# Staff Nurse - Newton Ward > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-newton-ward/c1d48bb0-4ef9-46e6-900b-cf73b2baa31c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-newton-ward/c1d48bb0-4ef9-46e6-900b-cf73b2baa31c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Hollins Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Staff nurse - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per anum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (None) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-16T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-14T08:20:53.450Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Walton_Liverpool/Mersey_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Psychiatric_Intensive_Care_PICU/Psychiatric_Intensive_Care_PICU-v8281612 - **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Newton Ward is a 12 bedded Intensive Psychiatric Care Unit (PICU) . This is a specialist service that ward supports patients when they are at their most acutely unwell. We offer person centred psychology and also the opportunity to work along side psychology supporting service users to complete safety plans which help identify coping strategies and ways to manage their symptoms. We work with occupational therapists completing ward and off ward based assessments to ensure that when a service user has completed their recovery that they receive the support they require on discharge. Newton ward has worked closely with the centre for perfect care offering a least restrictive approach and no force first environment that enables patients to develop positive and trusting relationships with the staff on the ward. Allowing them a familiar and comfortable environment during the recovery process. You will have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills, completing venepuncture and ECG training becoming familiar with identifying physical health needs in addition to a service users mental health needs. There are also multiple opportunities to engage in further training such as Arrive, STRIVE, THRIVE and post graduate certification in psychological interventions. ### Main duties of the job To provide high quality, evidence based care within the Mental Health Care 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. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details and requirements of the role. ### 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** - Able to communicate effectively. - Possess good listening and negotiation skills - Ability to work as a member of a team. ### 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** - 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 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 **Desirable** - Degree - Evidence of post registration study - Approved training in phlebotomy ## Documents - [oh risk id (pdf, 400.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10598248) - [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) - [mental health practitioner band 5 jd (pdf, 352.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10598247) - [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.