Mental Health Practitioner

Overview

£38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year, £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year

• Contract Type: Permanent
• Hours: Full time
• Disability Confident: No
• Closing Date: 07/03/2026

About this job

• Represent the OP Community Mental Health Liaison Team whilst working across the Stockport borough and in conjunction with the Urgent Community Response Team.
• Triage all referrals that are made to the service and allocate clinical priority.
• Carry out a thorough assessment of the service user's current mental health needs, including risk assessment, psychological needs and cognitive functioning.
• Demonstrate the ability to make decisions in relation to the clinical management of individual patients and make critical clinical judgements in relation to mental health and care provision within the community setting.
• Assess and manage clients presenting with co-morbidities of physical and mental health needs including the impact of medication and infection.
• Model appropriate methods of communication and care delivery to social care staff.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Registered Mental Health Nurse.
• Evidence of continuing professional development to post graduate diploma level.
• Experience of working within older peoples mental health inpatient, community or Liaison settings.
• Knowledge of medication used in this service user group.
• Good working knowledge of physical health problems in the older person and assessment skills in this area.
• Awareness of the adult safeguarding process.

This job description is not exhaustive, but is intended to give an overall picture of the role.

Other duties within the general scope of the post may be required from time to time.

The duties of the post and job description can be reviewed through the agreed process.

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