Community Mental Health Nurse Band 5 | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Trafford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A trust providing mental health services is seeking a Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse in Trafford. This role involves managing a caseload on the antipsychotic pathway and requires knowledge in mental health nursing and collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team. The role promotes staff wellbeing and offers various benefits, including generous leave and pay enhancements for different shifts.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with clinical experience in adults.
• Experience in reviewing mental and physical health of patients.
• Understanding of antipsychotic medication management.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload on the antipsychotic pathway with regular reviews.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team members.
• Support mental and physical health agenda in the health hub.

Skills

Mental health nursing

Knowledge of CPA process

Experience with older adults

Teamwork and flexibility

Education

Registered Nurse with mental health focus

Job description

Overview

We have a very exciting new opportunity to recruit a Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse. We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic mental health nurse to join our fantastic physical health hub within the Trafford division to support people living with dementia who are prescribed antipsychotic medication. This role would suit a nurse with older adults experience and an interest in physical health who may be looking to retire and return or reduce their working hours. We are committed to promoting staff wellbeing and you will be offered supportive clinical supervision. We actively promote work/life balance. All employees will have regular line management supervision.

Responsibilities

• Be a Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse with a defined caseload on the antipsychotic pathway and complete antipsychotic reviews for non-complex service users.
• Hold a caseload of approximately 25–30 people who require frequent reviews of their mental and physical health to ensure their prescribed medication remains suitable.
• Have knowledge and understanding of the CPA process and play a key role in supporting the mental and physical health agenda within the team.
• Work proactively and flexibly within a multi-disciplinary team model across both the physical health hub and the adults CMHT.

About us

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. 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.

Benefits

• Pay enhancements for various shifts: Band 5 enhancements for Saturday, evenings, Sundays and Public Holidays, with different rates as specified.
• 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.
• FuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles).

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025