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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
311-B538-26-A
Employer
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
3 Knowsley Place
Town
Bury
Salary
£28,392 - £31,157 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/09/2026 23:59
Interview date
08/10/2026

Employer heading

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Nursing Associate - Early Intervention Team

NHS AfC: Band 4

 

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

https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values

 

Job overview

The post holder will work primarily with the Early Intervention team 4 days a week completing physical health checks but work with the Bury Treatment team for 1 day a week doing Depot injections and working in Clozapine clinics. 

Main duties of the job

Performing Physical health checks for patients open to the Early Intervention service working closely with the Consultant Psychiatrist and Team manager along with care coordinators for the client group. The post is both clinic based in the community and in patients own homes.

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 our #PennineCarePeople and 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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work as a Nurse associate in the community with the Early Intervention team and Treatment / Physical health teams.

To perform physical health checks including BP monitoring, Pulse, venepuncture, ECG and administering depot medication.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NMC registered Nurse Associate with Foundation degree
  • GCSE's Grade c or above in Maths and English language / New GCSE grade 4-9 in Maths and English language

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi disciplinary team
  • Insight into how to evaluate own strengths and development needs seeking advice where appropriate
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working within an Early intervention service

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing associate and how the role may contribute to service development
  • Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
  • In depth knowledge of Psychotropic medication , it's use and side effects and the need for the physical health monitoring around this.

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria
  • Experience of undertaking physical health checks for patients and recording results appropriately
  • Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
  • Ability to deal with routine and unpredictable nature of workload and individual patient contact
  • Ability to develop effective and appropriate relationships with patients, their families, carers and colleagues
  • Have effective time management skills and the ability to prioritise

Work related circumstances

Essential criteria
  • Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
  • Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels
  • Positive approach to work and excellent work ethics

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyDisability confident employerNorth West BAME

Applicant requirements

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.

Application numbers

We may close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. To ensure your application is considered, please apply as soon as possible.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lucy Galbraith
Job title
Team Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 716 2500