24 Oct
Greater Manchester Mental Health
Manchester
Job description
Job overview
Based at Prestwich Hospital, at our purpose built and renovated children's services.
The Day Service is a nurse led therapeutic service that aims to support young people aged 12 17, to try to better manage their thoughts and feelings, through the joint exploration of their strengths and needs.
Those young people attending Day Service will attend for a period of 6-8 weeks where they will have access to education at our on-site Cloughside College.
Young People can attend 4 days a week 9am 3pm, where they are supported by nurses and a support time recovery worker.
Our mission is to work with external services to support young people who are transitioning back into a community setting and back into education.
Our service supports young people to be safely managed in the community and avoid a tier 4 admission.
Main duties of the job
We offer a great working environment, supportive managers, great teams and an attractive range of benefits.
Our people are passionate, patient focused, positive individuals, who are committed to working together to help people live well.
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) provides inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford and Trafford and offer a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
We also provide Health and Justice Services in a number of custodial settings
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 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 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 read the job description for full details
Staff benefits
- 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
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Skills
Essential criteria
Registered Mental Health Nurse
Desirable criteria
Experience in CAMHS
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.
Sponsorship will be offered for eligible roles that meet the salary requirements.
Please review guidance from the UK Government .
Please note, most health and care jobs must have a salary of at least £23,300, and other eligible jobs may require have a salary of £38,700 or higher, depending on your individual circumstances.
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.
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