Senior Mental Health Practitioner - MHST

Job summary
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A FIXED TERM CONTRACT FOR 9 MONTHS TO COVER MATERNITY

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of this expanding service which we are delivering across Wigan: The Mental Health Support Team (MHST).

We are looking for skilled practitioners, with mental health experience, who can provide low intensity evidenced based CBT interventions, manage risk and are passionate about young person-centred practice.

Successful candidates will play an important part in the in the delivery of high-quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and well-being of young people in education settings.

As part of the growing serivce, you will be empowered to shape and build the service with further education settings in Bolton. You will help build and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues and the wider network.

Main duties of the job
The Senior Mental Health Practitioner will be an integral part of the MHST in Wigan.

You will use your clinical skills to listen to the needs of the child, young person and family to provide meaningful evidenced based interventions. You will provide support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals in the life of the child/young person. You will work closely with education professionals to foster a whole school/college approach to mental well-being.

you will use leadership skills to support, develop and empower staff in the serivce as well as developing the serivce itself though quality improvement, audit and evaluation.

The MHST Mental Health Practitioner will play a key role in

• Forming strong working relations with education settings
• Providing consultations to education colleagues and support education settings to embed a whole school approach to wellbeing
• Developing and delivering evidence-based individual and group time limited interventions to young people within education settings
• Evidencing the outcomes of the MHST service
• Providing clinical supervision to Education Mental Health practitioners

About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 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 and the borough of Wigan, and 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 with 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.

Details
Date posted: 23 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 437-8134549
Job locations: WIGAN MHST, 155-157 MANCHESTER ROAD, Wigan, WN2 2JA, United Kingdom

Job description
See attached detailed job description and person specification:

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications
Essential

• Core profession with valid registration of professional body e.g. RMN, Social Work or equivalent post graduate accreditable qualification CBT, EMHP, CYWP.
• Experience of working with children's Mental Health Services
• BABCP/BPS registration

Desirable

• Completion of a CYP improving access to psychological therapies certificate.
• Completion of an EMHP Supervisors Course

Experience
Essential

• Experience of assessment and delivering evidence based mental health interventions including low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy interventions.
• Experience of working with children's Mental Health Services
• Experience and knowledge of implementing safeguarding procedures for children and adults.
• Completion of a CYP improving access to psychological therapies certificate.
• Experience of supervising colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team and consultation in other agency settings.

Desirable

• Experience of supporting young people in an educational setting
• Experience of leading a team

Knowledge
Essential

• Understanding of child and adolescent development.
• Knowledge of risk assessment and safety planning.
• Experience and knowledge of implementing safeguarding procedures for children and adults.
• Completion of a CYP improving access to psychological therapies certificate.

Desirable

• Ability to teach and train others using multi-media materials suitable for presentation within public.
• Level of knowledge of research methodology and data analysis as practiced within the clinical fields of child and adolescent mental health.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address: WIGAN MHST, 155-157 MANCHESTER ROAD, Wigan, WN2 2JA, United Kingdom
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Operational Manager, Sonia Cunningham, View email address on meeveem.com, View phone number on meeveem.com