Total 64 job vacancies by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Baird House Hub, Liverpool, for a highly motivated and enthusiastic full time Support Medical Secretary to join our Administrative Team supporting the Community Mental Health Teams.

The post holder is expected to work closely with the services to type clinical correspondence in a timely manner to achieve KPIs.

The post holder will be expected to work with a flexible approach, maintaining confidentiality at all times when dealing with service user/staff information.

The post holder should have a good working knowledge of medical terminology and a willingness to expand on that knowledge to provide
support to different specialities.

You will be able to demonstrate flexibility and use your own initiative to carry out duties in such a way as to make a direct and positive contribution to the organisation, thus enabling the medical team to utilise their time in an efficient manner.

The post holder will provide a comprehensive professional support secretarial service to an excellent standard ensuring a high level of accuracy to the Mental Health Care Division.

Successful applicants will be able to organise their own workload and co-ordinate workload activities with other Medical Secretaries in the team.

The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills and a friendly telephone manner.

There is a need to be able to work to tight deadlines and withstand the pressure of a busy department and it is essential that you are able to work on your own.

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.

To promote effective liaison with other services, e.g. wards, community hubs and externally e.g. GP’ practices, other hospitals, police with regard to clinical correspondence.

Ability to exchange sensitive or contentious information with diplomacy and in a confidential manner.

Responsible for providing accurate, up to date, non clinical advice relating to queries into the unit.

Liaise with clinical and non clinical staff to resolve any issues that may arise, to the mutual benefit off all concerned.

Attend and contribute to departmental/team meetings.

To exercise judgement and apply own skills and knowledge ensuring all transcriptions produced are of an excellent standard.

Transcribing of clinical correspondence when required and within locally agreed timescales.

Work flexibly to ensure the needs of the service are met at all times.

Exercise judgement and initiative in order to manage the workload effectively and efficiently, taking appropriate action to resolve any issues, liaising with appropriate personnel and seeking guidance from the Line Manager when required.

Ensure that all clinical correspondence is transcribed within the required timescales altering line manager if there are any foreseeable delays.

Support the day to day organisation of the clinical teams by liaising with the Transcription Leaders in co-ordinating meetings, ensuring appropriate documentation available for meetings/lecturers, preparation of documents/presentations, attending meetings to take minutes and tying of agendas/minutes.

Ensure that the workloads are reviewed on a regular basis and that any urgent transcription is given priority – in conjunction with the needs of the service and line manager.

Adapt a flexible attitude to meet the needs of the service, taking into consideration each area’s unique specialty and subsequent requirements of such specialties.

Where appropriate ordering and receipt of general office stationary and equipment.

Mentoring new members of staff including temporary staff as and when required.

General office duties including dealing with incoming and outgoing correspondence, filing, photocopying etc.

When required, provide appropriate clinical information following requests from the Patient Information Systems in use.

To use initiative, working autonomously within the remit of the role.

Having overall view of the daily workload within the service, prioritising tasks where appropriate and ensuring excellent communication skills at all times.

Work in collaboration with the team to identify changes to working practices.

To adhere to the trusts’ rights based approach taking into account service user choice.

To take responsibility for ensuring your own personal safety and that of the service user when using equipment

To take reasonable care for the health and safety of yourself and any others that may be affected by own acts and omissions at work

To ensure that you are familiar with the terms and conditions of your post.

To participate in service development activities, as required.

To maintain the dignity of service users at all times whilst dealing with aspects of personal care

To seek appropriate advice and support from the qualified practitioner during occasions when service users or their carers become agitated or distressed

To maintain service user confidentiality at all times both on and off duty.

To maintain appropriate professional boundaries with service users at all times both on and off duty

To ensure that work is conducted in accordance with the Trusts’ Equality and Diversity Strategy.

In exceptional circumstances to co-operate with reasonable requests from more senior staff to vary your area of work to meet unplanned service need.


This advert closes on Sunday 10 Nov 2024

Cheshire and Merseyside Adult Gender Identity Collaborative (CMAGIC) is a new NHS England pilot, establishing how Gender Incongruence can be best treated within a Primary Care setting. We are seeking a specialist nurse to support the delivery of this care and they will work closely with our MDT, local GP's, relevant partner agencies and of course directly with service users.

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in developing not only a new service, but a new way of delivering care for a disadvantaged service user group. The role will likely involve travel, so a car user is essential.

To provide direct, clinical nursing care to the service users of the Cheshire and Merseyside Adult Gender Identity Collaborative (CMAGIC). This will involve direct and indirect care of services users of CMAGIC and an ability to work autonomously, as well as part of a wider team is essential. To be able to manage a caseload of patients and support patients throughout their journey.

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.

