Assistant Practitioner - Manchester, United Kingdom - Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Manchester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Maple Ward is a 20 bedded female ward based in Park House on the North Manchester General Hospital site. The ward cares for ladies predominately over the age of 65 years with a functional or organic mental illness.

The post holder will be required to work across 7 days.


Taking and recording Physiological Investigations:
The post holder will undertake physiological assessment of Older adults. They will take and record blood pressure, pulse, weight, BMI and venepuncture for required blood tests.


Holistic well-being: Assessing service users holistically. Assessment lifestyles - exercise and activities, eating and drinking, smoking, alcohol and drug use and giving advice on health lifestyles and signposting our service users to other services.


Team Working:
The post holder will work as part of a Multidisciplinary Team and provide support to other professionals


Mental Health and Wellbeing:
The post holder will contribute to assessment of both physical and mental health needs. Focusing on the physical health and wellbeing of Older Adults with severe and enduring mental health needs


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, 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.

Working in close proximity with mental health service users and their carers.

  • Working flexibly and responsively to meet the physical health needs of service users.
  • Working collaboratively across a range of disciplines to deliver and embed effective physical health assessment, monitoring and care
  • Promoting the physical health of mental health service users.

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

  • Staff benefits
  • Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
  • 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
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