Main area Mental Health Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - friday 9-5) Job ref 437-7421426
Employer Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site brook Heys Town Trafford Salary £31,049 - £37,796 per annum/pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/10/2025 23:59
Community Mental Health Nurse Band 5
Band 5
Job overview
We have a very exciting new opportunity to recruit a Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse.
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic mental health nurse to join our fantastic physical health hub within the Trafford division to support people living with dementia who are prescribed antipsychotic medication.
This role would suit a nurse with older adults experience and an interest in physical health who may be looking to retire and return or reduce their working hours.
We are committed to promoting staff wellbeing and you will be offered supportive clinical supervision, We actively promote work/life balance. All employees will have regular line management supervision.
Main duties of the job
As a Band 5 you will have the following duties :
Duties will include having a defined caseload non-complex service users on the antipsychotic pathway and completing the antipsychotic reviews.
You will hold a caseload of approximately 25-30 people who require frequent reviews of their mental and physical health to ensure their prescribed medication is still suitable.
As a band 5 nurse you will have a key role in supporting the mental and physical health agenda within the team and you will be required to have knowledge and understanding of the CPA process.
You will be expected to work proactively and flexibly within a multi-disciplinary team model across both the physical health hub and the adults CMHT.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than160 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Band
Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am
All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
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Person specification
Qualifications
* RMN
* Registered with a governing body
Experience
* Experience of working with service users with mental health difficulties
* Experience working in MDT / Community setting
* Experience of working with older adults with dementia
Knowledge
Important Information about working for GMMH: All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org
The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.
Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.
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We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.
Sponsorship
We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – clickhere.
If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.
The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it here .
Do you have experience outside the NHS?
We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.
We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.
**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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