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Mental Health Practitioner – Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area Mental Health Practitioner Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (flexible working across a 24/7 shift pattern to ensure continuous service provision) Job ref 311-R432-26
Site Lawrence House, Birch Hill Hospital, Wardle, Rochdale Town Rochdale Salary £39,959 – £48,117 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/11/2026 23:59
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our#PennineCarePeople
We are seeking a qualified, compassionate, and motivated Mental Health Practitioner with experience in acute mental health settings. You will hold a professional registration (NMC, HCPC, or equivalent), demonstrate strong assessment and risk management skills, and show a commitment to delivering high-quality, person-centred care.
Resilience, adaptability, and the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team are essential, as you will be supporting service users in crisis. You will provide intensive and responsive crisis resolution and home treatment to adults aged 18 and over, helping individuals remain in the community and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
You will be part of a skilled multidisciplinary team, collaborating with community mental health services, acute mental health services, VCSE partners, and psychological professions. You will be working across the Heywood, Middleton, and Rochdale borough.
We offer excellent training, career progression, mentoring, and continuous professional development. You’ll join a supportive team committed to quality improvement and innovation in mental health care. Join us in making a real difference to people’s lives at a time when they need it most and help shape the future of crisis mental health services in our communities.
Main duties of the job
- Prioritise and respond to service users referred to the CRHTT, managing safety and response times.
- Provide intensive crisis resolution and home treatment, supporting gatekeeping of admissions and facilitating early discharge.
- Conduct psychosocial and risk assessments, develop care and safety plans, and deliver specialist interventions.
- Lead and coordinate daily team activities, manage referrals, and facilitate timely discharges.
- Provide clinical supervision and support to junior staff and students.
- Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure effective communication within the team and with partner agencies.
- Adhere to professional, clinical, and social care governance standards, and participate in service development and audit.
Working for our organisation
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#PennineCarePeopleand 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:
- Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
- Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
- Access to Continued Professional Development
- Involvement in improvement and research activities
- Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
- Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
- Qualified and Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker
- Current registration with professional body plus experience and short courses to post graduate diploma level
- Further training in brief psychosocial interventions.
Experience
- Proven experience of working with clients with complex needs
- Experience of working with individuals who present to mental health services in crisis and have symptoms of mental health illness
- Experience of providing supervision
- Adult acute mental health work experience
- Experienced in the use of outcome measures such as CORE, PHQ9 and GAD
- Experience of working with a recovery model of care
Knowledge
- Understanding of current mental health legislation, Safe Guarding and Child Protection Legislation
- Knowledge of psychosocial assessment and risk assessment / management processes
- Awareness of NICE Guidance in the treatment of mental health problems and knowledge of treatments and interventions appropriate for individuals with mental health needs
Skills and Abililties
- Ability to undertake comprehensive mental health and risk assessments
- Ability to construct effective packages of care and risk management plans
- Ability to deliver a range of evidence based interventions
- Skills in planning, delivery and evaluation of training
- Skills in the area of audit or research
Sponsorship Information – We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.
After You Apply – Once your application is submitted, you’ll receive updates via email. Shortlisting is based on how well you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview, and invitations will be sent by email.
If You’re Offered the Role – If successful, the hiring manager will contact you directly with a verbal offer. They will then notify the Recruitment Team and submit the necessary paperwork. You’ll receive a formal conditional offer via email
Pre-Employment Checks – To confirm your suitability for the role, we will carry out pre-employment checks in line with NHS Employment Check Standards . These include:
- Identity verification
- Right to work check
- Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
- Professional registration and/or qualification check
- Occupational health assessment
- Employment history and reference validation
All applicants external to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust will be required to provide their HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will used to validate employment history andreferences.
If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current government guidance. If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.
Once Checks Are Complete – The Recruitment Team will coordinate with you and the hiring manager to confirm a start date. You’ll be booked onto a Trust Welcome Session and receive your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.
Pennine Care are committed to the ‘Get ahead on Flex’ pledge initiative to support the right to request flexible working for all colleagues. “We can work flexibly, as a modern and model employer, flexible and less than full-time working isn’t a barrier to progress in the NHS – it is commonplace”. To support a positive experience for all colleagues we are committed to considering all requests for flexible working, in line with service needs.
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to help us grow, innovate, and improve.
If you wish to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria.
If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us on 0161 716 3181 as early as possible so we can support you.
Please note:
- We do not accept unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Hiring managers should not be contacted directly.
We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. If you have a disability or long‑term health condition and need extra time or adjustments to complete your application, please contact us as soon as possible. We will ensure you are not disadvantaged where a reasonable adjustment is appropriate.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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