Senior Mental Health Practitioner | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

A vacancy has become available within our Older Peoples Community Mental Health Team, Single Point of Entry service, based in the Etherow Building at Tameside General Hospital.

As a Band 6 you would work with the existing team of staff to triage new referrals. This will involve offering advice, support, signposting, initial assessments and onwards referrals to older people who are experiencing a mental health problem. There are two clinical pathways within our team, organic / dementia and functional. You need a real commitment to working with this client group.

Previous experience of working with community patients over 65 years of age is essential.

You will be supported by the team manager and existing team through clinical and managerial supervision

• To triage all referrals that are made to the service as the single point of entry and first level gatekeeper to older peoples community mental health services
• To make onward referral to the most appropriate service to meet the individual needs of the service user following triage
• To carry out a thorough assessment of the service users’ current mental health problems and individual needs, including a risk assessment
• To develop individualised packages of care for service users with mental health problems, including signposting where necessary
• To provide short term psychotherapeutic interventions as appropriate
• To provide short term risk management as appropriate
• To identify the need for protection in line with safeguarding children and the Protection of Vulnerable Adult Policy and to comply with statutory obligations
• To liaise and negotiate with other professions, statutory and independent agencies to ensure the best possible service is provided to service users and carers
• To evaluate systematically and record, outcomes of mental health assessments, adapting care on the basis of these outcomes
• To involve family and carers in the assessment and care planning with service users consent

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

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.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including :

To assist the Team Leader in monitoring activity, caseload management, and allocation of work. To report any concerns or under-achievements to the team leader.

This job description is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role. Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time. The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process.

This advert closes on Tuesday 12 Aug 2025

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