Principal Responsibilities
• Provide direct clinical nursing care to CMAGIC service users
• Obtain bloods for routine screening
• Deliver deep Intramuscular injections of GRNH analogues in line with clinical standards and profiles
• Interview, assess and monitor the wellbeing of service users under direct care of CMAGIC utilising biopsychosocial principals
• Support the delivery of treatment from colleagues
• Understand role of, engage and refer to partner agents as appropriate
• Maintain up to date knowledge of clinical issues and developments in the treatment of Gender Incongruence
• Maintain record keeping in line with professional and Trust standards
• Be an active member of MDT
• To deliver training
• Caseload managment
• Engage in regular supervision and PACE reviews
• Undertake and participate in research and audit as relevant to role and service objectives
• Be aware of and adhere to Trust policies and procedures which are applicable to the role
• Complete risk assessments and ensure that risks are identified and reported as they arise
• Undertake appropriate training and act as a clinical mentor within the service. Support students and other learners in achieving learning outcomes by providing a learning environment with opportunities for observation and training



Professional Responsibilities
• Maintain professional registration and adhere at all times to the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct
• Ensure accurate and contemporaneous record keeping with due regard to confidentiality
• Deal with difficult situations in relation to Child Protection/ Vulnerable adults and act according to Trust policy and current legislation
• Undertake Trust mandatory training as required, ensuring compliance





Generic Responsibilities for all staff:

All post holders will agree to:
• Commit to the vision of supporting Mersey Care in becoming a leading organisation in the provision of community services, mental health care, addiction services and learning disability care, and in doing so fully utilise their skills and experience to support the objectives of the Trust.
• Role model the values of the Trust Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasm and Support in all activities and interactions with employees, service users and other stakeholders
• Challenge the stigma associated with mental health and learning difficulties.
• Comply with the Duty of Candour, defined by Francis as: 'The volunteering of all relevant information to persons who have or may have been harmed by the provision of services, whether or not the information has been requested and whether or not a complaint or a report about that provision has been made.
• Work across professional and organisational boundaries to improve services for all.
• Maintain their specific knowledge base and develop new skills.
• Value the contribution of the patient / service user voice.
• Operate within any organisational codes of practice or those from a relevant professional body.
• Respect equality and diversity across all areas of working practice and communications with staff, service users and other stakeholders.
• Take responsibility for the accurate and timely collection and recording of data and ensuring all personally identifiable information is protected and used only for the purposes for which it was intended.
• Comply with all health and safety legislation and local policies and procedures.
• Adhere to all organisational policies.
• Have knowledge and understanding of technology in the workplace which is sufficient to maintain their efficiency and also how technology can empower service users in a digital environment
• Comply with the NHS Constitution in relation to the staff responsibilities that it sets out for NHS employees.
• Attend a one day Just and Learning & Civility and Respect training work shop
• Be an ambassador for Just & Learning and Civility & Respect following the training
• Positively advocate the just and learning culture within your team
• Be a confident supporter and implementer of the Trust CARES Values including Civility & Respect within your team.
• Support their team/services to create a positive environment for Just and Learning Culture
• Participate in Just and Learning Culture events.
• Bring Just and Learning Culture updates/information to the attention of team members and other MCT colleagues they work with.
• Support and encourage the sharing of concerns about the safety and quality of care with senior leaders with the aim of improving safety and quality.
• Actively participate in creating an open culture within your team so that concerns and difficulties can be discussed safely and respectfully.
• Speaking up in the event that they are exposed to incivility between colleagues in the workplace #iwillspeakup.
• Listening and understanding others who have concerns and taking a collaborative approach to work towards a solution to improve civility and respect.

This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity and will be reviewed in light of the changing needs of the Trust in consultation with the postholder.


This advert closes on Sunday 24 Nov 2024

DUE TO A GENUINE OCCUPATIONAL NEED, THIS ROLE IS BEING ADVERTISED FOR MALE APPLICANTS ONLY.

Come and join us at The Norris Green Mental health hub. We are currently recruiting band 6 nurses to work within our community mental health teams. The Norris Green Hub serves a population of over 200,00 people across five community teams and is the largest CMHT hub in Merseycare.

We pride ourselves on caring for staff and their well-being. We are a modern workforce offering flexible working and making the most of data analytics and technology in the delivery of care.

We strive for excellence and support the Community Transformation model that supports our service users to access different speciality services across community.

We will guarantee your career development through a variety training packages and learning opportunities. We have an excellent multidisciplinary team comprising over 40 nurses and allied professionals with a wealth of experience here at Norris Green.

The Norris Green Community Mental Health Team supports individuals who have severe and enduring mental health difficulties. The team is a busy and skilled multi-disciplinary group which actively promotes close partnership working within the wider community.

If you feel you possess the values of Mersey Care NHS Trust we would welcome an application from you. Applicants should hold the professional qualification of a Registered Mental Health Nurse and have experience working in this field since qualifying.

The role will include providing high quality evidenced based care, formulating risk management plans, supervising risk assessments, monitoring medication, administration of depots, providing expertise and advice, care co-ordination and supervising junior staff. In addition, we require a strong commitment to working with service users with complex needs, in order to assist them plan and take steps towards their recovery as well as promoting signposting to additional services such as Psychology, Life rooms and wider resources available in the community.

