Mental Health Nurse | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Winwick; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a healthcare professional to coordinate the care of service users as part of a multidisciplinary team. The role involves developing care plans, ensuring effective communication, and adhering to mental health legislation. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and a passion for delivering person-centred care. Flexible working requests are welcomed.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act / Mental Capacity Act and relevant legislation.
• Excellent communication skills in verbal and non-verbal contexts.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the care of service users under the supervision of the line manager.
• Develop and communicate care plans while liaising with family and carers.
• Ensure safe administration of medication following Trust policies.

Job description

Overview

You’ll be an integral part of a multidisciplinary team, working together with other healthcare professionals to deliver outstanding person-centred care.

Our values are at the heart of everything we do, they are:

• Continuous improvement
• Accountability
• Respect
• Enthusiasm
• Support

If you share our values and want to be part of a team that makes a real difference, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the care of service users carrying out assessment planning, implementation and evaluation of their care under the guidelines of the Care Programme Approach and under the supervision of the line manager.
• Ensure that the service users care plan is developed to meet the assessed need of the individual.
• Liaise with family members, carers and significant others when completing the assessment and developing a care plan.
• Develop a risk management plan for service users, taking note of the contributions from other members of the team. Ensure that all significant people are aware of the risk management plan and are actioning it appropriately.
• Direct unqualified staff in order to ensure delivery of a high standard of care to service users.
• Participate in setting standards for care based on sound evidence-based and research findings.
• Participate in the systematic monitoring and evaluation of service users that you have responsibility for with guidance from a supervisor.
• Communicate with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the communication of any relevant information which has an impact on the service user’s care.
• Use verbal and non-verbal communication skills gained through training or experience to impart sensitive information.
• Check understanding of information where there are often barriers to effective communications due to distress, psychiatric symptoms or where English is not the first language.
• Use skills gained through training and experience to give and receive information to other individuals with regards to a service user’s care in the reviews and multi-disciplinary meetings. These individuals may be external to the Trust.
• Have knowledge of the Mental Health Act / Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation.
• Support service users and their carers when the Mental Health Act is being used to admit the service user to hospital. Ensure that service user rights under the Mental Health Act are effectively communicated to them and outcomes documented.
• Provide and co-ordinate the provision of a range of therapeutic activities for service users and monitor their effectiveness.
• Take responsibility for the safe administration of medication to service users ensuring that the Trust policies and procedures and the Nursing & Midwifery Councils regulations are adhered to.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

This advert closes on Sunday 30 Nov 2025.