# Registered Nursing Associate > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-nursing-associate/22f107d8-1739-4203-a910-68b4d3e45060 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/registered-nursing-associate/22f107d8-1739-4203-a910-68b4d3e45060.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** North View - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nursing associate - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-23T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-09T10:20:24.552Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Salford/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v7986557 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7986557?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview At GMMH we are investing significantly into our Community Mental Health provision. An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Community Mental Health Teams in Salford. We are looking to recruit a Registered Nurse Associate to work within the CMHTs, focusing on undertaking Physical Health Care assessments and monitoring physical health, alongside other service user and carer interventions. Salford CMHTs are fast paced, dynamic, supportive, well performing teams within the Salford directorate of GMMH covering a wide geographical area and varying service user and carer needs. The successful applicant will have some experience of working with service users with mental health issues. The post holder alongside the physical health nurse will be able to hold physical health clinics and work as part of a busy multi-disciplinary team supporting service users address their physical and mental health needs. ### Main duties of the job - Health Promotion - Physical Health Improvement Tool - Supporting with Clozapine, Mood stabiliser and Depot clinics - Undertake Venepuncture as required within the PHIT Tool or directed by the senior nurse or medic. - Undertake ECG as required within the PHIT Tool or directed by the senior nurse or medic. - Supporting annual flu vaccination clinics if required ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Registered Nurse Associate will deliver high level, quality care and evidence-based interventions within a multi-disciplinary team. The Assistant Practitioner will provide planned care and be able to take appropriate action to achieve the planned aims and objectives. The Registered Nurse Associate will be competent in: - Health Promotion Discussion and signposting with service users around lifestyle, smoking, diet, exercise, diabetes, cholesterol, alcohol etc. Offer brief interventions and make referrals to relevant services such as weight management or exercise. - Physical Health Improvement Tool Ensure PHIT targets for metabolic screening completed yearly for service users who meet the PHIT criteria. Ensure PHIT assessments completed and results inputted and shared with service user, GP, care coordinator/medic. Ensure all interventions recorded through the progress note tile on PARIS. Refer to specialist nurses e.g. drugs and alcohol as appropriate and liaise with community staff. Ensure all service users who meet the PHIT criteria have PHIT reviewed 12 monthly Reviewed at 6 months and then every 6 months thereafter. Assisting in the achievement of CQUIN and KPI targets for physical health care. - Undertake Venepuncture as required within the PHIT Tool or directed by the senior nurse or medic. - Undertake ECG as required within the PHIT Tool or directed by the senior nurse or medic. - Medical devices Undertake quality checks where required. Ensure medical device faults are reported and followed up. Report all problems to Senior Nurse Practitioner - Supporting annual flu vaccination clinics Support qualified staff with flu vaccinations clinic. Give influenza vaccine under supervision of Senior Nurse Practitioner. Please see full Job description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. Please see attached 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** - Assessing physical health needs Awareness of mental health and physical health and how it interacts. Have the ability to work on their own initiative under appropriate supervision and engage in reflective practice Have experience of delivering person centred care under the supervision of a RN Have experience of working in collaboration with members of a multidisciplinary team in delivering care **Desirable** - Have previously completed a placement or have been employed in a community mental health setting. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Qualification as a nursing associate - Registered with professional body ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - - Health and Social Care Qualification - Literacy and Numeracy - Assessing Physical Health Needs - Awareness of interaction of physical and mental health - Knowledge and experience of mental health and social care **Desirable** - Venepuncture - BLS - Blood result awareness in relation to physical health - Experience and knowledge of MHA/MCA ## Documents - [rna person spec (pdf, 384.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10270092) - [rna job description (pdf, 288.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10270093) - [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.