Mental Health Practitioner Referral and Assessment Hub

Overview

Join to apply for the Mental Health Practitioner Referral and Assessment Hub role at Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust . This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of the Wigan referral and assessment team. We are looking for skilled practitioners with mental health experience who are able to complete triage and assessments at the front door service into secondary care mental health.

Successful candidates will play an important part in the delivery of high-quality service provision. As part of the team, you will be empowered to shape and build the service as community transformation develops in Wigan. You will help build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and the wider network.

As a nurse practitioner within the R&A hub you will provide clinical provision of rapid assessment and care / pathway planning for people referred into the R&A presenting with mental health problems. The post holder will be expected to carry out mental health assessments, accessing all available sources of information and including, where appropriate, the views of family and carers when relevant. To undertake and record comprehensive need / risk assessments, developing clear goals and timeframes for the onward interventions with the service users.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 staff and delivers services from more than 122 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 services across Greater Manchester and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical provision of rapid assessment and care / pathway planning for referrals into the R&A hub presenting with mental health problems.
• Carry out mental health assessments using available information sources, including input from family and carers where appropriate.
• Undertake and record comprehensive need and risk assessments; develop clear goals and timeframes for onward interventions with service users.

Qualifications and Requirements

Location and posting details

Locations include Wigan area (Ince-in-Makerfield and surrounding locations).

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