# Staff Nurse - Pine Ward > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-pine-ward/ffb42fdd-906b-4151-986e-e7ab56dfd285 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-pine-ward/ffb42fdd-906b-4151-986e-e7ab56dfd285.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 annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Longdays, Nights, Weekends, Bank Holidays) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-15T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-14T08:20:53.421Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Southport/Mersey_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8281336 - **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 X band 5 staff nurse to come and join the teams on Pine Ward. Pine Ward is a 20 bedded mixed acute ward. The range of skills you can learn and develop while working on Pineward is wide and varied, working in this environment can encourage you to become a dynamic, creative and strong leader as well provide you with the ability to think on your feet, problem solve and manage a challenging setting. Future aims for Pine ward include therapeutic and psychological input for clients, this will be driven and provided by the staffing team so staff coming into this role will eventually be provided with additional training . You will have the opportunity to develop your clinical skills, completing Safety plan training , physical health is very important to us so we can further your skills by offering venepuncture and ECG training. There are also multiple opportunities to engage in further training such as STRIVE, THRIVE and post graduate certification in psychological interventions. ### Main duties of the job - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust as a leading provider of community services, mental health care, physical health, addiction services and learning disability care. - Service users receive a high quality service and one which is free from stigma, discriminationand harm. - Staff are engaged with the delivery, innovation and continuous improvement of services to benefit service users. - Visible and responsive leadership, setting the standard for othersthroughout the division for all managers - The Trust values of Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasm and Support will be embedded across the division for all staff and evident to service users. - To provide high quality, evidence based care within the Local Services 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 ### Knowledge **Essential** - Be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge base regarding: Effective Care Co-ordination, Care Planning and evaluation, Quality and clinical audit and 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 AHP Social Worker **Desirable** - Degree/relevant qualification - Evidence of post registration study - Approved training in phlebotomy ## Documents - [oh risk id (pdf, 392.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10609376) - [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) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 337.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10597907) - [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.