# Staff Nurse, Secure Care Division > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-secure-care-division/7908afa1-aaf0-42ac-938f-1e15e92fd8cd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/staff-nurse-secure-care-division/7908afa1-aaf0-42ac-938f-1e15e92fd8cd.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 R&R premia will reflect each post’s base entitlement - **Contract type:** Permanent: R&R premia will reflect each post’s base entitlement - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (across a 24 hr service) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-31T10:51:04.075Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Mersey_Side/Mersey_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Secure_Care_Nursing/Secure_Care_Nursing-v8189576 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8189576?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a qualified RNMH / RNLD, or a student nurse due to qualify in 2026? If so, we'd love to hear from you. If you’re calm under pressure, confident in dynamic situations, and motivated by structured, meaningful work, secure nursing offers a unique chance to make a real impact while developing specialist skills. As part of the Secure Care Division, you may be asked to work at any of our low, medium and high secure environments, supporting service users with complex mental health needs, personality disorders, learning disabilities and autism. To support our “Grow Our Own” strategy and attract and retain talented staff within the Secure Care Division, a Recruitment & Retention premia is available. For qualified nurses, this premia ranges from £0 to £7500 pro rata per annum, depending on service allocation. Allocations will be determined by the service and the premia will reflect the amount for that clinical area. ### Main duties of the job As part of this role, you’ll be expected to deliver compassionate, high‑quality nursing care while maintaining a strong focus on safety and security. You’ll combine therapeutic clinical practice with robust security procedures, working with individuals who may present dangerous or violent behaviours. Every shift involves purposeful challenge; upholding professional boundaries, ensuring secure routines are followed, and maintaining a safe, well‑run ward environment. You’ll also be responsible for assessing and reviewing care plans, managing medications safely, working closely with the multi‑disciplinary team, and supporting colleagues through supervision and training. Throughout, you’ll demonstrate the Trust’s values and meet all professional and organisational standards associated with the position. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Successful candidates will deliver high‑quality therapeutic care to service users with complex needs, including those with dangerous or violent propensities. Working as part of a multi‑disciplinary team, your main duties will include: ### Core Clinical Responsibilities - Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating comprehensive care plans for patients in secure settings. - Administering, managing and monitoring medications in line with Trust policies. - Ensuring high standards of clinical practice, patient safety and infection control. - Supporting patients’ rights, welfare, spiritual beliefs and diversity. - Building effective therapeutic relationships to support rehabilitation and recovery. ### Multi‑disciplinary & Care Coordination - Acting as an internal care coordinator/case manager, liaising with the Primary Care Team and contributing to treatment planning. - Ensuring compliance with mental health legislation and safeguarding requirements. ### Ward-Based Responsibilities - Supporting the daily running of the ward, including periodic responsibility for ward management. - Maintaining hygiene, safety, security and adherence to NHS security protocols. - Escorting and accompanying patients both onsite and outside the hospital when required. ### Teamwork, Supervision & Training - Providing supervision and support to Nursing Assistants and colleagues. - Participating in induction, training and development of learners and qualified staff. - Engaging fully in personal development planning and clinical supervision. ### Professional Standards & Conduct - Upholding Trust values: Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness and Enthusiasm. - Ensuring confidentiality, accurate record‑keeping and compliance with organisational policies. - Promoting positive relationships with visitors, the public and external stakeholders. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Effective communication skills (written & verbal) - Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult situations **Desirable** - Good presentation skills - Has led on initiatives to improve practice ### Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability nurse, registered on the NMC register. - Evidence of continued professional development. **Desirable** - Teaching &assessing / mentorship qualification - Educational development courses in mental health ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Multi-disciplinary working - NMC Code of Conduct - Knowledge, understanding and use of the Care Programme Approach (CPA) - Promotes people’s equality, diversity and rights - To ensure actions contribute to quality - Knowledge and understanding of Mental Health Act legislation - Knowledge of Service Governance - Commitment to clinical supervision - Knowledge of therapeutic boundaries **Desirable** - Supervising others - Post qualification experience in the mental health field ## 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) - [sn - job description (pdf, 339.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10493994) - [sn - oh id risk form (pdf, 256.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10493993) - [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) - [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.