Staff Nurse - Newton Ward | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£32,073 - £39,043 per anum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Walton, Liverpool, L9 1EP
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Sept 2026
Closing date:	16 Oct 2026

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Summary

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.

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.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details and requirements of the role.

This advert closes on Wednesday 16 Sep 2026

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