Job Description

Do you have a passion for putting patients first and experience caring for service users with a Learning Disability and/or Autism diagnosis?
If you share our vision to support service users along their care pathway ensuring appropriate assessment, engagement and therapeutic activity; whilst aiming to support a timely discharge into the community - we would love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
As a nursing assistant in our Learning Disability and Autism inpatient service you will be required to carry out assigned duties involving direct patient care and observation of service users under guidance and supervision of qualified staff. The successful candidate will be self-motivated and able to work in a fast paced environment.
Additionally, you will be able to work autonomously and as part of a well-established team whilst working with service users who may present with extreme challenging behaviour including physical and verbal aggression, changes in mental health, forensic needs and complex physical health needs.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate a range of communication skills & techniques to enable positive communication to take place with individuals who may have complex communication needs.
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.
Details
Date posted
02 July 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
24,625 to 25,674 a year Per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
350-SC7110585-A
Job locations
Secure Care Division
12 Birch Avenue
Warrington
WA2 9TN
Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details. Job description
Job responsibilities
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.
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Health and Social Care Level 2 qualification or equivalent experience.

• 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.

• Able to communicate effectively.
• Understanding of issues of confidentiality.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Ability to demonstrate a non-judgmental attitude.
• Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.
• Experience working in a care setting

• Experience of individuals with mental health problems or personal lived experience of mental health problems.

• Ability to provide support and guidance to junior staff

• Health and Social Care Level 2 qualification or equivalent experience.

• 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.

• Able to communicate effectively.
• Understanding of issues of confidentiality.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Ability to demonstrate a non-judgmental attitude.
• Ability to work on own initiative under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.
• Experience working in a care setting

• Experience of individuals with mental health problems or personal lived experience of mental health problems.

• Ability to provide support and guidance to junior staff