Band 7 Mental Health Practitioner

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Job Title: Band 7 Mental Health Practitioner
Specialism: Mental Health Nursing
Location: Greater Manchester, UK
Salary: £30.00 per hour
Type: Part Time / Full Time (Ongoing)

Exciting opportunity alert! Join the team as a Band 7 Mental Health Practitioner within the Adult Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) in Greater Manchester. This ongoing role offers the opportunity to make a real impact on community mental health services while earning a competitive rate of £30.00 per hour. Flexible full-time and part-time opportunities are available, with placements across Manchester, Wigan, Bolton, Salford, or Trafford, depending on service needs and interview outcomes.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced mental health professional looking to combine clinical expertise, leadership responsibilities, and person-centred care within a supportive and forward-thinking environment.

Perks and benefits

• Part Time / Full Time: Choose a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and personal commitments.
• Competitive Hourly Pay: Earn £30.00 per hour, giving you flexibility and control over your earnings.
• Professional Development: Access ongoing training, leadership development, and career progression opportunities.
• Supportive Working Environment: Join a team that values innovation, collaboration, and high-quality patient care.
• Autonomy and Leadership: Take on a senior clinical role where your expertise and decision-making skills are recognised and valued.
• Varied Locations: Gain experience across diverse Greater Manchester communities, ensuring every day brings new challenges and opportunities.

What you will do

• Provide senior clinical leadership, specialist mental health assessment, and direct care across the Adult CMHT pathway.
• Undertake comprehensive assessments, short-term interventions, ongoing care coordination, complex case management, and discharge planning.
• Support complex formulation, personalised care planning, risk assessment, risk management, and safeguarding processes.
• Implement and promote the use of DIALOG+ and other recovery-focused interventions.
• Manage an agreed caseload, delivering assessment, formulation, care coordination, and profession-specific interventions.
• Provide line management, supervision, leadership, and clinical support to Band 6 practitioners and wider team members.
• Promote a culture of shared multidisciplinary responsibility, therapeutic engagement, and outcome-focused practice.
• Collaborate with service users, carers, partner agencies, and healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality mental health support.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records in