Senior Nurse Practitioner | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Senior Nurse Practitioner to join their Community Enhanced Rehabilitation Team in Knowsley. The ideal candidate will coordinate care, support a multidisciplinary team, and play a crucial role in patient assessments and care delivery. Opportunities for professional development are provided. Flexible working requests will be considered. This role is vital for delivering high-quality specialist care.

Qualifications

• Valid Nursing registration with the NMC.
• Experience in mental health nursing is preferred.
• Ability to coordinate care and manage complex cases.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care for service users across various settings.
• Participate in case supervision and promote positive intra-agency working.
• Ensure adherence to clinical governance standards.

Skills

Teamwork

Patient assessment

Communication

Leadership

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

The Community Enhanced Rehabilitation Team are looking to recruit a band 6 Senior Nurse Practitioner full time on a permanent contract. We are a supportive, well-resourced and dedicated team and there will be opportunities for professional development within the role.

We are looking for a Registered Nurse to work alongside our large multidisciplinary team. The role will be varied and may include (but not limited to) covering duty, acting as a keyworker to coordinate care and undertaking routine assessments. Full induction, training and shadowing opportunities will be provided to the right candidate.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a newly forming team delivering high quality specialist care. Interview week commencing 13 October 2025.

The post holder will support the Clinical Team Manager in carrying continuing professional and managerial responsibility for their clinical area. They will also contribute to maintenance of the overall standards, which will include assessment of need and delivery of care within the context of the Community Mental Health Framework.

The post holder will work within an integrated team to ensure continuity of care for service users on their journey through the acute service and into CMHT. The post holder will work from within the community environment but be expected to be flexible in terms of delivering care within a variety of settings. The team is currently based in Huyton but this may be subject to change.

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.

Clinical

• Assist in the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user referrals and models of care.
• Participate in case supervision to monitor named primary nurses’ standards of service user care and documentation.
• Give/receive regular clinical supervision as per Trust policy.
• Ensure the clinical environment is conducive to promote service users health, safety and well-being, thereby preserving and respecting each service user’s personal dignity, privacy, religious and cultural beliefs.
• Ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
• Ensure the safe management of medicines and adhere to safe practice and principles of administration in accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct and Trust Medicines Code.
• Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the Multi-disciplinary team.
• Participate and promote positive intra-agency working.
• Participate in the referral process, including the assessment of such individuals in accordance with the agreed care pathway and the completion of quality reports where appropriate.
• Responsible for the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision and act as Care Coordinator as required.
• Participate and assist in setting standards of service user care based on sound research findings.

Managerial

• Undertake delegated responsibilities as agreed with Clinical Team Manager.
• Support the formulation and implementation of clinical and operational practices, and procedures as appropriate.
• Participate in the Duty Rota according to current locality structures.
• Assist in the management and co-ordination of all services delivered to the service user within the clinical area.
• Support the implementation, monitoring and updating of an operational policy and philosophy for the clinical area.
• Ensure the principles of Clinical Governance are incorporated in service delivery by maintaining a high quality service based on agreed clinical standards.
• Ensure that service users are cared for within the confines of their respective Mental Health Act status and adhere to the requirements of the MHA 1983 and the corresponding Code of Practice. This may include liaison with the home office for restricted service users.
• Ensure adherence and implementation of Effective Care Coordination.
• Ensure that Trust policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Assist in the development of local protocols to ensure a high standard of service delivery is achieved and maintained.
• Support the process of staff participation in the formulation of new ideas/suggestions to improve service user care and service delivery.
• Provide effective leadership to the designated team.
• Provide statistical information as required.
• Ensure effective processes of communication are established, maintained and regularly evaluated within designated team.
• Assist in the investigation of complaints and incidents at team level in accordance with Trust policy.
• Participate in Serious Untoward Incident investigations/reviews as required.
• Co-ordinate utilities, equipment and services and report/refer issues to respective managers where necessary.
• Provide relevant staff with the necessary management supervision regarding the co-ordination and delegation of duties, to ensure a comprehensive and consistent delivery of care is maintained.
• Ensure that the nursing practice of the clinical area adheres to the Trust’s policies and procedures.
• Participate in the managerial supervision.
• Appropriate participation in managing performance of staff as required.
• Appropriate participation in managing attendance of staff as required.

Education and Development

• Ensure all relevant staff have an up to date Individual Personal Appraisal and Personal Development Plan.
• Coordinate and nominate staff for appropriate courses, including mandatory training, according to service need and Personal Development Plans.
• Organise and undertake teaching where appropriate.
• Demonstrate the acquisition and application of knowledge in line with current research and evidence-based practice.
• Undertake training relevant to your role responsibilities and promote a positive learning environment.
• Coordinate preceptorship and mentorship as required.
• Participate in regular supervision, engage in reflective practice and be committed to continued development.
• Develop own skills and knowledge and contribute to the development of others.

Research and Audit

• Ensure staff awareness of Clinical and Corporate Governance and the need for research-based practice.
• Undertake and participate in appropriate audit, quality assurance programmes and research as directed.

This advert closes on Wednesday 8 Oct 2025