As well as managing a caseload you would be expected to be a part of the duty rota responding to service users in crisis during the teams working hours.

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.

The post holder will be based within the Community Mental Health Team and will :

Provide assessments and develop treatment plans for service users on caseload

Act as named professional/care coordinator and coordinate care between services

Hold a caseload of people with severe and enduring mental health problems Participate in team meetings, MDT meetings and training opportunities

Provide advice and support for service users and carers

Participate in delivery of group interventions

Supervision of Junior colleagues in the team

Liaise with colleagues and coordinate care for service users on caseload

Support and monitor the service user whilst commencing medication

Work collaboratively with other members of the MDT

Attend regular supervision and team meetings

Participate in training opportunities

Support people with complex needs and provide advice and guidance as people’s needs change

Be part of a duty rota

Monitor medication and administer depot medication


This advert closes on Monday 11 Nov 2024

An exiting opportunity has arisen within the Mental Health Care Division as we are looking to recruit a team of three Senior Clinical Nurse's within the Inpatient Service Line. The successful candidate's will provide senior clinical leadership and advice across the Inpatient Capacity and Flow portfolio of services. The post holder will report to the Head of Nursing and will work alongside service line Matrons and Clinical Service Managers in delivering safe and effective high quality inpatient care and innovative evidenced based practises.

The successful post holder's will evaluate existing nursing practice through audit and evaluation of expected practice standards. They will embrace a culture of continuous learning and service development utilising Patient Safety Incident Response Framework techniques and analysis of key safety indicators. They will highly value the experience of our service users, carers and workforce to inform and drive service improvement initiatives embracing a quality culture through strong clinical leadership. The post holder's will support the Head of Nursing with the implementation delivery and commitment to the service line patient experience strategy. They will be innovative in their thinking with a passion for clinical excellence both influencing and co producing strategies that address identified areas for improvement. They will support the Head of Nursing and Assistant Director of Nursing in shaping and developing relevant policy and procedure and will assist the ongoing review and development of inpatient clinical pathways in keeping with National Standards and Evidenced based interventions for service users across the Division.

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.

Please see the attached job description and personal specification for the full detailed job description and responsibilities.


This advert closes on Sunday 10 Nov 2024

We are looking for a number of Charge Nurses who can demonstrate strong leadership, compassion and empathy to our patients, improving the quality of care and service delivery within a Secure Mental Health and Learning Disability inpatient environment.

Secure Care Division is responsible for specialised secure mental health and learning disability services, in low, medium and high secure settings.

Working across the Secure Care Division as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will contribute to the delivery of high standards of care and treatment to a challenging group of service users.

Along with your registered nurse qualification, you will need to have at demonstrable experience post preceptorship and demonstrate enthusiasm in your attitude, willingness to work as a team by being flexible and supportive of the wider service.

This vacancy is for a Charge Nurse and within the Secure Care Division, as we are a mobile Trust you may be expected to work at any of our sites across the division. Allocations will be determined by the service, R&R will reflect the amount for that clinical area.

Shifts will be rostered in advance as per working practices in your base area. Working hours may include working unsocial shifts (e.g. Night duty, Weekends, School Holidays, Christmas & Bank Holidays etc.)

Charge nurses will model the Trust values of Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respect, Enthusiasm and Support in progressing the Trust ambition to achieve perfect care for our patient group.

As a charge nurse you will operate as the clinical focus for day to day planning of treatment, risk assessment and management of the quality of care delivered to the patient group by a team of nurses, carrying continuous responsibility for care and safety issues during hours of duty.

It will be within your responsibility to maintain an overview of all cases allocated to internal care co-ordinators/case managers/care workers.

You will organise and supervise on a day to day basis the work of the nursing staff ensuring that professional standards are maintained.

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.

For full details of the job description and main responsibilities please see attached job description and personal specification.

The interview will comprise of two forms of assessment.


This advert closes on Sunday 3 Nov 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen on Alt ward to work as a Nurse practitioner. Alt is a 17 bedded acute adult ward, who provides mental health and physical health support to both male and females.

This is a demanding and challenging role where, as a successful candidate, you will be required to demonstrate high levels of resilience, excellent problem solving and inter-personal skills as well as the ability to provide sound clinical and leadership support to team members.

The post holder will also demonstrate a passion for coaching leadership style, quality improvement and attitude which respects and values service users’ choice and works alongside them and their carers to ensure they are at the centre of care planning.

This post is subject to an enhanced check with adults barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

he main duty is to be working as a registered nurse practitioner on Dee ward

This will include working a variety of shift patterns including earlies, lates , long days and night duties.

To promote and provide safe and good patient care to all service users and support their families

To be able to work within a team and autonomously when appropriate to ensure that service is delivered.

To work as part of a multi disciplinary team and liaise with all agencies to promote safe and up to date practice for service users.



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.

Assess patient/client conditions and consider a range of options when delivering complex and highly complex clinical care.

Maintain clinical credibility by providing clinical care and supporting members of the team within the clinical environment

Ensure that clinical are appropriately delegated to the relevant team member.

