Registered Mental Health Nurse Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

JCasp Technologies - Website Apps & AI/ML Development Company; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a dedicated Health Support team in Tameside, where you will play a vital role in enhancing the wellbeing of patients. This position offers a pathway for professional growth, transitioning from Band 5 to Band 6 as you achieve essential competencies. Your responsibilities will include administering intramuscular injections, conducting health checks, and providing health promotion to service users. Join a passionate team committed to delivering high-quality mental health services across Greater Manchester, where your contributions will make a significant difference in the lives of those in need. Embrace this chance to develop your skills in a supportive environment focused on compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Nursing qualification required with competencies in administering injections.
• Experience in mental health and physical health promotion is essential.

Responsibilities

• Administer intramuscular injections and monitor medication effects.
• Participate in planning and delivering individual care programs.

Skills

Intramuscular Injections

Venepuncture

Health Promotion

Patient Monitoring

Care Planning

Education

Nursing Qualification

Tools

POCHI Machine

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join the Health Support team in Tameside.

You will be based at Trust HQ but will work at sites across Tameside where Depot clinics and Clozapine Clinics are held.

The post is a progression post from Band 5 to Band 6, dependent on achieving a set pre-planned competencies. There will be an expectation of working towards achieving these competencies in a time frame of around 1 year.

Key Responsibilities:

1. To administer intramuscular injections, monitor the effect of medications, contraindications and side effects, and provide accurate information to patients and carers in a format they are able to understand.
2. To undertake venepuncture training and maintain knowledge and skills to be able to use this in both clinical and residential settings.
3. To be able to use the POCHI machine and follow processes outlined in Clozapine Clinic procedures.
4. To work with patients within the CMHT’s/EIT as indicated, participating in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of their individual programme of care, to address presenting health and wellbeing needs, in conjunction with any other relevant professionals.
5. To undertake physical health checks, and respond to & report concerns appropriately.
6. To provide health promotion for service users in the Stockport Mental Health Service, understanding the relationship between mental health and physical health.
7. To refer onto expert services in the community where a need has been identified.
8. To enhance a patient's overall wellbeing, and promote parity of esteem.
9. To undertake any other duties, appropriate to the grade, that may be required.

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 #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post.

Please refer to the essential criteria in the Band 5 person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.

Attached is also the Band 6 job description and person specification which the successful candidate will be working towards once they have achieved a set of competencies as an agreed development plan.

This advert closes on Wednesday 30 Apr 2025.