# Duty Community Mental Health Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/duty-community-mental-health-nurse/e20b9807-7556-4b3e-96dc-e00364bf4ea7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/duty-community-mental-health-nurse/e20b9807-7556-4b3e-96dc-e00364bf4ea7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Hollins Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Social worker, Mental health nurse, Allied health professionals - **Salary:** £39959.00 to £48117.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (2 posts available 1 in st helens and 1 in knowlsey) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-08T15:13:26.760Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8350009 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8350009?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Two posts available for a band 6 duty practiitoner - ne based in knowlsey - ne based in St Helens Our Adults 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. The role will include providing high quality evidenced based care, formulating risk management plans, supervising risk assessments, monitoring medications, administration of depots, providing expertise and advice, care co-ordination in the form of key worker and supervising junior staff members. We require a strong commitment to working with service users with complex physical and mental heath needs, to assist them plan and take steps towards their recovery as well as promoting signposting to additional services and voluntary sectors. The post holder will work within the wider team and a duty practitioner responding to service users in crisis during the teams working hours, alongside supervising junior members of staff and supporting student nurses. ### Main duties of the job To be a point of contact for people with severe and enduring mental illness under recovery and psychological services Supervise band 5 staff and support workers within the team Participate in team meetings, MDT meetings and training opportunities Provide support and advice for service users and carers and their families. Support people with complex needs and provide advice and guidance as people’s needs change Liaise with colleagues and coordinate care for service users on colleagues caseload if required. Support and monitor the service user whilst commencing medication Work collaboratively with other members of the MDT and wider team Attend regular supervision meetings and support student nurses on placement. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post holders will manage our Duty process for clients with mental health conditions, acting as lead professional, providing nursing assessments and interventions on an individual and group basis. The role involves providing supervision for junior staff / students. The Service forms an integral part of the Community Mental Health Team, providing a range of interventions for people living with complex mental health conditions and a diagnosis of organic illness. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Effective communication - Risk assessment and management - Autonomous practice - Leadership and supervision - Multidisciplinary working ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge of mental health legislation - CPA - Safeguarding - Equality and human rights - Clinical governance and professional codes of conduct ### Experience **Essential** - Minimum 2 years post-registration mental health experience - Case and caseload management; Supervision of staff - Partnership working - Audit and clinical governance - Incident reporting ### Qualifications **Essential** - Appropriate professional qualification (e.g. RMN, AHP, Social Worker); Evidence of post registration CPD **Desirable** - Working towards master level education ## Documents - [oh risk id (pdf, 496.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10675306) - [employee benefits (pdf, 950.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2853) - [a great place to work (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1400) - [your recruitment journey (pdf, 291.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2941) - [our people promise and charter (pdf, 5.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2513) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 412.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10675305) - [guidance for applicants: using ai to support your application (pdf, 92.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3044) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.