Provide data that supports the monitoring of team contract and objectives.

Participate in audits and research, as required.

Participate in individual and group supervision.

In conjunction with the service management, ensure systems are in place for the ongoing review and assessment of care provision and delivery.

Work within guidelines to identify and manage risk, reporting identified risks to the service management

Report any incidents as per Trust policies and support any investigations as delegated by the service lead.

Participate in patient satisfaction reporting to improve patient care.

Provide support to team members holding responsibility for mentoring students.


This advert closes on Sunday 10 Nov 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 5 staff nurse to come and join the team at Harrington ward an all female acute inpatient ward based at the Broadoak unit in Liverpool

Harrington ward is a dynamic and challenging environment, with a hard-working and dedicated staff team who strive to provide consistent, high standards of care to our diverse client base .

The range of skills you can learn and develop while working on Harrington ward is wide 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.

Future aims for Harrington ward include therapeutic and psychological input for clients, this will be driven and provided by the staffing team so staff coming into this role will eventually be provided with additional training .

If you have what it takes to become part of the the Harrington ward team then we would love to hear from you!

You will have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills, completing Safety plan training , physical health is very important to us so we can further your skills by offering venepuncture and ECG training.

There are also multiple opportunities to engage in further training such as STRIVE, THRIVE and post graduate certification in psychological interventions.




• Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust as a leading provider of community services, mental health care, physical health, addiction services and learning disability care.
• Service users receive a high quality service and one which is free from stigma, discrimination
and harm.
• Staff are engaged with the delivery, innovation and continuous improvement of services to benefit service users.
• Visible and responsive leadership, setting the standard for others
throughout the division for all managers
• The Trust values of Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasm and Support will be embedded across the division for all staff and evident to service users.
• To provide high quality, evidence based care within the Local Services Division for service users and their carers within inpatient and community services.
• To carry out your duties as a practitioner under the supervision of a mentor.
• To function as an associate nurse/named nurse/care coordinator/ to service users assisting in assessment, planning and evaluation and review of care, within a recovery focused model of care.
• Where appropriate, to take part in a 24 hour system of rostering including internal rotation.



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
• To coordinate the care of service users carrying out assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of their care under the guidelines of the Care Programme Approach and under the supervision of the line manager.
• To ensure that the service users care plan is developed to meet the assessed need of the individual.
• To liaise with family members, carers and significant others when completing the assessment and developing a care plan
• To develop a risk management plan for service users, taking note of the contributions from other members of the team. Ensure that all significant people are aware of the risk management plan and are actioning it appropriately.
• To direct unqualified staff in order to ensure delivery of a high standard of care to service users.
• To participate in setting standards for care based on sound evidence based and research findings
• To participate in the systematic monitoring and evaluation of service users that you have responsibility for with guidance from a supervisor.
• To communicate with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the communication of any relevant information which has an impact on the service user’s care
• To use verbal and non-verbal communication skills gained through training or experience to impart sensitive information.
• To check understanding of information where there are often barriers to effective communications due to distress, psychiatric symptoms or where English is not the first language
• To use skills gained through training and experience to give and receive information to other individuals with regards to a service users care in the reviews and multi-disciplinary meetings. These individuals may be external to the Trust
• To have knowledge of the Mental Health Act / Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation.
• To support services users and their carers when the Mental Health Act is being used to admit the service user to hospital. To ensure that service user rights under the Mental Health Act are effectively communicated to them and outcomes documented
• To provide and co-ordinate the provision of a range of therapeutic activities for service users and monitor their effectiveness.
• To take responsibility for the safe administration of medication to service users ensuring that the Trust policies and procedures and the Nursing & Midwifery Councils regulations are adhered to




This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Oct 2024

We are looking for Band 5 nurses to work within our district nursing teams based in Knowsley, to cover our 8am-8pm 7 days a week model, with vacancies available across the borough. The service is undergoing significant developments as part of our plan to deliver integrated community care for patients on a neighbourhood footprint across Knowsley.

Working to the Mersey Care values, you will have excellent empathy, communication skills and a person centred approach. You will be keen to continue learning and develop the competencies needed to give evidence based care to your patients in their own home. Clinical decision making skills and a problem solving approach is an essential component of this role. You will be a good team player who can also work autonomously on your own, escalating and reporting back appropriately.

The service operates 24 hours per day, 365 days per year to cover our 8am-8pm 7 days a week model.

You will also have the opportunity of a preceptorship and full support will be given to develop and enhance your skills.



The post holder is responsible for the delivery of clinical care to a defined population. Supported by senior practitioners, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role. They will work effectively and collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policy and procedures and provide clinical leadership. Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes.

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.

Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate programmes to promote and prevent adverse effects on health and well-being.

Implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients.

Identify, and manage as appropriate treatment plans for patients at risk.

Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations.

Provide information and advice on prescribed or over the counter medication.

Recognise, assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs.

Promote and deliver evidenced based care.

