Staff Nurse

NHS; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in the United Kingdom seeks a male-only Staff Nurse for their Secure Care Division. This role involves delivering high-quality nursing care to service users with complex mental health needs. Candidates should be registered nurses or student nurses expected to qualify in 2026, with strong interpersonal skills. The position offers a salary range of £31,049 to £37,796 annually, with potential for a Recruitment & Retention premia of up to £7,500, reflecting varying service allocations.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability nurse, registered on the NMC register.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Educational development courses in mental health.

Responsibilities

• Deliver compassionate, high-quality nursing care.
• Assess and review care plans.
• Deliver therapeutic care to service users with complex needs.

Skills

Good interpersonal skills

Ability to manage difficult situations

Education

Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability nurse

Evidence of continued professional development

Job description

Overview

Staff Nurse, Secure Care Division - Male Only

Due to a genuine occupational requirement, this role is currently restricted to male applicants who are either qualified nurses or student nurses expected to qualify in 2026.

If you're calm under pressure, confident in dynamic situations, and motivated by structured, meaningful work, secure nursing offers a unique chance to make a real impact while developing specialist skills.

As part of the Secure Care Division, you may be asked to work at any of our low, medium and high secure environments, supporting service users with complex mental health needs, personality disorders, learning disabilities and autism.

To support our Grow Our Own strategy and attract and retain talented staff within the Secure Care Division, a Recruitment & Retention premia is available. For qualified nurses, this premia ranges from £0 to £7500 pro rata per annum, depending on service allocation. Allocations will be determined by the service and the premia will reflect the amount for that clinical area.

Main duties of the job

As part of this role, you'll be expected to deliver compassionate, high-quality nursing care while maintaining a strong focus on safety and security. You'll combine therapeutic clinical practice with robust security procedures, working with individuals who may present dangerous or violent behaviours. Every shift involves purposeful challenge; upholding professional boundaries, ensuring secure routines are followed, and maintaining a safe, well-run ward environment. You'll also be responsible for assessing and reviewing care plans, managing medications safely, working closely with the multi-disciplinary team, and supporting colleagues through supervision and training. Throughout, you'll demonstrate the Trust's values and meet all professional and organisational standards associated with the position.

About us

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.

Job responsibilities

Successful candidates will deliver high-quality therapeutic care to service users with complex needs, including those with dangerous or violent propensities. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, your main duties will include:

Job description

Job responsibilities

Successful candidates will deliver high-quality therapeutic care to service users with complex needs, including those with dangerous or violent propensities. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, your main duties will include:

Core Clinical Responsibilities

• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating comprehensive care plans for patients in secure settings.
• Administering, managing and monitoring medications in line with Trust policies.
• Ensuring high standards of clinical practice, patient safety and infection control.
• Supporting patients' rights, welfare, spiritual beliefs and diversity.
• Building effective therapeutic relationships to support rehabilitation and recovery.

Multidisciplinary & Care Coordination

• Acting as an internal care coordinator/case manager, liaising with the Primary Care Team and contributing to treatment planning.
• Ensuring compliance with mental health legislation and safeguarding requirements.

Ward-Based Responsibilities

• Supporting the daily running of the ward, including periodic responsibility for ward management.
• Maintaining hygiene, safety, security and adherence to NHS security protocols.
• Escorting and accompanying patients both onsite and outside the hospital when required.

Teamwork, Supervision & Training

• Providing supervision and support to Nursing Assistants and colleagues.
• Participating in induction, training and development of learners and qualified staff.
• Engaging fully in personal development planning and clinical supervision.

Professional Standards & Conduct

• Upholding Trust values: Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness and Enthusiasm.
• Ensuring confidentiality, accurate recordkeeping and compliance with organisational policies.
• Promoting positive relationships with visitors, the public and external stakeholders.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability nurse, registered on the NMC register.
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Educational development courses in mental health

Knowledge & Experience

• Multi-disciplinary working
• NMC Code of Conduct
• Knowledge, understanding and use of the Care Programme Approach (CPA)
• Promotes people's equality, diversity and rights
• To ensure actions contribute to quality
• Knowledge and understanding of Mental Health Act legislation
• Knowledge of Service Governance
• Commitment to clinical supervision
• Knowledge of therapeutic boundaries
• Supervising others
• Post qualification experience in the mental health field

Values

• Accountability
• Support

Skills

• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to manage difficult situations
• Has led on initiatives to improve practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£31,049 to £37,796 a year; R&R premia will reflect each post’s base entitlement