Community Mental Health Nurse

Job Summary
Mental health services in Manchester are commencing their journey around Community Transformation, working towards a new community mental health framework vision for a place-based community mental health model.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Nurse post within our North Manchester Specialist Community Mental Health Teams based in our exciting new and modern base at the Central Park Hub.
We are looking for a dynamic individual with strong clinical skills who is enthusiastic and motivated to support our Specialist CMHTs with the aim of delivering safe, effective and high-quality services to our service users.
The successful candidate will be an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse who will relish working within the vibrant and challenging environment of Manchester. They will be an autonomous practitioner who is able to work within an established MDT. They will have a level of expertise in this area and have a key role in the assessment and treatment for patients accessing a service within the SCMHT.
If you are compassionate, hardworking, and motivated, this is the role for you.
The core hours are Monday to Friday 9-5, although some flexibility will be considered.
Main duties of the job

• To support individuals referred to secondary mental health services for assessment or ongoing care.
• To demonstrate the Trust values of inspiring hope, working together, being caring and compassionate, valuing and respecting others/ourselves, and being open and honest.
• As a qualified Nurse, you will demonstrate and live the NMC values as identified in the Code of Practice.
• Your post will include working with individuals using research-based interventions to promote their independence and recovery whilst maintaining high-quality clinical documentation.
• This includes respecting individuality, values, cultures, and religious diversity of clients and colleagues, thus contributing to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
  About Us
  Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 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 northwest 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.
  Details
• Date posted: 07 November 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 437-7581637
• Job location: Central Park Hub, Unit B, Central Park, Northampton Road, Manchester, M40 5BP
  Job Responsibilities
• To promote Positive Mental and Physical Health to individuals under the care of the service in all situations.
• To ensure and support individuals to collaborate in the development of their recovery plans and structured care plans and treatment.
• To assess, plan, and review in line with requirements of the Care Act (2014) and s117 of the Mental Health Act (1983).
• To provide clinical supervision to members of the multidisciplinary team based on your clinical and professional knowledge.
• To supervise junior members of staff in their clinical risk assessment and formulation of crisis and risk planning.
• To promote recovery-focused care and interventions for individuals.
• To ensure that all interactions and documentation are person-centred following the NHS guidance "No decision about me, without me."
• To co-produce individualised recovery plans with the individuals, carer, or others identified by the Service User.
• To promote and maintain a learning culture within the team which supports the professional effectiveness of clinical care.
• To contribute to the delivery of multidisciplinary training including the induction of new staff, students, and trainees.
• To promote awareness of and respect for equality, diversity, and dignity in care and work in line with Trust, NMC, and professional standards.
• To demonstrate a high level of active communication skills with individuals and also in a variety of forums and situations.
• To utilise your highly developed interpersonal skills to facilitate effective communication, including identification and overcoming communication barriers such as sensory or cognitive impairment, and hostile or highly emotive situations.
• To provide specialist Mental Health Nursing interventions in the assessment, support, and recovery of individuals with severe mental health difficulties. These include but are not limited to Mental State Assessments, Social Care Assessments, Physical health care monitoring, Side effect profile monitoring, etc.
• To ensure that all individuals have clear and accurate information regarding their care or the care of their loved ones.
• Where required, to act up in the absence of the senior practitioner.
• To seek out and participate in line management and clinical supervision.
• Ensure, as far as practicable, the full involvement of individuals and their carers in the assessment, formulation, and review of their care plans.
• To maintain high standards of clinical recording ensuring that information is always accurate, appropriate, and up to date.
• To comply with Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust's policies and procedures with specific focus on confidentiality, Information Governance, and professional practice.
• To maintain your personal well-being by using all available resources via the Trust or professionally.
• To comply with all health and safety legislation and the welfare of yourself and the wider Trust.
• To identify any unmet needs to support service improvement or planning to enhance individuals' experiences of health services within the Trust or in the wider health economy.
• To comply with the NMC code of professional conduct, local and national professional standards, policies, and procedures.
• To adhere to the principles of Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in line with Trust policy and local and national reporting procedures.
