Nursing Assistant - Secure Care Division (Male only)
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Maghull, L31 1HWView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 November 2026
9 days leftJob description
Due to a genuine occupational requirement, this role is currently restricted to male applicants. We are recruiting Nursing Assistants for our service ...
To carry out assigned duties, involving direct care and observation of service users under the guidance and indirect supervision of qualified staff.
To report to the qualified staff any observations made whilst providing care to service users activities and leisure, providing details of mental state and risk factors.
To work with service users on an individual and group basis as outlined in the care plan and as directed by the appropriate named lead professional.
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.
Qualifications
Essential: - Health and Social Care Level 2 accredited qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Phlebotomy trained
- Physical Health competency basic passport
- MEWS
- Level 2 Smoking Cessation
- Care Certificate
- Good standard of education.
- Qualification in craft, domestic skills, leisure or health equivalent to City & Guild Part 1-, or 2-year experience working in a health setting.
- Willing to work towards Level 3 Health Care qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a care setting
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Ability to demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude
- Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner
Desirable: - Experience of individuals with mental health problems or personal lived experience of mental health problems
Knowledge
Essential: - Able to communicate effectively; - Understanding of issues of confidentiality
Skills
Essential: - Ability to support and guidance to junior staff
Values
Essential
- Continuous improvement - committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all.
- Accountability - taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care.
- Respect - how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way.
- Enthusiasm - demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it.
- Support - actively supporting others with compassion and courage.
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
23 October 2026
Last checked
23 October 2026
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