NHS AfC: Band 5
Main area: Mental Health Staff Nurse Grade NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Job ref: 373-SMH2311-ROLL
Site: Nether Alderley Town Macclesfield
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/02/2025 23:59
Job overview
We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000
The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply.
Are you a caring and compassionate registered mental health nurse looking for a fresh opportunity? Or are you a student nurse who is about to qualify and begin their career as a registered nurse in the NHS?
We have a range of permanent, full and part time opportunities for staff nurses to work in our existing inpatient services in Alderley Edge in East Cheshire. Commutable from Manchester and the Peak District, we are situated in the heart of Cheshire with good transport links to neighbouring towns. If you relish a challenge and are a caring, compassionate and competent nurse with a passion to help others, then why not join our inpatient services team?
Our services in Macclesfield and Alderley Edge consist of the following areas:
* Alderley Unit - a male low-secure autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability ward (Nether Alderley)
* Saddlebridge Recovery Centre - a male 15-bed low-secure mental health ward (Nether Alderley)
* CWP offers a secure services payment allowance to staff working on our low secure units of £1,519 per annum pro rata.
The ward provides a 24-hour service so the successful candidates must be able to work a full range of 12-hour shifts, including night shifts and weekends.
Main duties of the job
You will be able to demonstrate a real enthusiasm for mental health or learning disability nursing, as well as a desire for ongoing professional development. You will receive excellent training, clinical supervision and appraisal programme and there will be opportunities for development. We also offer staff training packages, development and leadership pathways and a comprehensive preceptorship program for those who are newly-qualified.
* We also provide a comprehensive benefits package which includes:
* Competitive salary based upon an incremental pay progression scheme
* Annual leave based upon length of NHS service - 35 days on commencement of service, 37 days after 5 years and 41 days after 10 years (pro rata and inclusive of public holidays)
Working for our organisation
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’ Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
Person specification
Experience
* 1st level mental health trained nurse, with an up-to-date knowledge of current mental health legislation
* Experience of working with adults with a Learning Disability
* Experience of carrying out clinical supervision
Knowledge & Expertise
* Excellent communicator verbally and in terms of written work
* Well developed research based knowledge and practical nursing skills
* An understanding of basic management principles is essential as the post will involve taking charge of the service occasionally
* Ability to work unsupervised.
* A positive approach towards the use of information technology
Qualifications
* RMN / RNLD
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.
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or telephone 01244 393100.
Giving you time to care, space to think and opportunity to grow
We are Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP). We provide health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.
We have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.
Our services are provided in partnership with commissioners, local authorities, voluntary and independent organisations, people who access our services, their carers and families. The Trust has over 14,500 members and employs more than 4,000 staff across 62 sites, serving a population of over one million people and highly specialist services for two million people.
With vacancies across a range of professions, wherever you’re at in your career journey, you’ll find something to suit you. So why not join our team today?
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