Job summary
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

• Care planning
• Risk management
• Shift coordination
• Medication management
• Supervising junior staff
• Mentor for nursing students
• Incident management
• 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.

Band: Band 5
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time

Staff benefits

• 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
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card discounts

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• 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.

Knowledge and skills
Essential

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

Desirable

• Experience of Acute Wards

Skills and abilities
Essential

• Working within a mental health setting

Desirable

• Working within a recovery focused way

Other
Essential

• 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For questions about the job, contact:
Ward Manager Jennifer Pindur, Jennifer.Pindur@gmmh.nhs.uk, 01942631677

The closing date is 16 November 2026.

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