribute to clinical decision making.
• Engage and supervise student nurses.
• Not provide commissioning services on behalf of the Local Authority but support Adult Social Care partners with health‑based assessments of mental health needs, and participate in referring for and reviewing funding for services funded by Greater Manchester ICB in alignment with Section 117 of the Mental Health Act.

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support work/life balance.
• Access to continued professional development.
• Involvement in improvement and research activities.
• Health and wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service.
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel.

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.