Mental Health Nurse Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Pan Trade; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the dynamic team at Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as a Mental Health Nurse, where you will assess and support patients' mental health needs. With an emphasis on person-centred care, this role requires a high level of clinical expertise and excellent communication skills. You will work across a variety of settings, requiring travel, and will instigate meaningful changes in community mental health services. A relocation package of up to £8,000 is offered to support new hires.

Benefits

Relocation package up to £8,000

Induction program for new starters

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-year post-registration experience in mental health.
• Sound knowledge of current mental health disorders and the Mental Health Act.
• Ability to assess complex patients and report writing experience.

Responsibilities

• Work independently as a practitioner within a multidisciplinary team.
• Assess and deliver care to patients with a wide range of mental health issues.
• Travel across a geographical area to meet patient needs.

Skills

Communication

Person-Centred Care

Clinical Skills

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification

Job description

Mental Health Nurse Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Mental Health Nurse Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

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**We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000**

The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply

Wirral Single Point of Access are looking to recruit a number of experienced, qualified Mental Health Nurses. We are a dynamic assessment and signposting service for all new referrals into secondary care mental health services from the age of 18 upwards, and therefore includes working with adults and older adults, assessing organic and functional mental health problems.

Ideally the post holder willhave 1-year minimum post registration experience and will be expected to work using a high level of expertise within the multidisciplinary team andshould have sound working knowledge of the current spectrum of mental health disorders and the Mental Health Act. We are looking for highly skilled and competent practitioners, who are motivated and committed to delivering quality care with excellent communication and person-centred skills.

The service operates from 8am-6pm, Monday to Friday, and is Wirral wide. This position requires travel across a wide geographical area so access to a car for work and a full driving license are essential for the post.

Please ensure your supporting information demonstrates how you meet the essential/desirable criteria

The Mental Health Nurse must demonstrate a high level of clinical skills, experience of working within Mental Health at least to a band 5 level.

We are looking for highly skilled and competent nurses, who are motivated and committed to delivering quality care with excellent communication and person-centred skills. Report writing and the ability to assess complex patients is essential.

You will be an autonomous, independent practitioner within a small but dynamic team, and as this post involves working across a wide geographical area access to transport for work purposes is essential. In addition, the post holder will support the team in the continued transformation of Community Mental Health Services.

If you are keen to embrace new ideas, have significant mental health experience and are ready to consolidate your existing experience, we are just waiting to hear from you.

Please ensure your supporting information demonstrates how you meet the essential/desirable criteria

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

We also offer up to three weeks induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, youll find something to suit you at CWP.

Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

This advert closes on Thursday 15 May 2025

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