Band 7 Senior Clinical Practitioner - Adult Community Mental Health Team

Job Title: Band 7 Senior Clinical Practitioner - Adult Community Mental Health Team
Specialism: Adult Community Mental Health
Location: Manchester, Wigan, Bolton, Salford or Trafford, UK
Salary: £30.00 Hourly
Type: Full Time / Part Time
Contract: Ongoing Locum

Join a dynamic team as a Band 7 Senior Clinical Practitioner within the Adult Community Mental Health Team and earn an attractive £30.00 per hour. This ongoing locum opportunity offers the flexibility of full-time or part-time work across Manchester, Wigan, Bolton, Salford, or Trafford, allowing you to find an arrangement that works for you.

As a Senior Clinical Practitioner, you will provide senior clinical expertise and leadership, helping to deliver high-quality, person-centred mental health services while supporting the development of colleagues and contributing to service improvement.

• Locum Flexibility: Enjoy greater control over your working arrangements while benefiting from the variety and flexibility of locum employment.
• Competitive Pay: Earn £30.00 per hour, with your clinical expertise and experience recognised and rewarded.
• Professional Development: Access ongoing training and development opportunities to strengthen your clinical and leadership skills.
• Varied
  
  Experience:
  
  Work across different locations and encounter diverse clinical presentations, broadening your experience and professional knowledge.
• Work-Life Balance: Choose full-time or part-time hours to better fit your personal and professional commitments.

• Provide senior clinical input within the Community Mental Health Team, delivering high-quality assessments, interventions, and care planning.
• Offer clinical advice, consultation, and professional challenge to Band 6 practitioners and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Act as Named Worker for an agreed caseload, developing personalised care plans and overseeing effective care coordination.
• Chair or contribute to multidisciplinary discussions, daily huddles, complex case reviews, and clinical decision-making.
• Provide clinical supervision, guidance, and support to Band 6 practitioners and student staff.
• Work collaboratively with GPs, local authority colleagues, crisis services, and other partner agencies to promote effective care pathways.
• Contribute to clinical governance, including audits, quality assurance, risk management, and service improvement initiatives.
• Promote evidence-based practice and maintain high standards of clinical care across the service.

Working across Manchester, Wigan, Bolton, Salford, or Trafford gives you the opportunity to experience a diverse range of communities while developing your clinical expertise within busy and progressive mental health services. Manchester itself offers an outstanding combination of culture, entertainment, sport, restaurants, and excellent transport links, making it an exciting base for both professional and personal life.