Staff Nurse

Due to a genuine occupational requirement, this role is currently restricted tomale applicantswho are either qualified nurses or student nurses. Applicantsmust be able to commence in post by June 2027at the latest, although we are particularly looking for candidates who can start immediately or shortly after appointment.

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.

A recruitment and retention premia is available. For registered 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.

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.

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.

Successful candidates will deliver high-quality therapeutic care to service users with complex needs, including those with dangerous or violent propensities.