Charge Nurse

Greater Manchester Mental Health; Wythenshawe; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Wythenshawe is looking for a developing and motivational nurse leader. This role involves supporting the delivery of safe, effective care while overseeing a team of nurses and support workers. The position allows for management skill development while ensuring high-quality care for service users. Candidates must be qualified Mental Health Nurses with experience in acute settings.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Qualifications

• Experience on Acute or PICU ward.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Ward Manager in providing leadership and operational management.
• Assess, plan and implement care for service users.
• Provide clinical and managerial leadership to junior staff.

Skills

Supervised staff

Managing Risky Situations

Education

Qualified Mental Health Nurse

Job description

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Its an exciting time in the development of our Inpatient Services with lots of opportunities for growth and development…. Do you want to come and join us on that journey?

We are looking for a developing and motivational nurse leader to support the delivery of safe and effective care on Bronte Ward and to support our service development plan.

You will have the opportunity to be able to support a team of nurses and support workers through supervision and appraisals to ensure that they are supported in their clinical and professional development.

The role ensures you are able to develop your management and leadership skills whilst still working directly with service users, holding a case load of patients as primary nurse.

Through close working with the ward manager you will be able to ensure you are involved and leading on areas of service and clinical development.

You will be able to work alongside the senior clinical leadership team made up of Senior Practitioners, Doctors, Advanced Practitioner, Psychologist, Occupational Therapists and Pharmacists to ensure a robust MDT to support decision making and clinical care.

You will have opportunities to deputise for the ward manager and will be supported through the appraisal process to ensure that you develop in the role and be supported in your future career aspirations.

Main duties of the job

To assist the Ward Manager in providing Leadership and Operational Management to a Ward ensuring the provision of quality nursing care to all service users on the ward/department. The post holder will assess, plan and implement care, and provide specialist nursing advice and carry out specialist nursing procedures in the agreed care group. They will provide clinical and managerial leadership to junior staff, providing supervision to junior staff and students.

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

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• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme

Person specification

Qualifications

• Qualified Mental Health Nurse
• Experience on Acute or PICU ward

Experience

• Supervised staff
• Managing Risky Situations

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

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.

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

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

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We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click.

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it .

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment.