Nursing Assistant (New to Care) - Secure Care Division

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for full-time male applicants to support our secure mental health services. No prior experience is required as comprehensive training will be provided. This role involves direct care of individuals with complex needs, ensuring a safe and therapeutic environment.

Benefits

Recruitment & Retention premium

Responsibilities

• Carry out assigned duties involving direct care and observation of service users under supervision.
• Report observations made while providing care to service users.
• Work with service users individually and in groups as outlined by care plans.

Job description

MALE APPLICANTS ONLY

We are currently recruiting male applicants only for this role, in line with a Genuine Occupational Requirement under the Equality Act 2010. This is to meet the specific needs of our service users in secure care settings.

Position Details

This vacancy is for full-time positions.

About the Role

Looking for a meaningful career where you can truly make a difference? If you have transferable skills but no prior healthcare experience, we want to hear from you.

No healthcare experience? No problem. We provide comprehensive training to give you the knowledge, skills, and confidence to thrive in this role. This training is mandatory and forms a vital part of your development journey. The role will be paid at Band 2 until all required competencies are successfully completed.

Division Overview

The division delivers specialist secure mental health and learning disability services across low, medium, and high secure settings. We support individuals with complex needs, including those with mental illness, personality disorders, learning disabilities, or autism, providing care in environments designed to ensure safety and therapeutic progress.

Additional Benefits

To support our “Grow Our Own” strategy and attract and retain talented staff within the Secure Care Division, a Recruitment & Retention premium is available. For nursing assistants, this premium is £600 or £4,034, depending on service allocation. Allocations will be determined by the service, and the premium will reflect the amount for that clinical area.

Key Responsibilities

1. Carry out assigned duties involving direct care and observation of service users under the guidance and indirect supervision of qualified staff.
2. Report any observations made whilst providing care to service users, including activities, leisure, mental state, and risk factors.
3. Work with service users on an individual and group basis as outlined in the care plan and as directed by the appropriate lead professional.

About Mersey Care

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical and mental health services in the North West, serving over 1.4 million people across our region. We are also commissioned for services covering the North West, North Wales, and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services supporting physical and mental health, including inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK offering high secure mental health facilities.

Our Commitment

At the heart of our work is our commitment to ‘perfect care’—safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support our staff to excel and collaborate with service users, families, and carers to develop future services. We are currently implementing organizational and service transformation to improve quality and reduce costs.

Additional Information

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Contact Details

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Lara Mills-Jones

Job title: Project Coordinator

Email: [e-mail]