Job summary
Are you an experienced inpatient nurse ? 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
- Senior Clinical Nurse Band 6
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview on the31st July 2025. You'll have the opportunity to talk to the interview panel and get a feel for who we are and what the job role is about.
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 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.
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 10 bedded male 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 10 bedded male 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
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
Desirable
- First line management
- Evidence of post registration study / continuing professional development e.g., ENB 998 / Mentorship in Practice or D32, 33 NVQ
KNOWLEDGE/ EXPERIENCE:
Essential
- Relevant experience at 6 band or above.
- Knowledge of relevant Mental Health legislation.
- Knowledge of Mental Health Nursing interventions.
- Knowledge of clinical risk and Health & Safety Management.
- Demonstrate knowledge of NMC guidelines.
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision and ability to provide education and supervision to qualified and unqualified staff.
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Code of Conduct and the nurses' responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base.
Desirable
- Proven experience of leadership and management.
VALUES
Essential
- Continuous Improvement.
- Accountability.
- Respectfulness.
- Enthusiasm.
- Support.
- High professional standards.
- Responsive to service users.
- Engaging leadership style.
- Strong customer service belief.
- Transparency and honesty.
- Discreet.
- Change oriented.
Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively both verbally and non-verbally.
- Possess excellent listening and negotiation skills.
- Ability to contribute to developing nursing excellence within the ward area.
Desirable
- Ability to assist in the process of standard setting and audit.
- Computer literate.
- Clinical Leadership skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse
Desirable
- First line management
- Evidence of post registration study / continuing professional development e.g., ENB 998 / Mentorship in Practice or D32, 33 NVQ
KNOWLEDGE/ EXPERIENCE:
Essential
- Relevant experience at 6 band or above.
- Knowledge of relevant Mental Health legislation.
- Knowledge of Mental Health Nursing interventions.
- Knowledge of clinical risk and Health & Safety Management.
- Demonstrate knowledge of NMC guidelines.
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision and ability to provide education and supervision to qualified and unqualified staff.
- Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Code of Conduct and the nurses' responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base.
Desirable
- Proven experience of leadership and management.
VALUES
Essential
- Continuous Improvement.
- Accountability.
- Respectfulness.
- Enthusiasm.
- Support.
- High professional standards.
- Responsive to service users.
- Engaging leadership style.
- Strong customer service belief.
- Transparency and honesty.
- Discreet.
- Change oriented.
Skills
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively both verbally and non-verbally.
- Possess excellent listening and negotiation skills.
- Ability to contribute to developing nursing excellence within the ward area.
Desirable
- Ability to assist in the process of standard setting and audit.
- Computer literate.
- Clinical Leadership skills.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
