Single Point of Entry Practitioner

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner working within Older Adult Services in Rochdale.

The role involves screening referrals which are received from primary and secondary care services and making decisions on the most appropriate service to meet the needs of the person. You will be required to complete holistic assessments with the person in their own home, making autonomous decisions in relation to their care requirements and make onward referrals or signpost to other services in the community setting.

Main duties of the job

• To triage all referrals that are made to the service as the single point of entry and first level gatekeeper to mental health services
• To make onward referral to the most appropriate service to meet the individual needs of the service user following triage
• To carry out a thorough assessment of the service users' current mental health problems and individual needs, including a risk assessment
• To provide short term crisis management as appropriate
• To identify the need for protection in line with safeguarding children and the Protection of Vulnerable Adult Policy and to comply with statutory obligations
• To liaise and negotiate with other professions, statutory and independent agencies to ensure the best possible service is provided to service users and carers
• To evaluate systematically and record, outcomes of mental health assessments
• To involve family and carers in the assessment process with service users consent

About us

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We're really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Details

Date posted

07 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

311-R429-26

Job locations

Birch Hill Hospital

Birch Road

Rochdale

OL12 9QB

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description

• To triage all referrals that are made to the service as the single point of entry and first level gatekeeper to mental health services
• To make onward referral to the most appropriate service to meet the individual needs of the service user following triage
• To carry out a thorough assessment of the service users current mental health problems and individual needs, including a risk assessment
• To provide short term crisis management as appropriate
• To identify the need for protection in line with safeguarding children and the Protection of Vulnerable Adult Policy and to comply with statutory obligations
• To liaise and negotiate with other professions, statutory and independent agencies to ensure the best possible service is provided to service users and carers
• To evaluate systematically and record, outcomes of mental health assessments
• To involve family and carers in the assessment process with service users consen

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description

• To triage all referrals that are made to the service as the single point of entry and first level gatekeeper to mental health services
• To make onward referral to the most appropriate service to meet the individual needs of the service user following triage
• To carry out a thorough assessment of the service users current mental health problems and individual needs, including a risk assessment
• To provide short term crisis management as appropriate
• To identify the need for protection in line with safeguarding children and the Protection of Vulnerable Adult Policy and to comply with statutory obligations
• To liaise and negotiate with other professions, statutory and independent agencies to ensure the best possible service is provided to service users and carers
• To evaluate systematically and record, outcomes of mental health assessments
• To involve family and carers in the assessment process with service users consen

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• RMN
• Mentorship
• Post Qualification Experience
• Communication Skills
• MDT working
• Safeguarding Knowledge

Desirable

• Triaging Experience
• Experience of using outcome measures
• Brief psychosocial interventions
• psychological model of care

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• RMN
• Mentorship
• Post Qualification Experience
• Communication Skills
• MDT working
• Safeguarding Knowledge

Desirable

• Triaging Experience
• Experience of using outcome measures
• Brief psychosocial interventions
• psychological model of care

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 .

Additional information

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 .

Employer details

Employer name

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

Birch Hill Hospital

Birch Road

Rochdale

OL12 9QB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Pennine Care NHS FT

Address

Birch Hill Hospital

Birch Road

Rochdale

OL12 9QB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description

• To triage all referrals that are made to the service as the single point of entry and first level gatekeeper to mental health services
• To make onward referral to the most appropriate service to meet the individual needs of the service user following triage
• To carry out a thorough assessment of the service users current mental health problems and individual needs, including a risk assessment
• To provide short term crisis management as appropriate
• To identify the need for protection in line with safeguarding children and the Protection of Vulnerable Adult Policy and to comply with statutory obligations
• To liaise and negotiate with other professions, statutory and independent agencies to ensure the best possible service is provided to service users and carers
• To evaluate systematically and record, outcomes of mental health assessments
• To involve family and carers in the assessment process with service users consen

Essential

Essential

• RMN
• Mentorship
• Post Qualification Experience
• Communication Skills
• MDT working
• Safeguarding Knowledge

Desirable

• Triaging Experience
• Experience of using outcome measures
• Brief psychosocial interventions
• psychological model of care