Deputy Ward Manager/Senior Clinical Nurse (Psychiatric Intensive Care)
Band 6
Main area: Psychiatrist Intensive Care Grade: Band 6 Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (on a 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year basis) Job ref: 350-MHC6755100-B Site: Clock View, Town: Liverpool Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period: Yearly Closing: 06/02/2025 23:59 Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people who are under-represented in our workforce. We welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training, and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us. Job overview
Are you an experienced inpatient nurse? Have you moved on from inpatient care but miss it? Are you caring, compassionate, flexible, and have excellent communication skills? Come and join our fabulous team on Newton Ward Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Clock View Hospital. Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for individuals interested and committed to delivering excellent service user care within a safe, secure, and therapeutic environment. Newton ward is a dynamic and challenging environment, with a hard-working and dedicated staff team who strive to provide consistent, high standards of care to the diverse client base that we care for. The range of skills you can learn and develop is expansive and varied. Working in this environment can encourage you to become a dynamic, creative, and strong leader as well as provide you with the ability to think on your feet, problem-solve, and manage a challenging setting. On Newton ward, we encourage staff to gain further knowledge by enriching their skills through the opportunity to enroll on many of our development, leadership, and training courses. Working for our organisation
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. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the job description for detailed responsibilities. Newton Ward currently supports all wards across the Sefton, Liverpool, and Kirkby footprint and of recent now provides psychiatric intensive care services to the whole of the Mental Health Division. Newton Ward is a 12-bedded mixed ward based at Clock View Hospital that provides short-term intensive assessment, treatment, and support to service users who are experiencing a mental health crisis and often present with a variety of complex mental health needs. To maximise service user recovery, the team works in a trauma-informed way. Our aim is to work in the least restrictive way as possible whilst maintaining patient safety. Upon joining our team, we will ensure that you undergo both mandatory and bespoke training to fully equip you with the skills required to work within our psychiatric intensive care environment. Person specification
Qualifications
Registered Mental Health Nurse Experience
Knowledge of relevant Mental Health legislation Knowledge of Mental Health Nursing interventions Knowledge of clinical risk and Health & Safety Management Demonstrate knowledge of NMC guidelines Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship, and supervision and ability to provide education and supervision to qualified and unqualified staff Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Code of Conduct and the nurses’ responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base Values
Accountability Respect Support High professional standards Responsive to service users Engaging leadership style Transparency and honesty Discreet Change-oriented Skills
Able to communicate effectively both verbally and non-verbally Possess excellent listening and negotiation skills Ability to contribute to developing nursing excellence within the ward area Other
Professional attitude Flexibility Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs, not NHS Jobs. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme, you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form. Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process, please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you. The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence on applications is monitored and if you choose to use this, you must declare this on your application form. Employer certification / accreditation badges
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. Name: Jessica McMenamin Job title: Ward Manager Email address: jessica.mcmenamin@merseycare.nhs.uk
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Band 6
Main area: Psychiatrist Intensive Care Grade: Band 6 Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (on a 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year basis) Job ref: 350-MHC6755100-B Site: Clock View, Town: Liverpool Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period: Yearly Closing: 06/02/2025 23:59 Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities. We are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect. We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people who are under-represented in our workforce. We welcome applications from reservists and ex-armed forces personnel as we recognise the benefits of the values, skills, training, and experience that they bring to their work with us. We encourage all applicants to share their equality information with us. Job overview
Are you an experienced inpatient nurse? Have you moved on from inpatient care but miss it? Are you caring, compassionate, flexible, and have excellent communication skills? Come and join our fabulous team on Newton Ward Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Clock View Hospital. Main duties of the job
This is an exciting opportunity for individuals interested and committed to delivering excellent service user care within a safe, secure, and therapeutic environment. Newton ward is a dynamic and challenging environment, with a hard-working and dedicated staff team who strive to provide consistent, high standards of care to the diverse client base that we care for. The range of skills you can learn and develop is expansive and varied. Working in this environment can encourage you to become a dynamic, creative, and strong leader as well as provide you with the ability to think on your feet, problem-solve, and manage a challenging setting. On Newton ward, we encourage staff to gain further knowledge by enriching their skills through the opportunity to enroll on many of our development, leadership, and training courses. Working for our organisation
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. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the job description for detailed responsibilities. Newton Ward currently supports all wards across the Sefton, Liverpool, and Kirkby footprint and of recent now provides psychiatric intensive care services to the whole of the Mental Health Division. Newton Ward is a 12-bedded mixed ward based at Clock View Hospital that provides short-term intensive assessment, treatment, and support to service users who are experiencing a mental health crisis and often present with a variety of complex mental health needs. To maximise service user recovery, the team works in a trauma-informed way. Our aim is to work in the least restrictive way as possible whilst maintaining patient safety. Upon joining our team, we will ensure that you undergo both mandatory and bespoke training to fully equip you with the skills required to work within our psychiatric intensive care environment. Person specification
Qualifications
Registered Mental Health Nurse Experience
Knowledge of relevant Mental Health legislation Knowledge of Mental Health Nursing interventions Knowledge of clinical risk and Health & Safety Management Demonstrate knowledge of NMC guidelines Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team Demonstrate knowledge in the concepts of mentorship, preceptorship, and supervision and ability to provide education and supervision to qualified and unqualified staff Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Code of Conduct and the nurses’ responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base Values
Accountability Respect Support High professional standards Responsive to service users Engaging leadership style Transparency and honesty Discreet Change-oriented Skills
Able to communicate effectively both verbally and non-verbally Possess excellent listening and negotiation skills Ability to contribute to developing nursing excellence within the ward area Other
Professional attitude Flexibility Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply for all correspondence. All information regarding your application will come from apps.trac.jobs, not NHS Jobs. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification. If you would like your application to be considered under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme, you can indicate this in the personal information section of your online application form. Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process, please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you. The Trust expects all post holders who require an enhanced DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence on applications is monitored and if you choose to use this, you must declare this on your application form. Employer certification / accreditation badges
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. Name: Jessica McMenamin Job title: Ward Manager Email address: jessica.mcmenamin@merseycare.nhs.uk
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