Staff Nurse - Older Adults

Job description
Blossom Ward is looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic, and passionate Band 5 Nurse to join the team, whether experienced or newly qualified. Blossom Ward provides care, assessment, and treatment to females predominately over the age of 65 years with either an organic or functional illness.

Blossom Ward is located at North View, new adult mental health unit which replaced Park House in November 2024.

Professional development, whether a preceptee or not, is a key priority here on Blossom Ward and the postholder would engage in an appraisal to identify areas of interest and development and be supported with further training whenever possible.

If you have any questions or would like to arrange for an informal walk around, please contact:

Danielle Hardy (Ward Manager) Danielle.hardy@gmmh.nhs.uk

or

Allyson Stone (Deputy Ward Manager) Allyson.stone@gmmh.nhs.uk

The postholders would be an integral part of our multi-disciplinary team providing care to our service users and being a key contact for our relatives and carers.

Daily tasks would include attending and leading handovers, medicines management, care planning, risk assessing, attending and contributing to board rounds and multi-disciplinary team meetings, and supporting junior staff members on shift. Please see the attached job description for further details.

We offer experience & learning to student nurses at various stages of development.

Qualified nurses who want to work within a close knit & nurturing team whilst continuing to develop their practices are encouraged to consider application.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Danielle Hardy Job title: Ward Manager Email address: danielle.hardy@gmmh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0161 271 02+0