Mental Heath Urgent Care HCA - Band 3 | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

The Mental Health Liaison Service is an ageless service, working with patients of all ages. The post holder will be expected to have some experience working with a wide variety of patient demographics, including children and older adults.

The post holder will be required to work 37.5 hours a week including shifts, weekends, bank holidays, and nights. This service operates over 7 days a week 24 hours per dayand so there will be times when the post holder will need to frequently work out of hours to operate the service and meet patient needs.

The post holder will be a member of the Mental Health Liaison Service in GMMH – Bolton Urgent Care Services and will provide support and assistance to the professionally qualified staff in the department. The post holder will support patients placed in the urgent care centre, this is a waiting area for patient to wait for a mental health assessment to be completed by the Liaison Practitioners. The post holder will support patients placed in the section 136 suite.

Responsibilities will include direct nursing care, cleaning of the waiting area, and delegated duties from the shift coordinator.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 120 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.

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements
• 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
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

This advert closes on Monday 8 Jun 2026