Total 4 job vacancies by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a number of Charge Nurses who can demonstrate strong leadership, compassion and empathy to our patients, improving the quality of care and service delivery within a Secure Mental Health and Learning Disability inpatient environment.

Secure Care Division is responsible for specialised secure mental health and learning disability services, in low, medium and high secure settings.

Working across the Secure Care Division as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will contribute to the delivery of high standards of care and treatment to a challenging group of service users.

Along with your registered nurse qualification, you will need to have at demonstrable experience post preceptorship and demonstrate enthusiasm in your attitude, willingness to work as a team by being flexible and supportive of the wider service.

This vacancy is for a Charge Nurse and within the Secure Care Division, as we are a mobile Trust you may be expected to work at any of our sites across the division. Allocations will be determined by the service, R&R will reflect the amount for that clinical area.

Shifts will be rostered in advance as per working practices in your base area. Working hours may include working unsocial shifts (e.g. Night duty, Weekends, School Holidays, Christmas & Bank Holidays etc.)

Charge nurses will model the Trust values of Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respect, Enthusiasm and Support in progressing the Trust ambition to achieve perfect care for our patient group.

As a charge nurse you will operate as the clinical focus for day to day planning of treatment, risk assessment and management of the quality of care delivered to the patient group by a team of nurses, carrying continuous responsibility for care and safety issues during hours of duty.

It will be within your responsibility to maintain an overview of all cases allocated to internal care co-ordinators/case managers/care workers.

You will organise and supervise on a day to day basis the work of the nursing staff ensuring that professional standards are maintained.

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.

For full details of the job description and main responsibilities please see attached job description and personal specification.

The interview will comprise of two forms of assessment.


This advert closes on Sunday 3 Nov 2024

A Vacancy at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.


We are looking for a number of Acting Charge Nurses who can demonstrate strong leadership, compassion and empathy to our patients, improving the quality of care and service delivery within a Secure Mental Health and Learning Disability inpatient environment.

Secure Care Division is responsible for specialised secure mental health and learning disability services, in low, medium and high secure settings. Working across the Secure Care Division as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will contribute to the delivery of high standards of care and treatment to a challenging group of service users.

Along with your registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse qualification, you will need to have at demonstrable experience post preceptorship and you must demonstrate enthusiasm in your attitude, willingness to work as a team by being flexible and supportive of the wider service. Your commitment and behaviour towards our service users using effective communication skills and the ability to thrive in a stimulating environment along with performing well under pressure is essential.

This vacancy is for a Charge Nurse and within the Secure Care Division, as we are a mobile Trust you may be expected to work at any of our sites across the division

Shifts will be rostered in advance as per working practices in your base area. Working hours may include working unsocial shifts (e.g. Night duty, Weekends, School Holidays, Christmas & Bank Holidays etc.)



Charge nurses will model the Trust values of Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respect, Enthusiasm and Support in progressing the Trust ambition to achieve perfect care for our patient group.

As a charge nurse you will operate as the clinical focus for day to day planning of treatment, risk assessment and management of the quality of care delivered to the patient group by a team of nurses, carrying continuous responsibility for care and safety issues during hours of duty.

It will be within your responsibility to maintain an overview of all cases allocated to internal care co-ordinators/case managers/care workers.

You will organise and supervise on a day to day basis the work of the nursing staff ensuring that professional standards are maintained.

Full details of the job are included within the Job description and personal specification.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.

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.

For full details of the job description and main responsibilities please see attached job description and personal specification.


This advert closes on Sunday 14 Jan 2024

Do you want to build a successful career in 1 of only 3 High Secure Mental Health Hospitals in the country?

We recognise the speciality of High Secure Services & the importance of us being able to recruit & retain caring, compassionate staff who’s values are aligned with ours to deliver mental health nursing care to a specialist patient group. To support with this we are offering the following recruitment initiatives for a limited period.

Relocation Package
Up to £15,000 relocation package, paid on completion of induction.

