Band 5 Community Mental Health Nurse in Manchester

Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 6 months (to support with service pilot, could possibly extend) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Open to discussion regarding which days will work best around candidate and service.) Job ref 437-8299107

Site Benchill Annex Town Manchester Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an RMN to apply for the post of a Band 5 RMN/RGN in the new Shared Care Protocol (SCP) Response Team pilot across South & Central West Manchester Community Services.

Under the line management and clinical supervision from the Senior Nurse Practitioner (NMP), Consultant Psychiatrist and relevant senior management, the post holder will:

• Participate in the mental health nursing assessment, medication titration, monitoring and review of service users with an SMI who are prescribed antipsychotic and lithium medications.
• Maintain and co-ordinate timely and appropriate interventions for an allocated caseload of service users of AOWA in the community operate in line with the relevant clinical pathways as outlined within the SCP Response Team Standard Operational Procedure (SOP).

This includes respecting individuality, values, culture and religious diversity of service users and colleagues and thus contributing to the provision of a high-quality service sensitive to these needs.

Main duties of the job

• To utilise good interpersonal skills including specific skills to facilitate effective communication.
• To establish and maintain good communication networks with service users, carers, and other health care workers and numerous external agencies.
• To establish and maintain good working relationships with GPs, GP commissioner’s and relevant consortia.
• To promote awareness of the role of SCP Response Team and work as link nurse to defined GP practices within local service area/team, and the wider community.
• Be a full member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
• To participate in the assessment, monitoring and review of service users with an SMI who are prescribed antipsychotic and lithium medications.
• To provide skilled mental health nursing care to service users.
• To assess, develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care under supervision of senior team members.
• To act as care case manager for service users under the SCP Response Team.

This list is not exhaustive.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000members of staff, who deliver services from more than122locations.

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

• 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

Qualifications

experience

• Experience of working in collaboration with members of a multidisciplinary team
• experience or strong desire of working in the community

learning

• Evidence of further learning about medication side effects and monitoring
• Evidence of self directed learning and willingness to take part in further learning

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.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications

A candidate may utilise the help of AI when writing job application.The assessment of an application is made on its entirety and most times AI-generated content does not fully grasp the context and requirements of the job one applies for thus producing inaccurate and misleading information, especially in the supporting statement section of an application that can lack real life examples of one’s achievements, success and challenges.

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 – click here .

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**

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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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