# Capacity and Flow Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/capacity-and-flow-nurse/6ccf2467-e099-44d4-9cb9-736ee0ee3bd7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/capacity-and-flow-nurse/6ccf2467-e099-44d4-9cb9-736ee0ee3bd7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** North View - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: Working within a secondary mental health team 9-5 Monday-Friday - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-17T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-03T08:13:33.350Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Salford/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Prison_Mental_Health_Nurse_Secondary_Mental_Health_Team/Prison_Mental_Health_Nurse_Secondary_Mental_Health_Team-v8091283 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8091283?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will be the point of contact for referrals into the secondary mental health team and, as such, will demonstrate a high standard of ability in communicating with a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professionals within the criminal justice team. Effective communication is essential. To utilise nursing skills and resources to provide a high quality service to all clients and carers along with all professionals within multi-agency network. ### Main duties of the job To develop planned programmes of care to promote health gains and maximize independence in all types of clients within the prison community. To undertake the duty role in processing referrals into the secondary mental health team within HMP Forest Bank. Obtaining relevant clinical information from external agencies to inform the prison mental health team in establishing the level of care need required. Risk assessments clear and precise documentation in accordance with Trust and national professional policies and guidelines. Coordinating the process of referrals to external care settings in preparation for transfer under the mental health act and also managing requests from care settings to remit service users back to prison custody. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities See attached detailed job description and person specification: 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 - Blue Light Card Discounts ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Completed preceptorship - Recent relevant experience of team working **Desirable** - Experience of working with offenders in prison, an inpatient setting or in the community - Specialist needs of service users within the prison environment and criminal justice system ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - able to manage change good interpersonal skills knowledge of the MHA/CPA process **Desirable** - Ability to write reports and present information - Ability to prioritise workload work at a fast pace and meet deadline ### skills and abilities **Essential** - Experience of working with and using a variety of models and approaches. Lone working ### Education Qualfications **Essential** - Registered Mental Health Nurse - Post registration experience working within a clinical setting **Desirable** - Knowledge of prison needs providing care within the step care model ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 160.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10515848) - [person specification (pdf, 232.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10543412) - [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.