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Trainee Higher Apprenticeship Assistant Practitioner - Mental Health

Employer
Greater Manchester Men
Location
Chorlton House, Chorlton
Salary
Competitive salary
Closing date
12 Dec 2020

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Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) is one of the leading mental health trusts in the UK.

Serving a population of 1.2million people, the Trust employs around 4750 people who make a difference across 130 locations. Situated in one of the most exciting and affordable cities in Europe, GMMH provides community and inpatient mental health care, alongside substance misuse services across the North West.

GMMH is one of the most active research trusts in the UK, with one of the highest levels of recruitment to clinical trials for mental health. This puts our staff and service users at the leading edge of new mental health treatments.

The Trust provides a range of specialist services including prison in reach across the North of England, a specialist centre for mental health and deafness and in patient perinatal mental health care.

We have been rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Our substance misuse services and leadership were rated as 'Outstanding'

The Psychological Therapies Division within Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with the University of Bolton, is pleased to be able to offer 6 full time Trainee Higher Apprenticeship Assistant Practitioner - (Mental Health) roles.

The 24 month Fixed Term training contracts will enable you to work towards a role that will assist qualified practitioners and therapists in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Services in the delivery of services at step 2 and 3 for those experiencing mild to moderate common mental health difficulties.

As part of a highly performing mental health trust you will be well supported through your program of training with consistent clinical and management supervision and close collaboration with your course providers.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Dianne Jones Services Manager

Email address [email protected]

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**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

Important Information about working for GMMH:

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website.

NHS Jobs/TRAC -(Recruitment Systems) - If your application form has been submitted on NHS jobs, we will need to transfer your personal data information (application form) from NHS Jobs to upload into TRAC systems.

GMMH have made the Apprenticeship Promise and as part of that promise will consider all Band 1 to 4 vacancies as Apprenticeship Opportunities. Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

**If you do not hold a current competency based qualification and or the Care Certificate, you will be expected to complete an appropriate Apprenticeship in Healthcare with GMMH.**

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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.

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