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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent: To cover 24/7 rotation
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working)
Job ref
437-6408092-A
Employer
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Atherleigh Park
Town
Leigh
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/08/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Staff Nurse - Westleigh

Band 5

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join us at Atherleigh Park on Westleigh female acute ward. 

Atherleigh Park is a modern purpose built hospital, with free parking for all staff and situated across from a popular retail park.  There are onsite gym facilities, as well as a café

Atherleigh Park has a therapy suite and 5 wards, including a Female acute, Male acute, PICU (psychiatric intensive care) and Older adults

 We offer a supportive preceptorship package for newly qualified nurses, for them to develop and grow within their career, and pride ourselves in our development opportunities 

The post holder will contribute to the assessment of service users and help deliver collaborative personalised interventions that are service user, carer and quality focused. Through their interventions they will deliver high level, quality care and evidence-based interventions within a multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will be responsible for delivering and maintaining high standards of clinical care within the wider team.

 

Main duties of the job

Care planning

Risk management

Shift coordination

Medication management

Supervising junior staff

Mentor for nursing students

Incident management

Attendance at MDT/ Tribunals and manager hearings

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

  • Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
  • 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

Person specification

Knoweldge and skills

Essential criteria
  • Professional Registration
Desirable criteria
  • experience working with complex women

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Working within a mental health setting
Desirable criteria
  • Working within a recovery focused way

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardWe are a Living Wage EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyHSJ Best places to workDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employer

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
marianne booth
Job title
ward manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01942 764469
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