Community Mental Health Nurse in Rochdale

Rochdale Full-Time On-site

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Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Secondment: 6 months (To cover maternity leave) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 311-R405-26-C

Site Sudden Resource centre Town rochdale Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 23:59

If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our#PennineCarePeople

As a mental health practitioner , you will be responsible for assessing potential risks to patients and others. this will involve holistic approach to meet patients needs who have a sever and enduring mental health diagnosis.

Key Requirements of the Person Specification:

RMN: Registered Mental Health Nurse

Experience in a relevant area of mental health practice.

Current driving license or supported driver with use of vehicle.

Main duties of the job

To act as mental health practitioner, carry a caseload and work with evidence based interventions

Assess needs
Implementation of care plans
Assessment and monitoring of risk
Monitor, review and evaluate care
Liaise with all agencies, and members of the multi-disciplinary team
Carry out clinic duties such as the administration of depot injections either in the clients home or in the clinics if Nurse qualified.
Supervise Community Support Workers / Band 5s and peers as appropriate
To maintain accurate, up to date electronic records
To offer initial mental health assessments
To participate in the CMHT’s duty system on a rota basis. Be able to offer a rapid response to service users’ immediate needs, including those arising from crisis.
To work in a therapeutically informed way within the multi-disciplinary team to address the needs of service users with complex emotional disorders.
To maintain a persistent approach to engagement where there are complex mental health difficulties.
To prioritize and work flexibly with MDT in order to respond to rapidly changing clinical needs.
To promote the physical health and wellbeing.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

Our ambition is to maximize people’s potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce so our people truly represent the communities we serve.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

Generous annual leave entitlement
Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
Access to Continued Professional Development
Involvement in improvement and research activities
Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Responsibilities

To act as a key worker
To carry a caseload and work with evidence based interventions to include: -
Assessment of need of the service user and carer
Formulation of care plan
Implementation of a plan of care for the service user in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team, referring agent, family/carer and service user, where appropriate.
Assessment and monitoring of risk
To monitor, review and evaluate care in accordance with C.P.A
To liaise with all agencies, and members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the needs of the service user are met.
Establish and maintain communication with individuals and groups on the caseload about difficult or complex matters, in such a way as to overcome any problems in communication.
To carry out clinic duties such as the administration of depot injections either in the clients home or in the clinics if Nurse qualified. To manage medication and its administration within Trust Policy
To supervise Community Support Workers / Band 5s and peers as appropriate to implement elements of the care plan.
To maintain accurate, up to date electronic records of all service users referred and receiving assessment, care treatment and support.
To participate in the CMHT’s duty system on a rota basis. Be able to offer a rapid response to service users’ immediate needs, including that arising from crises.
To work in a therapeutically informed way within the multi-disciplinary team to address the needs of service users with complex emotional disorders.
To maintain a persistent approach to engagement where there are complex mental health difficulties.
To have the capacity to prioritise and work flexibly with MDT in order to respond to rapidly changing clinical needs.
To promote the physical health and wellbeing of service users.

Communication and Relationship Skills

Maintain excellent communication with service users on their health and social care plan and inform relatives on progress as appropriate.
Maintain excellent communication and provide guidance to, Band 5’s assistant practitioners / support workers as appropriate, on the health and social care needs of service users.
Communicate effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary, multi-agency team involved in the care of the service user.
Assess and respond appropriately to aggressive behaviour.
Make appropriate referrals to other agencies.
Promote and maintain confidentiality.
Promote and adhere to the Trust’s values statement.

Education and Training

Participate in the supervision and assessment of students/learners on placement within the service.
Maintain a personal development plan and an annual program of learning and development.
Participate in individual performance development review on an annual basis.
Keep up to date with all policies, procedures and protocols relating to the client group / organisation and relevant practice.
Provide support to assistant practitioners/ support workers / Band 5s by providing work based training and development opportunities.
To act as mentor and preceptor for Band 5’s/Assistant Practitioners/support workers as appropriate.
Attend further training as identified with the line manager through the CPD process.

Administration and Information Technology

Use information technology to support the care process for the benefit of the service users and their families through the recording relevant data.

Clinical Governance

Identify risk issues that impact on the service user’s health or social care needs.
Take appropriate action to the significance of the risk and consistent with protection procedures e.g. applying appropriate control and restraint techniques, applying child or adult protection procedures.
Demonstrate high standards of health and social care practice at all times.
Demonstrate effective team working inclusive of all relevant professionals.
Be accountable for own practice.
Report all accidents / incidents, and all ill health, failings in equipment and/or environment.

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