Mental Health Practitioner - Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team
A Vacancy at Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.
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.
The role is based within Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, with flexible working across a 24/7 shift pattern to ensure continuous service provision. You will be part of a skilled multidisciplinary team, collaborating with community mental health services, acute mental health services, VCSE partners, and psychological professions.
Key Responsibilities- 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.
- 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.
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 & 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.
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.
This advert closes on Sunday 17 May 2026.