Main area: Mental Health
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (7 day working)
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day working shift pattern)
Job ref: 437-6938130
Employer: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Meadowbrook Unit
Town: Salford
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/03/2025 23:59
Senior Urgent Response Practitioner - Home Based Treatment Team
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Are you a Qualified Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with urgent care experience looking to progress and lead on the development of our Home-Based Treatment Team (HBTT)?
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Salford HBTT as a 12-month fixed term role in responding urgently to referrals from our Mental Health Liaison and Inpatient colleagues, offering alternatives to inpatient admission for people with complex presentations. The post holder would lead on this initiative, seeing service users face to face and supporting HBTT staff members in building their confidence in working with complex presentations. The post holder would attend board rounds and patient flow meetings to understand service pressures and proactively support to reduce these within this role in the HBTT, as well as advocate for people to recover at home in the least restrictive way. As a senior role, there will also be a requirement to supervise and support staff members within HBTT in their professional development.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
1. Focus on ensuring a rapid response to all urgent referrals coming into the service, alongside supporting patient flow through the system.
2. Support the service to develop and maintain robust gatekeeping processes, incorporating the principles of person-centred care and least restrictive interventions.
3. Proactively identify and facilitate supported early discharges from our inpatient settings.
4. Support with admission avoidance from MHLS and community teams.
5. Support team development to meet the Core Fidelity Standards.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 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, as well as 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 and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment, and dining options, you will experience a great northern welcome.
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
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree in RMN, Occupational Therapy or Social Work
* Additional qualification relevant to job role
Experience
* Experience within a leadership role previously
Skills
* Ability to manage complex cases autonomously
* Line management and staff development skills
Knowledge
* Understanding of the function and purpose of a Home Based Treatment Team
* Knowledge of the functions and purposes of our MHLT and inpatient colleagues
Important Information about working for GMMH:
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.
Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We aspire to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities we serve and are committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups.
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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