• With support from line managers, make safeguarding enquiries in line with Section 42 of the Care Act (2014) ensuring that safeguarding is person-centred, proportionate, specific, and that outcome measures are achieved and risk is mitigated.
• To ensure that colleagues and junior staff are competent and compliant with Safeguarding legislation and guidance.
• To act in line with the Trust's Infection Prevention Control policies, procedures, and best practice guidance to maintain high standards of Infection Prevention and Control (IPCC).
• To comply with all service security requirements regarding your own and others' safety, including lone working procedures, H&S at work, and risk management procedures.
• To ensure the management of risk in accordance with the Trust Policies and procedures including the investigation process regarding Root Cause Analysis, complaints, accidents, and near-miss situations via the Inphase system.
• To uphold the Trust values and work in an environment free from the fear of harassment, discrimination, abuse, and violence.
• To promote the Trust's Anti-Racism agenda in all professional and personal interactions.
• To maintain your personal and professional duty of candour where an incident or accident has occurred.
• To develop and maintain good working relationships with all partners involved with individuals' care or the wider health economy including General Practitioners, commissioners, and third sector agencies.
• To promote awareness of mental health and the role of the CMHT within local services, primary care services, and within the wider community.
• To advocate on behalf of individuals under your care to ensure they are fully involved with their care and treatment.
• To exercise excellent time management, punctuality, consistency, and reliability within your role.
• To demonstrate empathy and compassion to individuals or their family/carers who may want to make a complaint about their care.
• To take responsibility for your own learning and professional development, making use of opportunities to expand your clinical, professional, or governance skills.
• To act as an effective and empowered role model for others sharing your knowledge base and clinical skills.
• To act as a Practice Educator for students on clinical placements.
• To act with dignity and respect at all times in keeping with the NMC code of practice and Trust guidance.
• To maintain your professional registration and to inform the Trust if there are any changes or restrictions on practice active on your registration.
• To only use access to clinical information where required in the completion of your duties.
• To maintain clinically sensitive information under the duty of confidentiality and ensure that this is not communicated to anyone inside or outside without due cause (Principle of Need to know) and with the appropriate permission.
• To undertake any other reasonable duty as requested by an appropriate Trust manager.
• To understand and comply with all Trust policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines.
• To understand the Trust's Strategic Goals and how you can support them.
• To understand the need to safeguard children and vulnerable adults and adhere to all principles in effective safeguarding.
• To carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Equal Opportunities, Equality and Diversity, and dignity in care/work policies and principles.
• To avoid unlawful discriminatory behaviour and actions when dealing with colleagues, service users, members of the public, and all stakeholders.
  Staff Benefits
• Pay Enhancements:
  • Band
    • Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any weekday after 8pm and before 6am
      • Time plus 47%
      • Time plus 94%
    • All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
      • Time plus 41%
      • Time plus 83%
    • Time plus 35%
      • Time plus 69%
    • Time plus 30%
      • Time plus 60%
• 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
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
  Person Specification
  Essential Education / Qualifications
• Professional Qualification in Mental Health nursing RMN, RM Part 13 or equivalent.
• Registered with the NMC
• Willingness to participate in own continuing professional development relevant to role
  Desirable
• Non-Medical Prescriber
• Practice Educator
  Essential Experience
• Have experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of producing collaborative person-centred care plans.
• Experience of completing assessments in line with key legislations and formulating how a decision has been reached
  Desirable
• Completing s42 enquiries
• Evidence of advancing clinical practice.
  Knowledge
  Essential
• Knowledge and application of risk assessment and formulation
• To demonstrate effective Infection prevention control practices within their field of practice.
  Essential Skills and Abilities
• Communication skills that enable relationship building, trust, and engagement.
• Ability to co-produce person-centred plans.
• Ability to engage with individuals, carers, family members, and third sector agencies.
• Ability to reflect on own practice and change approach where necessary
  Desirable
• To have experience of teaching/training others in mental health subjects.
  Essential Other Requirements
• Ability to travel across a geographical area within the CMHT footprint to visit service users in their homes or in other community bases.
  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.