Assist senior practitioners as required.

Utilise and demonstrate sensitive communication styles, to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment.

Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural backgrounds and preferred ways of communicating.

Act as an advocate when representing patients and colleagues viewpoints to others.

Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct as regulated by the relevant professional body.

Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.

Prioritise, organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality.

Deliver care according to national and local guidelines, working in partnership with other clinical teams/departments.

Assess effectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarking and formal evaluation.

Participate in the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across the organisation and its activities.

Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating quality implementing improvements where required.

Evaluate the patients’ response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care.

Support and participate in shared learning across the wider organisation.

Utilising a structured framework (e.g. root cause analysis) participate in the management, review and identify learning from patient complaints, clinical incidents and near miss events.

Participate in the performance monitoring review of the team, providing feedback as appropriate.

Act as a positive role model takes responsibility for own development, learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision.

Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment encouraging everyone to reach their potential, learn from each other and from external good practice.

Understand own responsibilities and accountability in the delivery of care to patients, ensuring that the needs of the patient are the priority.

Participate in planning and implementing changes within the area of care and responsibility.

Work with other professionals to ensure sufficient staff of appropriate ability, quality and skill mix is available to meet the needs of patients.

Contribute and participate in the development of local guidelines, protocols and standards

Critically evaluate and review innovations and developments that are relevant to own practice

Keep up to date with new developments locally and nationally identifying those that will enhance the teams work

Undertake mandatory and statutory training.

Act as a mentor to students assessing competency against set standards as requested if appropriately qualified.

Accept and delegate tasks appropriately.

The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.


This advert closes on Monday 21 Oct 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Support Secretary Team for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Support Medical Secretary to join our Administrative Team. We have 1 x full time post and 1 x part time 30 hour post vacancy

The post holder will provide a comprehensive and professional secretarial support service to an excellent standard, ensuring a high level of accuracy to the Mental Health Care Division.

The post holder is expected to work closely with the services to type clinical correspondence in a timely manner to to achieve KPIs.

The post holder will be expected to work with a flexible approach and use own initiative to carry out duties in such a way as to make a direct and positive contribution to the organisation whilst maintaining confidentiality at all times when dealing with service user/staff information, thus enabling the medical team to utilise their time in an efficient manner.

The post holder will provide a comprehensive professional support secretarial service to an excellent standard ensuring a high level of accuracy to the Mental Health Care Division.

Successful applicants will be expected to organise their own workload and co-ordinate workload activities with other Medical Secretaries in the team.

There is a need to be able to work to tight deadlines and withstand the pressure of a busy department and it is essential that you are able to work on your own

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.

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.

Ensure that all clinical correspondence is transcribed within the required timescales altering line manager if there are any foreseeable delays.

Support the day to day organisation of the clinical teams by liaising with the Transcription Leaders in co-ordinating meetings, ensuring appropriate documentation available for meetings/lecturers, preparation of documents/presentations, attending meetings to take minutes and tying of agendas/minutes.

Ensure that the workloads are reviewed on a regular basis and that any urgent transcription is given priority – in conjunction with the needs of the service and line manager.

Adapt a flexible attitude to meet the needs of the service, taking into consideration each area’s unique specialty and subsequent requirements of such specialties.

Where appropriate ordering and receipt of general office stationary and equipment.

Mentoring new members of staff including temporary staff as and when required.

General office duties including dealing with incoming and outgoing correspondence, filing, photocopying etc.

When required, provide appropriate clinical information following requests from the Patient Information Systems in use.

Please refer to attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.


This advert closes on Thursday 17 Oct 2024

We are recruiting High intensity therapists to join our Talking Therapies (IAPT) service. Specifically, we are looking for those with a CBT qualification enabling them to practice in Talking Therapies services, and must hold accreditation with the BABCP.

This is an exciting time to join our services; we are growing as a team so that we are able to reach more people across the town and engage them in therapeutic support.

High intensity therapists equip people with the tools and techniques they need to overcome complex problems related to anxiety and depression.

You’ll make a difference to people's quality of life by providing a range of evidence-based interventions. You’ll be based in an NHS Talking Therapies service (formerly IAPT), working with those aged 16+ from a variety of backgrounds.

You’ll work with people with depression and anxiety disorders, such as obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The service offers a hybrid approach to working. This means therapy sessions will take place both face to face (either in person or remotely via video platforms) and via telephone where clinically appropriate.

Your role will be to assess a service user’s suitability for evidence-based psychological interventions, formulating and implementing treatment and evaluating progress. Once treatment begins, you’ll meet with service users regularly, usually weekly, to measure and review progress and tailor treatment accordingly. A clinical supervisor will support you in your work to help you engage in self-reflection, seek and respond to feedback, and develop your professional knowledge and skills.

You'll have undertaken formal training in the therapy or therapies that you deliver in NHS Talking Therapies, and will be accredited by the relevant professional body (BABCP for CBT therapists).



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.

