# Nursing Assistant (New to Care) - Secure Care Division (Male only) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nursing-assistant-new-to-care-secure-care-division-male-only/38913013-55a6-48ee-8cbc-1003cbcc3189 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/nursing-assistant-new-to-care-secure-care-division-male-only/38913013-55a6-48ee-8cbc-1003cbcc3189.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Secure Care Division - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Nursing assistant - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 Band 2 to 3 role with training and competency achievement. - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (across a 24hr service 7 days a week) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-21T07:30:42.621Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Merseyside/Mersey_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Secure_Mental_Health_Services/Secure_Mental_Health_Services-v8245763 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8245763?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Due to a genuine occupational requirement, this role is currently restricted to male applicants. This vacancy is for full time positions. Looking for a meaningful career where you can truly make a difference? If you have transferable skills but no prior healthcare experience, we want to hear from you. No healthcare experience? No problem. We provide comprehensive training to give you the knowledge, skills, and confidence to thrive in this role. This training is mandatory and forms a vital part of your development journey. This role will be paid at Band 2 until all required competencies are successfully completed. The division delivers specialist secure mental health and learning disability services across low, medium, and high secure settings. We support individuals with complex needs, including those with a diagnosis of mental illness, personality disorders, learning disabilities, or autism, providing care in environments designed to ensure both safety and therapeutic progress. A recruitment and retention premia (£600 - £4034) is available for roles in Secure Care dependant on allocations. Allocations are determined by the service; premia will reflect service allocation. ### Main duties of the job To carry out assigned duties, involving direct care and observation of service users under the guidance and indirect supervision of registered staff. To report to the registered staff any observations made whilst providing care to service users activities and leisure, providing details of mental state and risk factors. To work with service users on an individual and group basis as outlined in the care plan and as directed by the appropriate named lead professional. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description and person specification for full details. Interested in finding out more? Join one of our optional online information sessions to learn more about the role and our services. Attendance is optional and you only need to attend one session. Monday 24 August 2026 11:00 – 12:00 Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/338019319679085?p=Ebeau6R8NVAF0hFFMQ Meeting ID: 338 019 319 679 085 Passcode: 2an2ii2e Wednesday 26 August 2026 15:00 – 16:00 Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/362601776268884?p=PirrjnGGEnf6JX5rBQ Meeting ID: 362 601 776 268 884 Passcode: JV32Qi3f ### Applicant requirements 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** - Able to communicate effectively - Ability to work as a member of a team - Ability to demonstrate a non- judgemental attitude. - Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner. - Ability to provide support and guidance to junior staff. ### Values **Essential** - Continuous improvement – committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all. - Accountability – taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care. - Respect – how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way. - Enthusiasm – demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it. - Support – actively supporting others with compassion and courage. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of issues of confidentiality. ### Experience **Essential** - In the absence of, experience working in a care setting providing direct patient care, the candidate must be able to demonstrate in both application and interview significant life experience, a willingness to learn and a high set of transferable skills that will support them within this role. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Must be able to demonstrate Maths, English and computer skills. - Agreement to complete the Care Certificate within the first 12 weeks of employment. ## Documents - [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) - [oh risk id - nursing assistant (pdf, 248.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10557351) - [secure services additional information (pdf, 96.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10557352) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 528.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10557353) - [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.