Job summary
Are you an experienced inpatient nurse or nursing assistant? Have you moved on from inpatient care but miss it? Are you caring, compassionate, flexible and have excellent communication skills?
Come and join our fabulous new team on Newton Ward Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Clock View Hospital.
We're recruiting for the following roles:
- Deputy Ward Manager/Senior Clinical Nurse Band 6
- Nursing Assistant Band 3
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend our recruitment event onSaturday 18 November 2023. You'll have the opportunity to talk to our teams, get a feel for who we are, find out what we can offer you at our Trust, and be interviewed.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for individuals interested and committed to delivering excellent service user care within a safe, secure, and therapeutic environment.
The PICU is a dynamic and challenging environment, with a hard-working and dedicated family of staff who strive to provide consistent, high standards of care to the diverse client base that we care for.
The range of skills you can learn and develop while working on the PICU is expansive and varied. Working in this environment can encourage you to become a dynamic, creative, and strong leader as well provide you with the ability to think on your feet, problem solve and manage a challenging setting.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, 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. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the job descriptions and person specifications for each role. You should state on your application form which role(s) you would like to be considered for.
Newton Ward is 12 bedded mixed ward based at Clock View Hospital that provides short-term intensive assessment, treatment, and support to service users, who are experiencing a mental health crisis, and often present with a variety of complex mental health needs.
To maximise service user recovery, the team works in a trauma informed way. Our aim is to work in the least restrictive way as possible whilst maintaining patient safety.
Upon joining our team, we will ensure that you undergo both mandatory and bespoke training, to fully equip you with the skills required to work within our PICU environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the job descriptions and person specifications for each role. You should state on your application form which role(s) you would like to be considered for.
Newton Ward is 12 bedded mixed ward based at Clock View Hospital that provides short-term intensive assessment, treatment, and support to service users, who are experiencing a mental health crisis, and often present with a variety of complex mental health needs.
To maximise service user recovery, the team works in a trauma informed way. Our aim is to work in the least restrictive way as possible whilst maintaining patient safety.
Upon joining our team, we will ensure that you undergo both mandatory and bespoke training, to fully equip you with the skills required to work within our PICU environment.
Person Specification
Vacancy
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Essential Criteria
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Person Specification
Vacancy
Essential
- Please state which role(s) you are applying for
Essential Criteria
Essential
- Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria for the role you are applying for
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