To work as a qualified high intensity therapist, you will have undertaken training in a one of the high intensity therapies such as:

· Cognitive behavioural therapy

· Interpersonal psychotherapy for depression

· Couples therapy for depression

· Brief dynamic interpersonal therapy

· Counselling for depression

· Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy

· Behavioural couples therapy

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILTIES

Clinical
1. Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
2. Assess clients for suitability for psychological interventions.
3. Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the department’s referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent, as necessary.
4. Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for clients.
5. Use highly developed communication skills in working with people to understand their personal and often very sensitive difficulties.
6. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment and treatment of clients in line with the service.
7. Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying CBT and other psychological formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.
8. Adhere to an agreed activity contract relating to the number of client contacts offered, and clinical sessions carried out per week in order to minimise waiting times and ensure treatment delivery remains accessible and convenient.
9. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings relating to referrals or clients in treatment, where appropriate.
10. Complete all requirements relating to data collection within the service.
11. Keep coherent records of all clinical activity in line with service protocols.
12. Work closely with other members of the team ensuring appropriate step-up and step-down arrangements are in place to maintain a stepped care approach.
13. Assess and integrate issues surrounding work and employment into the overall therapy process.
14. Carry out clinical audits of service performance, including service user surveys and evaluations, and help to collate and disseminate the results for feedback.
15. Liaise with other health and social care staff from a range of agencies in the care provided clients.
16. Provide specialist advice and consultation to other professionals/ individuals/ groups/ committees across Mental Health Trusts, Primary Care Trusts and other voluntary agencies regarding service matters related to the practice and delivery of specific agreed therapeutic modalities and service provision.


Training and Supervision
17. Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the IAPT/Talking Therapies approved supervision training.
18. Contribute to the teaching and training of mental health professionals and other staff working in the service.
19. After completion of supervision training, supervise staff in the service.
Professional
20. Ensure the maintenance of standards of practice according to the employer and any regulating, professional and accrediting bodies (e.g., BABCP, BACP), and keep up to date on new recommendations/ guidelines set by the Department of Health (e.g., NHS plan, National Service Framework, National Institute for Clinical Excellence).
21. Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.
22. Be aware of and keep up to date with advances in the spheres of CBT and other psychological therapies (CBT / CfD / IPT / DIT / EMDR).
23. Ensure clear professional objectives are identified, discussed and reviewed with senior therapists on a regular basis as part of continuing professional development (CPD).
24. Attend clinical/managerial supervision on a regular basis as agreed with Manager.
25. Participate in individual performance review and respond to agreed objectives.
26. Keep up to date all records in relation to CPD and ensure personal development plan maintains up to date specialist knowledge of latest theoretical and service delivery models/ developments.
27. Attend relevant conferences/ workshops in line with identified professional objectives.
28. Participate in service improvement by highlighting issues and implementing changes in practice.


Advisor/ Liaison
29. Provide an advisory service on matters related to the practice and delivery of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to individuals/ groups/ committees across the Mental Health Trust, Primary Care Trust and
other voluntary agencies.
30. Promote and maintain links with Primary Care and Secondary Care Staff to help co-ordinate the provision of an effective Psychological Therapies Service.

General
31. To contribute to the development of best practice within the service.
32. To maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies and procedures in relation to Mental Health and Primary Care Services.
33. All employees have a duty and responsibility for their own health and safety and the health of safety of colleagues, patients and the general public.
34. All employees have a responsibility and a legal obligation to ensure that information processed for both patients and staff is kept accurate, confidential, secure and in line with the Data Protection Act (1998) and Security and Confidentiality Policies.
35. It is the responsibility of all staff that they do not abuse their official position for personal gain, to seek advantage of further private business or other interests in the course of their official duties.

Applicants need to be accredited with the BABCP, or able to achieve accreditation within a year of their employment start date.


This advert closes on Tuesday 22 Oct 2024

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is the health provider for the delivery of an Integrated Mental Health Team (IMHT) within HMP Liverpool and HMP Altcourse. The service is designed to support the holistic mental health needs of our client group in partnership with other Health providers and HMPPS colleagues.

HMP Liverpool and HMP Altcourse are both Category B, male only, local prisons, in the Liverpool area.

The services provide individual, and soon will provide group-based interventions, based on the needs of the population. The service is developing and will adopt the biopsychological model to inform practice and tailor interventions accordingly. These interventions will be individualised, and trauma informed, alongside comprehensive risk assessment and management.

Core aims of the service are to improve mental and psychological wellbeing via a range of interventions, build the development of independent core skills, reduce risk, and advocate for mental health within the wider prison.

The post holder will be joining a dedicated team of clinical and from a range of backgrounds and experience. Team members have high levels of skill, passion and enthusiasm (and humour!) and are committed to ensuring the on-going successful development of the service and the opportunities it provides for our population.

We are now recruiting a full-time Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SaLT) to work across both sites at HMP Altcourse and HMP Liverpool. The service at HMP Liverpool has had SaLT provision for the last two years, this work has proven to be hugely effective with the client group and has become a very valued and respected profession within the team. The successful post-holder will work alongside a part-time Highly Specialist SaLT at HMP Liverpool.

