Staff Nurse - Sovereign Westleigh and Prospect

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; North Leigh; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay enhancements

Annual leave

Cycle to work

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Blue Light Card discounts

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Staff Nurse to join Sovereign Unit at Atherleigh Park, covering Sovereign Westleigh and Prospect wards. You will contribute to clinical assessment, deliver evidence-based care and work within a multidisciplinary team to support service users and carers.

The role includes shift coordination, medication management and supervising junior staff, with a supportive preceptorship for newly qualified nurses.

Qualifications

• Recent experience delivering care to patients with challenging needs and risk management.
• Up-to-date NMC registration as a first level mental health/learning disability nurse.
• Experience of Acute Wards.
• Ability to work in a recovery-focused way.

Responsibilities

• Shift coordination.
• Medication management.
• Supervising junior staff.
• Attendance at MDT/ Tribunals and manager hearings.

Skills

Mental health care

Recovery-focused care

Education

NMC registration (first level MH/LD nurse)

Job description

Staff Nurse - Sovereign Westleigh and Prospect

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join us at Atherleigh Park on Sovereign Unit and Prospect male acute wards and Westleigh female acute ward.

Atherleigh Park is a modern purpose built hospital, with free parking for all staff and situated across from a popular retail park. There are onsite gym facilities, as well as a caf

Atherleigh Park has a therapy suite and 5 wards, including a Female acute, Male acute, PICU (psychiatric intensive care) and Older adults

We offer a supportive preceptorship package for newly qualified nurses, for them to develop and grow within their career, and pride ourselves in our development opportunities

The post holder will contribute to the assessment of service users and help deliver collaborative personalised interventions that are service user, carer and quality focused. Through their interventions they will deliver high level, quality care and evidence-based interventions within a multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will be responsible for delivering and maintaining high standards of clinical care within the wider team.

Main duties of the job

Shift coordination

Medication management

Supervising junior staff

Attendance at MDT/ Tribunals and manager hearings

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 120 locations.

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.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

• Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

Experience

• Have recent experience of working within and supporting staff to deliver care to patients who have challenging needs in order to demonstrate the required understanding of risk management.

Knoweldge and skills

• Up to date NMC registration as a first level mental health/ Learning Disability nurse.
• Experience of Acute Wards

Skills and Abilities

• Working within a mental health setting
• Working within a recovery focused way

Other

• The postholder must be assessed by Occupational Health as having a level of physical fitness required to undertake the role and required essential training.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£32,073 to £39,043 a yearper annum, pro rata