Staff Nurse- Prospect Place | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Pennine Care NHS FT; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established mental health Trust in Rochdale is hiring a Band 5 Staff Nurse to provide direct care to patients with various mental health disorders. You'll act as the named nurse for a defined patient group, ensuring high standards of care through assessment, planning, and evaluation. This role includes participating in risk assessments and providing mentorship to newly qualified staff. The Trust offers a generous annual leave allowance, regular supervision, and personal development support.

Benefits

Generous annual leave allowance

Wellbeing service

Access to occupational health services

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse qualification must be maintained.
• Experience in mental health settings is preferred.
• Ability to liaise effectively with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care to patients with mental health disorders.
• Act as the named nurse for an assigned group of patients.
• Participate in risk assessments and care planning.
• Mentor newly qualified nursing staff.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Patient care

Communication

Risk assessment

Mentorship

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Do you enjoy working in a compassionate environment, want to learn and develop new skills, enjoy working with a variety of service users, all with very different needs and work with people in crisis to help them with their recovery, then this job is for you!

An opportunity has arisen for a band 5 Staff Nurse to join our team at Prospect Place! Prospect Place is a 45-bed unit that opened in 2011 and is based on the site of Birch Hill Hospital in Rochdale.

The unit is for men aged 18 to 65 years, who have a diagnosed psychiatric disorder, for example schizophrenia, and have been detained under the Mental Health Act. Alcohol and drug misuse are often a part of the problems faced by patients. A secure setting may be required to help address challenges around the patient's view of their illness and the vulnerabilities and risks to themselves and others that may result from this.

You will be an integral part of the team providing direct care to patients with a variety of mental health problems. You will act as the named nurse with responsibility for the overall care of an identified group of patients. You will regularly act as shift co‑ordinator ensuring the smooth running of the clinical area and best utilisation of resources available, with support from senior staff.

You will be involved in providing a high level of safe and effective care. Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care, adhere to all Trust policies, procedures and guidelines, and liaise with the multidisciplinary team. Provide mentorship to others.

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is a well established mental health Trust. Our headquarters are based in Ashton‑Under‑Lyne. The Trust offers a generous annual leave allowance that does increase along with time in service. The Trust supports staff via regular supervision in your work base and also yearly individual personal development review. The Trust provides a staff wellbeing service and access to occupational health.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Keep professionally updated in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council requirements and participate in clinical reflection through clinical supervision.
• Accountable for behaviour on duty and responsible for reporting anything untoward to a senior member of staff.
• Act as named nurse/key worker for an identified group ensuring assessment, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
• Devise care plans for clients and undertake clients’ activities as appropriate ensuring a high standard of care.
• Ensure all appropriate clients and ward records are maintained to the required standard.
• Adhere to appropriate policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Liaise with the wider multidisciplinary team to enhance the standard of care clients receive.
• Participate in risk assessments and work within the framework of the Care Programme Approach acting as a key worker as required.
• Participate in staff inductions, acting as a preceptor to develop the skills and knowledge of newly qualified nursing staff.
• Provide mentorship to others as part of your role and undertake mentorship training.
• Participate in the administration of controlled drugs according to Drug Prescribing Policy and administer all other medication in accordance with agreed procedures.

Please also see JD & PS for further information.

This advert closes on Monday 22 Dec 2025.