The successful candidate will contribute to the effective on-going delivery of the SaLT service within HMP Liverpool and will lead on the development of the SaLT service at HMP Altcourse. The post holder will have clinical and leadership elements within their role.

The post holder should have considerable experience of working with individuals with complex clinical and risk presentations including within institutional settings and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. This should include work with clients whose needs may mean that they find it difficult to engage with services.

Experience of working in complex service and organisational settings is required alongside an ability to constructively manage the personal, professional, and ethical opportunities and challenges such work can involve.

We are committed to creating an empowered staff team. We strive to be reflective and support of each other which is vital given the challenges this work can entail.

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.

To provide high quality consultation, specialist assessment and intervention of speech, language and communication needs.

To support the development of the Speech and Language Therapy service and strive for continuous improvement.

To take a lead on and provide evidence-based Speech and Language

Therapy assessment, treatment and intervention to service users who have complex needs.

This role will be integrated in the therapy team and will work with the team to develop person centred care.

Supervision will be provided within the trust as applicable.


This advert closes on Sunday 6 Oct 2024

The ICRAS service operates for 24 hours a day over 7 days.

ICRAS provides high quality, culturally sensitive, nursing and therapy treatment/interventions for people in their permanent or temporary place of residence (Hub rehab units). Promoting a co-ordinated approach to admission avoidance that facilitates a seamless service leading to improved health and social care outcomes.

Therefore reducing the incidence of re-admission through education seeking early intervention providing an evidence based approach to clinical practice to improved patient care.

ICRAS aims to prevent inappropriate and/or avoidable hospital admissions by providing short term, intensive, multidisciplinary and holistic assessment treatment of care, ensuring collaborative working with existing social care providers and other agencies.



The post holder is responsible for the delivery of clinical care to a defined population. Supported by senior practitioners, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role. They will work effectively and collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policy and procedures and provide clinical leadership.

Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes.

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.

Provide autonomous decision making as a practitioner adjunct to the shared decision making responsibility of a member of the multidisciplinary team.

Maintain the clinical governance framework to support the quality objectives of the unit, reflecting on care standards using clinical incident reviews, national benchmarking and taking responsibility in implementing the results of this practice.

Align role to deliver care according to national service frameworks and tackling and preventing health inequalities.

Support the multi-agency team on the ground with emphasis on a sound communication network.

Encourage and facilitate junior practitioners to participate in the delivery of various health care programmes and models of practice.

Facilitate the development of the skills and knowledge of the junior practitioners and health practitioner assistants through clinical supervision and perform their personal development reviews.

Ensure that the organisation of the ward over the shift period supports the efficient and effective delivery of care e.g. that the environment is clean, safe and supports privacy, dignity and confidentiality to patients.

Observe, assess and evaluate what is influencing the workload i.e. level of patient demand, supply of staff and what level of hands on care is required and plan for the following shift duration.

Contact bank service and arrange bank staff

Manage unproductive time and operational duties i.e. check work time cards of nursing staff within the team when required.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.


This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Sep 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen working within Merseycare NHS trust walk in centres - based at Smithdown children's walk in centre.

We see and treat minor ailments and injuries across eight walk in centre/UTC's sites. We are open 365 days a year from 8am-8pm.



Walk-in centres offer access to treatment and advice for minor illnesses and injuries.

We would be expect the successful candidate to increase their clinical skills to include theassessment care and treatment of conditions such asminor infections and rashes, fractures and lacerations, emergency contraception, stomach upsets, superficial cuts and bruises, minor burns and strains.

This is an excitingopportunityfor the right candidate to have the chance to develop excellent clinical skills with autonomous and highly skilled professionals.

The post holder will be based at Smithdown children's walk in centre but will be expected to be flexible to work across our other adult walk in centres, where appropriate.





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.

Assessment; treatment and discharge of patients requiring same day urgent care treatment

Please refer to full job description


This advert closes on Monday 30 Sep 2024

The ICRAS service operates for 24 hours a day over 7 days.

ICRAS provides high quality, culturally sensitive, nursing and therapy treatment/interventions for people in their permanent or temporary place of residence (Hub rehab units). Promoting a co-ordinated approach to admission avoidance that facilitates a seamless service leading to improved health and social care outcomes.

Therefore reducing the incidence of re-admission through education seeking early intervention providing an evidence based approach to clinical practice to improved patient care.

ICRAS aims to prevent inappropriate and/or avoidable hospital admissions by providing short term, intensive, multidisciplinary and holistic assessment treatment of care, ensuring collaborative working with existing social care providers and other agencies.



The post holder is responsible for the delivery of clinical care to a defined population. Supported by senior practitioners, they will deliver care within the boundaries of their role. They will work effectively and collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of patients, support the delivery of policy and procedures and provide clinical leadership.

Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes.

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.

Provide autonomous decision making as a practitioner adjunct to the shared decision making responsibility of a member of the multidisciplinary team.

