Staff Nurse

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

Job summary

A mental health care provider in England is seeking a dedicated nurse to join their team at Atherleigh Park. The role focuses on delivering collaborative, high-quality care within a supportive environment. Candidates must have at least 12 months of nursing experience, with skills in care planning, medication management, and mentoring. The position offers excellent benefits, including additional pay for unsocial hours and extensive annual leave.

Benefits

30% additional pay for evenings and Saturdays

60% additional pay for Sundays and bank holidays

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Car scheme with salary sacrifice

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months of nursing experience.
• Experience in care planning and risk management.
• Ability to supervise staff and mentor nursing students.

Responsibilities

• Assess service users and deliver personalised interventions.
• Deliver evidence-based care within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Coordinate shifts, supervise junior staff, and mentor students.

Skills

Nursing experience

Care planning

Risk management

Shift coordination

Medication management

Supervising staff

Mentoring

Incident management

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join us at Atherleigh Park on the Westleigh female acute ward. Atherleigh Park is a modern, purpose‑built hospital with free parking for all staff and is situated across from a popular retail park. The campus includes an onsite gym, a café, a therapy suite, and five wards – Female acute, Male acute, PICU, and Older adults.

We offer a supportive preceptorship package for newly qualified nurses and pride ourselves on development opportunities that help staff grow within their careers.

Responsibilities

• Assess service users and deliver collaborative, personalised interventions that are service‑user, carer and quality focused.
• Deliver high‑level, evidence‑based care within a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Maintain high standards of clinical care within the wider team.
• Administer medication management, risk management and incident management.
• Coordinate shifts, supervise junior staff and mentor nursing students.
• Attend MDT meetings, tribunals and manager hearings.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months of nursing experience.
• Experience in care planning, risk management, shift coordination, medication management, supervising staff, mentoring, incident management, and attendance at MDT/tribunals.

Additional Information

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks. You are required to enrol in the DBS Update Service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

We are committed to ensuring our workforce is representative of the diverse communities we serve and are strongly committed to removing barriers for candidates from under‑represented groups, including BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.

We have added a disclaimer that the use of Artificial Intelligence in job applications is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with candidates during the interview to clarify submitted examples.

Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust is an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications requiring sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications where the role is eligible.

Benefits

• 30% additional pay for evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays; 60% for Sundays and bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years.
• Excellent pension scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Car scheme with salary sacrifice.
• Wellbeing programme.
• Blue Light Card discounts.

Contact the Recruitment Team for more information about your application or to discuss a role you are passionate about.