Registered Mental Health Nurse

Main area Community Rehabilitation Team (Mental Health) Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time Job ref 311-F910-26-A

Employer Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Trust HQ Town Ashton under Lyne Salary £38,682 – £46,580 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 07/04/2026 23:59

Registered Mental Health Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

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

The Pennine Care Community Rehabilitation Team is looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Registered Mental Health Nurse to join our supportive multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will have significant experience and knowledge of working with people with chronic relapsing and remitting mental ill health, including experience of working across a range of mental health services.

The team supports service users to transition from inpatient mental health rehabilitation facilities to living in the community, supporting people to improve their quality of life and work towards achieving the goals and outcomes identified by those who we support. A further aim of the team is to reduce the length of inpatient stay for service users from both acute and rehabilitation wards, incorporating least restrictive practice.

The team has a strong emphasis on the Recovery Model and Social Inclusion, working with service users using a strengths based and trauma informed approach to maximise their independence and autonomy to improve their quality of life.

You will work with a team of experienced practitioners with a strong biopsychosocial, evidence based interventions.

The team is a trust wide service covering all five boroughs of Pennine Care and it is therefore essential you drive and have access to a car. We are based at Trust HQ in Ashton Under Lyne. Our core hours are Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.

Main duties of the job

• Please see attached job description for full details
• Provide autonomous assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of complex mental health care in line with the NMC
• Conduct clinical risk assessments and develop risk management plans for complex patients in the community
• Deliver evidence-based interventions that promote recovery, independence, and meaningful rehabilitation
• Undertake home visits and community-based clinical work
• Manage and prioritise a defined caseload, ensuring timely reviews, risk reassessment, and intervention planning
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date documentation and contribute to internal audits
• Work collaboratively with the MDT and voluntary sector partners
• Provide compassionate, trauma-informed communication with service users and carers
• Respond appropriately to distressed, anxious, or agitated individuals, including the use of de-escalation skills
• Act as a practice assessor/supervisor for student nurses
• Participate in continuing professional development and mandatory training
• Work with families and carers using the Triangle of Care principles
• Carry out designated responsibilities under the organisation’s Safeguarding Adults/Children policies

Working for our organisation

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester – Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

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#PennineCarePeopleand do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

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 for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff
• 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

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• Registered with NMC
• Evidence of qualification and experience to post graduate diploma level
• Practice Assessor/Supervisor training or willingness to undertake
• Non-medical prescribing

Experience

• Experience working with adults with severe and enduring mental illness
• Experience of working with service users with behaviours that challenge and/or substance use
• Experience of providing support to vulnerable /socially excluded individuals/groups
• Experience managing a defined caseload
• Experience in community mental health, rehabilitation services, or home-based treatment
• Experience conducting clinical risk assessments and developing risk management plans
• Experience supervising junior staff or students
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams
• Involvement in service development, audits, or quality improvement

Knowledge

• Knowledge of long-term mental health conditions and rehabilitation approaches
• Awareness of national and local policies related to community mental health
• Understanding of recovery-focused practice and strengths based principles
• Knowledge of safeguarding and risk management frameworks
• Knowledge of least restrictive practice and how to apply
• Understanding of trauma informed and gender informed practice
• Knowledge of employment and benefit system

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work autonomously and make complex clinical decisions
• Strong assessment, care planning, and evaluation skills
• Ability to case manage a caseload of service users using rehabilitation principles
• Ability to de‑s‑c‑ale conflict and respond to distressed or agitated service users
• Ability to guide junior staff to meet goal‑oriented care plans
• Value diversity and respond to discriminatory behaviour
• Excellent communication skills with service users, carers, and professionals
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage competing demands
• Accurate and timely record‑keeping
• Ability to provide clinical supervision and mentorship
• Understanding and application of mental health legislation, safeguarding, and professional standards
• Ability to contribute to MDT meetings and liaise with external services
• IT literacy and ability to use electronic patient systems
• Commitment to CPD

Application support – We recommend tailoring your application to each role you apply for, particularly your supporting information. This gives you the best chance of success. Your supporting information should clearly explain, with examples, how your skills and experience meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role.

We understand that some candidates may use AI tools to help prepare their application. This is not restricted, however any AI support should only be used to enhance your own writing and must reflect your genuine skills and experience. You will be asked to talk about your application at interview. Applications that contain false or misleading information may be removed from the recruitment process.

We also offer virtual application support sessions each month, where you will learn some hints and tips to support you in completing your application form. To secure your place, and to find out more visit the jobs events page on our website.

Sponsorship Information – We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

After You Apply – Once your application is submitted, you’ll receive updates via email. Shortlisting is based on how well you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview, and invitations will be sent by email.

✅ If You’re Offered the Role – If successful, the hiring manager will contact you directly with a verbal offer. They will then notify the Recruitment Team and submit the necessary paperwork. You’ll receive a formal conditional offer via email

Pre-Employment Checks – To confirm your suitability for the role, we will carry out pre-employment checks in line with NHS Employment Check Standards. These include:

• Identity verification
• Right to work check
• Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
• Professional registration and/or qualification check
• Occupational health assessment
• Employment history and reference validation

All applicants external to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust will be required to provide their HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will be used to validate employment history and references.

If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current government guidance. If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.

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