Nursing Assistant (New to Care) - Secure Care Division
The closing date is 06 July 2025
Job summary
MALE APPLICANTS ONLY - We are currently recruiting male applicants only for this role, in line with a Genuine Occupational Requirement under the Equality Act 2010. This is to meet the specific needs of our service users in secure care settings.
This vacancy is for full time positions.
Looking for a meaningful career where you can truly make a difference? If you have transferable skills but no prior healthcare experience, we want to hear from you.
No healthcare experience? No problem. We provide comprehensive training to give you the knowledge, skills, and confidence to thrive in this role.This training is mandatory and forms a vital part of your development journey.This role will be paid atBand 2 until all required competencies are successfully completed.
The division delivers specialist secure mental health and learning disability services across low, medium, and high secure settings. We support individuals with complex needs, including those with a diagnosis of mental illness, personality disorders, learning disabilities, or autism, providing care in environments designed to ensure both safety and therapeutic progress.
To support our "Grow Our Own" strategy and attract and retain talented staff within the Secure Care Division, a Recruitment & Retention premia is available. For nursing assistants, this premia is £600 or £4,034, depending on service allocation. Allocations will be determined by the service and the premia will reflect the amount for that clinical area.
Main duties of the job
To carry out assigned duties, involving direct care and observation of service users under the guidance and indirect supervision of qualified staff.
To report to the qualified staff any observations made whilst providing care to service users activities and leisure, providing details of mental state and risk factors.
To work with service users on an individual and group basis as outlined in the care plan and as directed by the appropriate named lead professional.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people 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, 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.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Details
Date posted
30 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,169 a year Band 2 to 3 role with training and competency achievement.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
350-SC7284428-A
Job locations
Secure Care Division
Merseyside
L31 1HW
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Secure Care Division
Merseyside
L31 1HW
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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