Refer a Friend
£600 refer a friend payment made to both the refer & new starter, paid on completion of induction. This is available to staff joining the division from external trusts/organisations.

Golden Handshake
A £2,000 payment will be made on completion of induction.
An additional £2,000 will be paid at the end of the first year of employment in the division. The payment received, (up to £4,000) will be required to be paid back in full if the employee leaves the division within 3 years of commencing employment.

Recruitment & Retention Premia
An annual recruitment and retention premia of£7500is paid for mental health nurses working in Ashworth High Secure Hospital. This is split equally and paid in to your monthly salary.

Ashworth Hospital is one of three High Secure Hospitals in England and Wales & provides care and treatment to those adults who present a grave risk of harm to others and who cannot be managed in lower levels of security. Patients in high secure services typically have complex chronic mental disorders, which are linked to offending or seriously harmful behaviour. Some will be involved with the criminal justice system courts & prison & may have Ministry of Justice restrictions imposed. All high secure patients will be detained under the Mental Health Act and the decision to admit will be based on a comprehensive psychiatric assessment and assessment of risk. Many patients admitted to high secure services will have been charged with or convicted of a violent criminal offence. The recognised pathways into high secure care are as a step up from medium secure care, admission directly from the criminal justice system including transfers from prison or more rarely, a step up from other services.

The core objectives of high secure services are to assess & treat mental disorder, reduce the risk of harm towards others & support recovery & rehabilitation. The aim is for patients to safely transition to lower levels of security or return to prison.

High secure care operates within an ethos that places the patient at the centre of their care and facilitates active engagement in their recovery from mental disorder & risky behaviours.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.

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.

For full details of the job description and responsibilities please see the attached job description and personal specification.

You will receive a comprehensive induction in to the division with a mixture of clinical skills and practical teaching sessions.

This advert and financial incentives is for candidates who are currently external to the Secure & Specialist Learning Disability Division. If there are staff internal to the division interested in working at Ashworth they are advised to contact their line manager to explore this via the process of divisional mobilisation and service needs.


This advert closes on Thursday 21 Dec 2023

A Vacancy at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.


We are looking for a number of Acting Charge Nurses who can demonstrate strong leadership, compassion and empathy to our patients, improving the quality of care and service delivery within a Secure Mental Health and Learning Disability inpatient environment.

Secure Care Division is responsible for specialised secure mental health and learning disability services, in low, medium and high secure settings. Working across the Secure Care Division as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will contribute to the delivery of high standards of care and treatment to a challenging group of service users.

Along with your registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse qualification, you will need to have at demonstrable experience post preceptorship and you must demonstrate enthusiasm in your attitude, willingness to work as a team by being flexible and supportive of the wider service. Your commitment and behaviour towards our service users using effective communication skills and the ability to thrive in a stimulating environment along with performing well under pressure is essential.

This vacancy is for a Charge Nurse and within the Secure Care Division, as we are a mobile Trust you may be expected to work at any of our sites across the division

Shifts will be rostered in advance as per working practices in your base area. Working hours may include working unsocial shifts (e.g. Night duty, Weekends, School Holidays, Christmas & Bank Holidays etc.)



Charge nurses will model the Trust values of Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respect, Enthusiasm and Support in progressing the Trust ambition to achieve perfect care for our patient group.

As a charge nurse you will operate as the clinical focus for day to day planning of treatment, risk assessment and management of the quality of care delivered to the patient group by a team of nurses, carrying continuous responsibility for care and safety issues during hours of duty.

It will be within your responsibility to maintain an overview of all cases allocated to internal care co-ordinators/case managers/care workers.

You will organise and supervise on a day to day basis the work of the nursing staff ensuring that professional standards are maintained.

Full details of the job are included within the Job description and personal specification.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.

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.

For full details of the job description and main responsibilities please see attached job description and personal specification.


This advert closes on Monday 4 Dec 2023