Registered Mental Health Nurse (Secondary team)

Gmmh; Salford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse for the secondary team in Salford. The role is a 6-month secondment, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00, within HMP Forest Bank.

Applicants must hold prison clearance for this short-term post. The post focuses on delivering secondary mental health care to men in custody, with responsibilities for planning, coordinating, and providing evidence-based interventions while

Qualifications

• RMN registration and completion of preceptorship.
• Evidence of continuous practice development related to delivering psychological interventions.
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act, CPA and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Manage individuals with secondary mental health needs in prison custody.
• Deliver and develop needs-based mental health services within the prison.
• Maintain CPA process throughout the legal and custodial stages.
• Communicate effectively and manage own caseload with high-quality nursing care.

Skills

Risk assessment

CPA knowledge

Offender health

Decision making

Documentation

Communication

Education

RMN registration

Preceptorship

Practice development training

Job description

Registered Mental Health Nurse (Secondary team)

Band 6

Main area Mental Health Grade Band 6 Contract Secondment: 6 months (Working within a secondary mental health team 9-5 core hour Monday-Friday) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 09.00 - 17.00hrs core service hours) Job ref 437-8290202-A

Site HMP Forest Bank Town Salford Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

You must already hold prison clearance due to the short nature of this role.

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust provide a commissioned mental health service which delivers mental health care to men in custody at HMP Forest Bank. The team provide mental health assessment, treatment and support to cover a wide range of mental health conditions working within the stepped care model.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to join our team in providing secondary mental health care which is delivered in the prison. This post is part of the secondary mental health team which is comparable to a community mental health team in the community.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will manage individuals with secondary mental health service needs whilst they are in prison custody. This includes assisting in the delivery and development of effective, needs based, modern mental health services within the prison .

The post holder should be expert in all areas of service delivery, ensuring effective communication is maintained at all times.

The post holder will be responsible and accountable for the effective management of their own caseload and be expected to effectively utilise nursing skills and resources to provide high quality service to all service users. This role requires the post holder to contribute to maintaining the CPA process throughout the legal and custodial process.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000members of staff, who deliver services from more than122locations.

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

See attached detailed job description and person specification for further information about the role. We welcome discussions with potential applicants

Person specification

Qualifications

• RMN registration
• Completion of preceptorship programme
• Evidence of continuous practice development related to delivering psychological interventions to both individuals and groups
• Training in psychological interventions

Knowledge

• Good knowledge and experience of risk assessment and management.
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act and other mental health legislation including CPA
• Experience of working in offender health or within a forensic setting.

Skills

• Knowledge of factors affecting secure mental health care and the contemporary mental health agenda
• Ability to analyse problems, gather relevant information and exercise sound judgement in reaching the most appropriate conclusions
• Ability to prioritise workload, work at a fast pace and meet deadlines.
• Ability to write reports and present information in a concise way
• Excellent organisational / time management skills

Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org

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 here .

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 here .

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. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Emma Smith Job title Team manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01619257000

Additional information

Please note: This post is subject to enhanced security clearance via Ministry of Justice.

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