Mental Health Liaison Practitioner

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester

Full-Time

Immediately

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Job Description

Job Title: Mental Health Liaison Practitioner
Are you an experienced Band 5 Nurse looking for the next step in your career or a current Band 6 looking for a fresh challenge? Join us in Central Manchester!
We have an opportunity for you to be part of fast-growing and developing services in line with the Five Year Forward Plan for Mental Health and an exciting transformation program of services. We are expanding our existing hospital liaison service.
Greater Manchester Mental Health Service is recruiting Band 6 mental health practitioners at our busy Central Manchester Site.
We are looking for enthusiastic, ‘can do’, motivated Band 6 Mental Health Practitioners from a range of professional backgrounds, including:

Perinatal
Later life
Children and Young People (CYP)
You will be actively supported to develop as a mental health professional, building on your existing experience and knowledge. Due to the diverse nature of the populations we serve, you will have a wide range of exciting learning opportunities available to you. The day-to-day diversity of our services and the support in learning are key reasons why people join us! Your learning will be further supported by the fact that you will be working within an experienced multidisciplinary team among experts in a number of different fields involved in wider research and service development agendas.
As one of the main mental health providers within Greater Manchester, we recognize the priority to achieve parity between mental and physical health care and are committed to achieving this, enabled by our CORE 24 Liaison Mental Health services. Our services work at the interface between physical and mental health to bridge this gap. Our teams operate 24/7 to provide responsive mental health care in the acute hospital and A&E settings, delivered by experienced and established multidisciplinary teams.
As the successful candidate, you will be enthusiastic, flexible, and committed to delivering high-quality mental health care in general hospital and A&E settings. You will bring a range of experiences and an established knowledge base that will further enrich our teams and the service we provide. These personal attributes will enable you to provide comprehensive person-centred assessments, advice, direct interventions, and onward care planning to people of a range of ages, with different needs.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in:
Bolton
The city of Manchester
Salford
Trafford
The borough of Wigan
We also offer a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original, and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city, you will find great shopping, entertainment, and dining options.
Wherever you go, you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour, and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills, and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job Requirements

Work permit in United Kingdom: Required

English language skill: Intermediate (B1)

Driver's license: Not required

Suitable Qualifications

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