Job summary
Employer heading
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
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- marianne booth
- Job title
- ward manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01942 764469
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