Senior Practitioner in Manchester

Main area Registered General Nurse Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Monday to Friday (Happy to discuss flexible working between hours of 8am and 6pm)) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday (Happy to discuss flexible working between hours of 8am and 6pm)) Job ref 437-8259468

Site HMP Manchester Healthcare Department Town Manchester Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 22/10/2026 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Qualified Registered General Nurse with experience in clinical leadership has become available within the Healthcare Department at HMP Manchester. The Senior Practitioner role is within the Primary Care Team and will include:

• 1. The lead clinical role in identified clinical pathways within the service specification
• 2. Manage and evaluate relevant clinical pathways within the service specification and will include:
• · Reception screening, process and monitoring
• · Patient discharge and transfer clinic
• · Social Care Team
• · Complex case lead
• · Infection Prevention Lead for Healthcare including medication administration points
• · Equality, Diversion and Equality Lead
• · Provide training to the team in the form of train the trainer model
• Provide cover for the Primary Care Team Manager in his/her absence and take on any delegated management duties as required. And to participate in the on-call rota.

Main duties of the job

Reception screening process, monitoring and review- cover where required)

Social care-line management of staff and manage pathway as a whole-be point of contact for integrated neighbourhood team initially-enquires etc…

Discharge and transfer clinic-need guidelines for this, then to monitor process and review

Complex case meetings Monday’s chair and ensure documentation of meetings are to a good standard -admin support and uploaded to patients’ clinical records-review of these care plans

Cover primary care team manager and long-term conditions nurse when on leave

Weekly clinic activity meeting-follow up actions and support staff

Infection prevention lead

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion lead

In numbers morning and 4pm meds should need to be

Delivery and upskilling staff training when required along others

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 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

• 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

Person specification

experience working in a secure setting

• worked in a health and social care background
• experience in clinical and management leadership
• Worked in a secure setting

leadership

• experience in management and clinical leadership
• supervision of staff/line management of staff experience
• evidence of supervision training

clinical pathways

• experience of clinical pathways
• experience in generating, reviewing and monitoring action plans

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 – 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.

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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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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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