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Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner, Manchester

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Client:

Pulse

Location:

Manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

88c4750a382a

Job Views:

44

Posted:

24.06.2025

Expiry Date:

08.08.2025

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Job Description:

Are you an empathetic Mental Health Practitioner looking for an exciting new role?

We are now recruiting for a Band 6 Mental Health Practitioner to join a well-established NHS trust based in Manchester on a locum contract. The post on offer will be an immediate start, working full-time hours per week for an initial 10 months from the start date. As this is a band 6 position, our client will also welcome Newly Qualified Psychologists as well as experienced candidates.

The successful Practitioner will management of a defined caseload using specialist knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning to undertake assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care programs. The applying candidate must be able undertake mental health assessment and offer treatment to patients. They must have experience with safeguarding adults, triage and review of safeguarding referrals, development of protection plans. This role will mainly offer face to face appointments within locality clinics within Worcestershire and the trust can offer some time to work remotely due to the hybrid model they have in place.

Skills and experience needed:

• Managing a caseload
• Offer clinical treatment work and consultation
• Experience with a wide range of mental health presentations
• Can work well independently and as part of the team

What next?

If you are an enthusiastic Mental Health Practitioner with excellent rapport building skills and would like to learn more, please apply today, or contact a member of our team for more information.

Why Pulse?

• First class support and advice from our team of dedicated and experienced consultants
• £300 recommend a friend bonus scheme*
• ipoint – Electronic timesheet processing app
• Regional compliance team of trained phlebotomists’
• Variety of work opportunities in both NHS and private sectors
• Assistance with travel and accommodation
• Access to high-quality voluntary training
• Daily payroll
• Different payment methods – PAYE/PSC/LTD and umbrella
• Social Worker experience or Occupational Therapy

*Terms and conditions apply

Not for you but know the perfect Mental Health Practitioner?

If you are registered with Pulse and recommend a friend to us, you can earn a £300 bonus per recommendation, once they have worked over 200 hours*.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.