Manchester Thrive Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 28/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves working as a Thrive Hub Practitioner within one of Manchester's three M Thrive Hubs, acting as an enabler and system supporter for child wellbeing services. You will provide advice, information, and signposting to well-being services, focusing on integrating care across various sectors. The position requires mapping and developing relationships with local services to support children, young people, and carers in their communities. This is a non-clinical role with a strength-based, person-centred approach to developing support plans.
Essential criteria
- oA qualification relevant to working with young people with Mental Health Needs e.g. CYP IAPT, counselling. Degree or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- A Professional clinical qualification
- Counselling Certificate
- Teaching Certificate
- Art Therapy
- Further knowledge through short courses to Degree Level.
- oMinimum of 3 years experience of working with young people with mental health problems.
- oExperience of using a range of therapeutic approaches with young people.
- oExperience of liaison with a range of agencies.
- oExperience of group work
- oExperience of delivering services in a community setting
- Experience in developing new services / projects
- Skills, Knowledge and Understanding
- Formulating short- and longterm objectives and engages in planning and evaluation
- Can demonstrate motivation, drive, enthusiasm, flexibility, reliability, empathy and confidence
- Professional attitude, confident and self motivating
- Prioritising & effective time keeping
- IT literate using different programmes and in the use of social media
- Providing advice, support and training on CYP and professionals
- Contributes to the development of and responsibility for the implementation of standards, policies/ procedures in relation to specialism
- Accurately maintain CYP records, records own data/documentation
- Excellent Presentation/teaching skill
- Understanding of Thrive Framework
- Excellent communication skill
- Time management skills
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team. Understanding of working within a multi-cultural inner-city area
- Skills and knowledge in using participatory young person ways of working.
- Understanding of the particular issues young people face and how this impacts on their mental health.
- Experience of devising, developing and delivering training
- IT Skills
- GM Thrive Training Modules
- oA qualification relevant to working with young people with Mental Health Needs e.g. CYP IAPT, counselling. Degree or equivalent experience
- A Professional clinical qualification
- Counselling Certificate
- Teaching Certificate
- Art Therapy
- Further knowledge through short courses to Degree Level.
- oMinimum of 3 years experience of working with young people with mental health problems.
- oExperience of using a range of therapeutic approaches with young people.
- oExperience of liaison with a range of agencies.
- oExperience of group work
- oExperience of delivering services in a community setting
- Experience in developing new services / projects
- Skills, Knowledge and Understanding
- Formulating short- and longterm objectives and engages in planning and evaluation
- Can demonstrate motivation, drive, enthusiasm, flexibility, reliability, empathy and confidence
- Professional attitude, confident and self motivating
- Prioritising & effective time keeping
- IT literate using different programmes and in the use of social media
- Providing advice, support and training on CYP and professionals
- Contributes to the development of and responsibility for the implementation of standards, policies/ procedures in relation to specialism
- Accurately maintain CYP records, records own data/documentation
- Excellent Presentation/teaching skill
- Understanding of Thrive Framework
- Excellent communication skill
- Time management skills
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team. Understanding of working within a multi-cultural inner-city area
- Skills and knowledge in using participatory young person ways of working.
- Understanding of the particular issues young people face and how this impacts on their mental health.
- Experience of devising, developing and delivering training
- IT Skills
- GM Thrive Training Modules
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 7d
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester Thrive Practitioner
The closing date is 28 September 2026
Job summary
The THRIVE framework, jointly developed by the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families and the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, has provided a systematic and population focused approach to improving outcomes for children, young people and their families.
I-THRIVE support the provision of services using a whole-system approach to the delivery of child wellbeing services. This involves taking a population approach to delivery of care; enabling integration across health, care, education, social care and third sectors, and a central focus on delivering improved outcomes for children and young people.
The Manchester (M) Thrive Hub is a single point of entry, a front door, to Manchester's Emotional Wellbeing Services. The M Thrive Hub Practitioners will**** work within one of the three Manchester locality M Thrive Hubs (North, Central, South).
Main duties of the job
The M Thrive Hub Practitioner roles will include acting as enablers and systems supporters; providing advice, information and signposting to well-being services. The key aim of the M-Thrive strategy is to ensure that children, young people and carers are able to Thrive in their local communities.
M Thrive Hub Navigators will work to map and develop close w
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