- 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
- Post-graduate degree in Mental Health Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy
- Additional qualification or training relevant to the role
- Experience of care co-ordinating complex service users.
- Experience of working with people with ASC / ADHD
- Post registration experience
- Experience of planning and delivering therapeutic group work
- High level of communication skills
- High standard of report writing
- Knowledge of ASC and ADHD conditions and needs of this client group
- Full understanding of the CPA
- Good knowledge and understanding of risk management
Mental Health Practitioner - Urmston, United Kingdom - Greater Manchester Mental Health
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Job overview
Trafford Extended Service (TES) has a vacancy for an experienced Mental Health Practitioner to work alongside our established Multi-disciplinary team. Trafford Extended Service (TES) provides an assessment and post-diagnostic service to people with Autism Spectrum Conditions (without Learning Disabilities) and an assessment and treatment service for people with Attention Deficit Hyper-Activity Disorder. TES is part of the Manchester Directorate which provides integrated mental health and social care services, community-based and in patient support.
Main duties of the job
Under the line management and clinical leadership from within TES, the post holder will undertake Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) diagnostic assessments and general health and social care needs assessments for clients with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). They will co-ordinate timely and appropriate interventions using the skills of their core profession for a caseload of service users and where appropriate, use the framework of CPA. Assessments and interventions will be carried out in line with relevant clinical pathways as outlined within the TES operational procedure.
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, 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.
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