# Mental Health Nurse - Iris Ward > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-nurse-iris-ward/2bee62d6-5708-4ad0-ae2a-0fc822ac0ad4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/mental-health-nurse-iris-ward/2bee62d6-5708-4ad0-ae2a-0fc822ac0ad4.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Prescot - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T12:51:36.085Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/St_Helens/Mersey_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health_Nursing/Mental_Health_Nursing-v7994913 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7994913?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you are caring and compassionate individual looking to make a positive difference to patient care? An exciting opportunity has arisen within Iris ward at Peasley Cross Hospital. Our ward provides a high standard of assessment and treatment for male patients with a wide range of mental health illnesses You will be motivated to make a real difference in the lives of people living with dementia, where passion, empathy, strong communication and excellent teamwork are essential qualities for this role. ### Main duties of the job 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 and that unqualified staff are delivering care as laid down in the care plan. 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. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To co-ordinate 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 ## Job Details Are you are caring and compassionate individual looking to make a positive difference to patient care? An exciting opportunity has arisen within Iris ward at Peasley Cross Hospital. Our ward provides a high standard of assessment and treatment for male patients with a wide range of mental health illnesses You will be motivated to make a real difference in the lives of people living with dementia, where passion, empathy, strong communication and excellent teamwork are essential qualities for this role. ## Job Description 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 and that unqualified staff are delivering care as laid down in the care plan. 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. ## Responsibilities To co-ordinate 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 ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Able to communicate effectively - Possess good listening and negotiation skills - Ability to work as a member of a team ### Knowledge **Essential** - Be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge base regarding: Effective Care Co-ordination, Care planning and evaluation, Quality and clinical audit, Health & safety/risk management and Mental health act - Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Code of Conduct and the nurse’s responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base - Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship and supervision **Desirable** - Appreciate the process of standard setting and audit ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working with a range of people with mental health problems - A demonstrated understanding of Equality and Human Rights **Desirable** - Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team ### Qualifications **Essential** - Appropriate professional qualification by RMN AHP Social Worker **Desirable** - Degree - Evidence of post registration study - Approved training in phlebotomy ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 337.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10289378) - [oh risk id form (pdf, 392.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10289244) - [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) - [preceptorship information (pdf, 549.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2567) - [our people promise and charter (pdf, 5.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2513) ## 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.