Maintain the clinical governance framework to support the quality objectives of the unit, reflecting on care standards using clinical incident reviews, national benchmarking and taking responsibility in implementing the results of this practice.

Align role to deliver care according to national service frameworks and tackling and preventing health inequalities.

Support the multi-agency team on the ground with emphasis on a sound communication network.

Encourage and facilitate junior practitioners to participate in the delivery of various health care programmes and models of practice.

Facilitate the development of the skills and knowledge of the junior practitioners and health practitioner assistants through clinical supervision and perform their personal development reviews.

Ensure that the organisation of the ward over the shift period supports the efficient and effective delivery of care e.g. that the environment is clean, safe and supports privacy, dignity and confidentiality to patients.

Observe, assess and evaluate what is influencing the workload i.e. level of patient demand, supply of staff and what level of hands on care is required and plan for the following shift duration.

Contact bank service and arrange bank staff

Manage unproductive time and operational duties i.e. check work time cards of nursing staff within the team when required.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.


This advert closes on Monday 16 Sep 2024

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is the health provider for the delivery of the Integrated Mental Health Team (IMHT) at HMP Liverpool. The service is designed to support the holistic mental health and learning disability needs of our client group, in partnership with our Physical Health providers and HMPPS colleagues.

HMP Liverpool is a Category B, male only, local prisons, in the Liverpool area.

The service provides individual and group-based interventions based on the clinical needs of the population. The service is developing and will adopt the biopsychological model to inform practice and tailor interventions accordingly. These interventions will be individualised, and trauma informed, alongside comprehensive risk assessment and management.

Core aims of the service are to improve mental and psychological wellbeing via a range of interventions, build the development of independent core skills, reduce risk, and advocate for mental health and learning disabilities within the wider prison.

The post holder will be joining a dedicated team of clinical staff from a range of backgrounds and experience. Team members have high levels of skill, passion and enthusiasm (and humour!) and are committed to ensuring the on-going successful development of the service and the opportunities it provides for our population.

We are now recruiting Band 6 Charge Nurse RMNs to join our team. The successful candidate will working alongside fellow Nurses and the wider IMHT to support those in custody with mental health needs.

The post holder will have clinical responsibility via the application of relevant assessments and facilitating individual and group based interventions based on the holistic needs of the client group.

The post holder should have considerable experience of working with individuals with complex clinical and risk presentations including within institutional settings and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. This should include work with clients whose needs may mean that they find it difficult to engage with services.

Experience of working in complex service and organisational settings is required alongside an ability to constructively manage the personal, professional and ethical opportunities and challenges such work can involve.

Within the IMHT’s, we prioritise the development of our staff team and have proven that we value and nurture diverse clinical interests. We are committed to creating an empowered staff team. We strive to be reflective and support of each other which is vital given the challenges this work can entail.

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.

1. To carry a clinical caseload within the prison with individuals who present behaviour that challenges or where there is a risk of offending.
2. Under direction undertake a thorough assessment of new referrals using a range of tools.
3. Under direction provide comprehensive risk assessment of offending and/or other complex behaviours.
4. Under supervision carry out initial assessments with service users.
5. Under the supervision of senior staff complete comprehensive risk assessment of offending and/or challenging behaviours.
6. Under the supervision of senior staff, develop Risk Management Plans including strategies and recommendations.
7. Contribute to the development of a formulation of offending behaviour and/or risk.
8. Under the direction of senior staff support the implementation of specialist therapeutic interventions.
9. To evaluate the outcome of any interventions.
10. Develop detailed care plans when planning release from prison settings or when seeking alternative placements in community settings.
11. To encourage the ethos of the Positive Behavioural Support model in delivery of care.
12. To provide advice and support to teams to maintain consistency in the overall
management and response to risky or challenging behaviour.
13. To undertake on occasions urgent or emergency assessments, including risk assessments.
14. To provide recommendations for a gate keeping assessment where appropriate.
15. To provide advice, consultation and support to partner agencies regarding complex challenging behaviour and offending.
16. To support and lead on the development of contingency plans for crisis and relapses.
17. To organise own workload and work schedule.
18. To provide clinical and managerial supervision to junior members of staff.
19. To act as supervisor, assessor and mentor for students, nurses and junior staff.
20. To facilitate the education of service users, relatives and other agencies concerned with provision of learning disability services in the prison service.
21. To be involved in the development of training / information resources for partner agencies in the area of Learning Disabilities.
22. To ensure Safeguarding requirements are upheld.
23. To organise and chair regular staff meetings and other forums as appropriate.
24. To provide statistical information as required by the Trust.
25. To ensure effective communication between services, and the co-ordination of other services as appropriate.
26. To undertake duties as may be delegated by the Service Manager.
27. To utilise theory, evidenced based literature and research to support practice.
28. To contribute to the evidence base by leading and participating in research and audits whenever possible.
29. To develop and review protocols, policies and procedures.


This advert closes on Sunday 29 Sep 2024