Senior Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Practitioner to join the Bolton North Specialist mental health team. The role involves providing clinical leadership, supporting staff, and delivering high-quality care to service users and carers. You will manage a small caseload of complex cases and contribute to the overall management of community-based secondary mental health services. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong clinical abilities and leadership qualities, promoting independence and well-being for adults.
Essential criteria
- Registration to professional body: OT, SW England NMC.
- Previous experience working within MDT setting in MH
- Experience of complex mental health
Desirable criteria
- Previous managerial experience
- Previous experience supervisory role
- Previous experience within CMHT
- Previous experience complaints and governance
- Extensive experience of working with adults of working age
- Experience of working with people with complex needs and co-morbidities
- Experience of working in a recovery focussed way
- MDT Working
- Experience of conducting assessments identifying health and social care needs.
- Working within rehabilitation services
- Experience of supporting people who misuse alcohol or drugs
- Experience of delivering line management and clinical supervision
- Working knowledge and understanding of CPA
- Knowledge and understanding of recovery model, appropriate therapeutic approaches and engagement strategies
- Knowledge and understanding of Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act & Care Act
- Be able to manage a caseload and work autonomously within the team
- Ability to act as a care coordinator under the CPA framework
- Ability to assess, plan and evaluate care
- Have evidence of good time management and organisational skills being able to work under pressure.
- To be able to plan and deliver recovery based activities within service users own homes and local communities.
- Education/Qualifications
- Registration to professional body: OT, SW England NMC.
- Previous experience working within MDT setting in MH
- Experience of complex mental health
- Previous managerial experience
- Previous experience supervisory role
- Previous experience within CMHT
- Previous experience complaints and governance
- Extensive experience of working with adults of working age
- Experience of working with people with complex needs and co-morbidities
- Experience of working in a recovery focussed way
- MDT Working
- Experience of conducting assessments identifying health and social care needs.
- Working within rehabilitation services
- Experience of supporting people who misuse alcohol or drugs
- Experience of delivering line management and clinical supervision
- Working knowledge and understanding of CPA
- Knowledge and understanding of recovery model, appropriate therapeutic approaches and engagement strategies
- Knowledge and understanding of Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act & Care Act
- Be able to manage a caseload and work autonomously within the team
- Ability to act as a care coordinator under the CPA framework
- Ability to assess, plan and evaluate care
- Have evidence of good time management and organisational skills being able to work under pressure.
- To be able to plan and deliver recovery based activities within service users own homes and local communities.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Practitioner
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Practitioner to work within the Bolton North Specialist mental health team, previously named community mental health team. You will play a crucial role in the clinical leadership of the team and support staff to provide a high-quality service to service users and carers. We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic practitioner who has a real passion for providing support to promote mental and physical heath, wellbeing and recovery.
Your role will involve supporting the manager in all aspects of managing the services as well as provide clinical leadership and patient care within the team.
You will be expected to support other practitioners within the service in development of their skills by offering highly developed risk assessments and management plans.
Leading with a positive and helpful attitude is essential for the team, so you will be an excellent communicator and demonstrate the ability to motivate the team to deliver high quality and responsive care.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate both their clinical abilities and leadership qualities, whilst promoting high quality services.
The post holder will be expected to participate in the service operational on call and
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