# Staff Nurse for Specialist Mental Health Bed Based - Wirral > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-for-specialist-mental-health-bed-based-wirral/fd5da71f-e50b-4b80-888d-d3fb4c11b58e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-for-specialist-mental-health-bed-based-wirral/fd5da71f-e50b-4b80-888d-d3fb4c11b58e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Chester - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week (Full time 37.5 hours per week and part time hours are available) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-23T10:31:10.510Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Wirral/Cheshire_Wirral_Partnership_NHS_FoundationTrust/Mental_Health_Staff_Nurse/Mental_Health_Staff_Nurse-v8177473 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8177473?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cwp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a caring and compassionate Registered Mental Health Nurse or are just about to qualify and are looking for a fresh or new opportunity? Why not come and work for CWP - we may have just the role for you. We have vacancies for permanent, full and part time opportunities for Staff Nurses within our Bed-based services at Springview, Wirral on Brackendale, Brooklands, Riverwood, Lakefield and Meadowbank Wards . Bed based services comprise of wards that cater for acute admissions, Psychiatric Intensive Care, Eating Disorder Inpatient Services and Rehabilitation Inpatient Services. All wards offer a 24-hour service; therefore the successful candidates must be flexible and able to work a rotational shift pattern that includes a range of 12.5 hour shifts over days, nights and weekends. ### Main duties of the job You will be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team and have an ethos of collaborative working between individual service users, carers and other stakeholders. We are proud of being caring, competent and compassionate, with patients at the heart of what we do. We aim to provide high quality, safe services which improve the health, well-being and independence of the people within our locality. We are looking for motivated nurses to join our team. You should possess commitment to team working and innovative delivery of excellent standards of care. You will be able to demonstrate a real enthusiasm for mental health nursing, as well as a desire for on-going professional development. You will receive excellent training and opportunities for development, clinical supervision and appraisal.  We also offer our staff training packages, development and leadership pathways and a comprehensive preceptorship program for those who are newly qualified. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role. At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values. CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it. Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: \[email protected\] or by calling 01244 393100. If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes. The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon! ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - 1st level mental health trained nurse, with a up to date knowledge of current mental health legislation - Experience of working with adults with a Learning Disability **Desirable** - Experience of carrying out clinical supervision ### Qualifications **Essential** - RMN / RNLD - First level nurse ### Knowledge and Expertise **Essential** - Excellent communicator verbally and in terms of written work. - Well developed research based knowledge and practical nursing skills. - An understanding of basic management principles is essential as the post will involve taking charge of the service occasionally. - Ability to work unsupervised. - A positive approach towards use of information technology. ## Documents - [oh risk form (pdf, 625.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10480387) - [trust profile (pdf, 521.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2737) - [privacy notice (pdf, 177.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1515) - [job description (pdf, 176.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10480386) - [application guide (pdf, 28.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2738) - [dbs update service applicant guide (pdf, 228.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=623) - [recruitment of ex-offenders policy (pdf, 167.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=618) ## 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.