Registered Nursing Associate | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of our Woodbank Female Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Stepping Hill Hospital. 

Are you passionate about Trauma Informed Care?

We are looking for dedicated, motivated, and compassionate individuals to join our  team.

As a member of our team, you will:

• Act as a positive role model, reflecting the values of both the Trust and the unit.

• Contribute to providing high-quality, safe, secure, and therapeutic care.

• Help shape the future of this pioneering service, with a strong focus on staff wellbeing as well as patient care.

• As part of our  Woodbank team, you will play a key role in supporting service user recovery through a trauma-informed approach, underpinned by the RAID model (Reinforce Appropriate, Implode Disruptive strategies).

At Woodbank PICU, we are proud to deliver care through our 3Ps model – Positive, Proactive & Person-Centred. This multidisciplinary, biopsychosocial approach ensures the very best outcomes for our female service users.

There is 1x 26.25 hour role available and 1x 37.5 hour role available

 Key Responsibilities of the Post:

• Provide support to enable patients’ to engage in meeting their health needs. This may include arranging initial appointments and attending with the service user if required, contacting them by phone and enlisting other services to support

• To support patients whose health and wellbeing is at risk, acting upon and escalating concerns appropriately.

• To provide health promotion to patients, understanding the relationship between mental health and physical health. To be able to enhance a patients overall wellbeing, and promote parity of esteem

• To undertake physical health checks, and respond to & report concerns appropriately

• To undertake venipuncture after relevant training and ongoing guidance

• To refer onto expert services in the community where a need has been identified

• To undertake any other duties, appropriate to the grade, that may be required.

 

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.

 

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.

This advert closes on Monday 26 Oct 2026