Staff Nurse/Key Worker

Integrated Care System; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's healthcare provider is seeking a Staff Nurse/Key Worker in Liverpool. The role involves delivering high standards of family-centred nursing care and participating in a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should have experience in mental health settings and possess excellent communication and observational skills. Join us in making a difference in children's lives at a top children's hospital.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health or learning disability settings.
• Ability to organize duties and prioritize in a busy team.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams.
• Mentoring or supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist and lead assessment and treatment within a risk frame.
• Contribute to family-centred care and management plans.
• Promote therapeutic care through structured activities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support therapy.

Skills

Excellent communication skills for complex information

Strong observational skills for safe care

Flexibility in approach based on service needs

Workload coordination and prioritization

Understanding of therapeutic milieu and activities

Education

Registered RMN, RNLD, or RSCN with CAMH placement experience

Job description

Go back Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse/Key Worker

The closing date is 11 August 2025

To work as the key nurse, ensuring the delivery of a high standard of family-centred assessment and treatment plans as agreed with the multidisciplinary team on a day-to-day basis through participation in and the provision of a wide range of therapeutic approaches and activities within the inpatient and community setting. To support the day-to-day organisational planning and operational management of aspects of the Unit, including managing ad hoc shifts or defined areas of a shift as requested by the senior nurse.

Main duties of the job

• Using a range of clinical skills, to assist and at times autonomously lead on assessment and treatment care needs, within a risk assessment framework for children and their families admitted to the Unit.
• Assist in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of family-centred nursing care and management plans as agreed with the core team.
• Support the delivery of daily individual and group structures to promote the therapeutic milieu of the Unit, including providing agreed activity groups and individual activities.
• Observe, communicate, and at times, co-work with senior multidisciplinary team members in providing a range of therapeutic approaches on an individual, group, or family basis.

About us

As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust treats everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. We offer paediatric services at various community sites and hold clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales, and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our newly opened state-of-the-art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio, leading in children's medicines, infection, inflammation, and oncology research. We are recognized as a leader in children's healthcare and research, contributing to public health, pioneering research, and education for future children's specialists. Our Innovation Hub fosters collaboration between clinicians and industries to create new products and technologies.

We understand that a children's hospital is more than just treating illnesses. We aim to make every child feel happy, safe, and confident as they play, learn, and grow, supporting not only the child but also their family, including parents, siblings, and carers.

Job responsibilities

• Utilize clinical skills to assist and autonomously lead assessment and treatment within a risk assessment framework for children and families.
• Contribute to planning, implementing, and evaluating family-centred care and management plans.
• Support daily structures that promote therapeutic care, including activities and group sessions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to deliver therapeutic approaches on individual, group, or family basis.
• Provide clear, high-quality written and verbal reports regarding the child's stay, aligned with care plans.
• Contribute to evidence-based clinical reports for parents and professionals.
• Participate in supervision and support processes, mentoring new staff and students, and develop policies supporting evidence-based practice.
• Handle sensitive telephone inquiries with confidentiality and provide accurate clinical advice.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered RMN, RNLD, or RSCN with CAMH placement experience.

Experience

• Placements or work within MH or LD settings.
• Ability to organize duties and prioritize in a busy team.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams.
• Mentoring or supervisory experience.
• Experience in CAMH and inpatient care.
• Experience with risk assessment tools and processes.

Knowledge

• LD/MH presentations and assessment approaches.
• Team working, supervision, and support systems.
• Evidence-based practice and child/adolescent mental health issues.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills for complex information.
• Strong observational skills for safe care.
• Flexibility in approach based on service needs.
• Workload coordination and prioritization.
• Understanding of therapeutic milieu and activities.

Training & Development

• Identify and participate in training needs.
• Engage in research and audit activities.

Managerial

• Promote a safe, therapeutic environment.
• Skills in structuring daily activities and supervising support staff and students.

Personal Attributes

• Empathetic listening and caring attitude.
• Leadership skills, including change management and empowerment.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to DBS checks in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sunflower House, Alder Hey Children's Hospital