Staff Nurse - Oak Ward (Male Acute) | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Pennine Care NHS FT; Oldham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health trust in Greater Manchester is looking for registered mental health nurses to join their team. This role involves providing person-centred care and supporting rehabilitation in a supportive environment that values professional autonomy. With flexible working options and a range of benefits, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact on mental health services while enjoying a collaborative team atmosphere. Take the next step in your nursing career with a trust that prioritizes its staff and patients.

Benefits

Preceptorship programmes

Career development opportunities

Comprehensive staff wellbeing service

Generous NHS pension scheme

Qualifications

• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
• Experience in mental health nursing preferred.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality mental health care to patients.
• Support service users in rehabilitation and recovery.
• Contribute to the team-based approach in patient care.

Skills

Registered mental health nurse

Ability to deliver person-centred care

Mentoring and coaching

Strong communication skills

Job description

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At Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, we’re investing in something vital: you.

Join a Trust where your mental health nursing career can thrive.

What we offer

• Preceptorship programmes to help you transition confidently into your role
• Career development, including access to psychological therapies training and therapy skills
• Mentoring and coaching opportunities to support your growth
• Flexible working options to support your work-life balance
• Comprehensive staff wellbeing service
• Generous NHS pension scheme and staff benefits package
• A Trust-wide commitment to diversity, inclusion and psychological safet

We know safe, high-quality mental health care starts with properly supported staff. That’s why we’re increasing our nursing workforce across our five boroughs – and we’re inviting passionate registered mental health nurses to be part of this transformation.

Whether you're newly registered or an experienced practitioner, you'll find a role where your professional judgment is valued, your voice is heard, and your wellbeing matters.

We’re recruiting across a range of inpatient settings, including

• Adult and older adult acute mental health wards
• Psychiatric intensive care wards
• Rehabilitation and high support wards

You’ll be working alongside dedicated multidisciplinary teams, using your skills to deliver person-centred care in line with our values of kindness, fairness, ingenuity and determination.

Whether you're early in your career or looking to grow, this is your chance to shape the future of mental health care in Greater Manchester – and experience the difference of working in a Trust that puts staff and patients first.

Why choose Pennine Care

• Top mental health trust to work for in the North of England – NHS Staff Survey 2024
• A culture that supports professional autonomy and values nursing leadership
• A clear commitment to safe staffing levels and quality patient care
• A forward-thinking Trust focused on creating the conditions for great nursing care to thrive
• A genuinely supportive environment where your skills and compassion are recognised

Who we’re looking for

You might currently be in another NHS Trust, the private sector, or working through an agency. You might be based in Greater Manchester, Yorkshire, or the wider North West. Wherever you are in your career – if you’re looking for safer staffing, better support, and meaningful development, Pennine Care is ready to welcome you.

Make the move to a Trust that listens, supports and invests in you.

Apply now and help us build a better future for mental health care.

We’re proud to deliver high-quality mental health and learning disability services to people across five boroughs in Greater Manchester: Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside & Glossop.

Our vision is simple but powerful: A happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities.

To make that happen, we support our staff to do their best work - every day. Whether you’re working on our inpatient wards or out in the community, you’ll be part of a compassionate, forward-thinking team that’s focused on delivering great care and improving lives.

Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the 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.

This advert closes on Sunday 14 Dec 2025.