Job requirements
Essential
20 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Good understanding of Mental Illness
- Knowledge
Knowledge of evidence based treatments and interventions appropriate for individuals with mental health needs
- Knowledge
Ability to demonstrate working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and CPA process.
- Knowledge
Knowledge of current policy and guidance in relation to the development of Mental Health Services.
- Knowledge
Understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues.
- Experience
Experience at Band 5 and evidence of appropriate clinical management experience.
- Experience
Experience of working in mental health settings.
- Experience
Experience of providing clinical and managerial supervision
- Experience
Experience of completing audits
- Skills and Abilities
Good verbal and written communication skills, with emphasis on complex and sensitive information
- Skills and Abilities
Ability to complete the appropriate documentation
- Skills and Abilities
Good social skills and have a positive attitude within the team and when dealing with service users, staff, carers, visitors and the public.
- Education/ Qualifications
First level registration (RMN)
- Education/ Qualifications
Evidence of Continual Professional development
- Education/ Qualifications
IT Literate
- Education/ Qualifications
Practice assessor
- Work Related Circumstances
Ability and willingness to work within the 24-hour shift system, including day and night shifts
- Work Related Circumstances
Ability to work unsocial hours including weekends and bank holidays
- Work Related Circumstances
Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
- Work Related Circumstances
Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of working in a range of mental health settings.
- Experience
Experience of leading and coordinating shifts
- Experience
Experience of managing complaints
- Education/ Qualifications
Training in psychosocial interventions
- Education/ Qualifications
Clinical supervision
- Education/ Qualifications
Quality improvement
Job overview
Click here for more detail regarding Beckett Place
At Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, we’re investing in something vital: you.
Join a Trust where your mental health nursing career can thrive
What we offer
- Career development, including access to psychological therapies training and therapy skills
- Mentoring and coaching opportunities to support your growth
- Flexible working options to support your work-life balance
- Comprehensive staff wellbeing service
- Generous NHS pension scheme and staff benefits package
- A Trust-wide commitment to diversity, inclusion and psychological safet
We know safe, high-quality mental health care starts with properly supported staff. That’s why we’re increasing our nursing workforce across our five boroughs – and we’re inviting passionate registered mental health nurses to be part of this transformation.
Whether you're newly registered or an experienced practitioner, you'll find a role where your professional judgment is valued, your voice is heard, and your wellbeing matters.
Main duties of the job
We’re recruiting across a range of inpatient settings, including:
- Adult and older adult acute mental health wards
- Psychiatric intensive care wards
- Rehabilitation and high support wards
You’ll be working alongside dedicated multidisciplinary teams, using your skills to deliver person-centred care in line with our values of kindness, fairness, ingenuity and determination.
Whether you're early in your career or looking to grow, this is your chance to shape the future of mental health care in Greater Manchester – and experience the difference of working in a Trust that puts staff and patients first.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.
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.
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This advert is for Charge Nurse - Beckett Place (Female RHS) with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Stockport, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Charge nurse role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Secondment: 6 months. The application deadline is 23 Sep 2026.
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