Staff Nurse - Newton Ward
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/09/2026
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Role summary
This Staff Nurse role is based on Newton Ward, a 12-bedded Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit (PICU) that supports patients during acute mental health crises. The role involves providing high-quality, evidence-based care within the Mental Health Care Division, functioning as an associate/named nurse or care coordinator. You will assist in assessment, planning, and evaluation of care within a recovery-focused model. The position offers opportunities to develop clinical skills, including venepuncture and ECG training, and engage in further professional development.
Essential criteria
- Appropriate professional qualification by RMN
Desirable criteria
- Degree
- Evidence of post registration study
- Approved training in phlebotomy
- Experience of working with a range of people with mental health problems
- A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge base regarding: Effective Care Co ordination, Care Planning and evaluation, Quality and clinical audit, Health & safety/risk management mental health act
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Code of Conduct and the nurse's responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base.
- Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision.
- Appreciate the process of standard setting and audit.
- Able to communicate effectively.
- Possess good listening and negotiation skills
- Ability to work as a member of a team.
- Values
- Continuous improvement - committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all.
- Accountability - taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care.
- Respect - how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way.
- Enthusiasm - demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it.
- Support - actively supporting others with compassion and courage.
- Appropriate professional qualification by RMN
- Degree
- Evidence of post registration study
- Approved training in phlebotomy
- Experience of working with a range of people with mental health problems
- A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge base regarding: Effective Care Co ordination, Care Planning and evaluation, Quality and clinical audit, Health & safety/risk management mental health act
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Code of Conduct and the nurse's responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base.
- Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision.
- Appreciate the process of standard setting and audit.
- Able to communicate effectively.
- Possess good listening and negotiation skills
- Ability to work as a member of a team.
- Values
- Continuous improvement - committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all.
- Accountability - taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care.
- Respect - how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way.
- Enthusiasm - demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it.
- Support - actively supporting others with compassion and courage.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 millionpeople across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learningdisability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. Wesupport our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future servicestogether. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the serviceswe provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality, evidence based care within the Mental Health Care Division for service users and their carers withininpatient and community services.o To carry out your duties as a practitioner under the supervision of a mentor.o To function as an associate nurse/named nurse/care coordinator/ to service user
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