Registered Nursing Associate | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 19 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,485 - £30,162 per anum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 January 2026 |
| Location: | Southport, PR8 6PL |
| Company: | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7686237/350-MHC7686237 |
Summary
The role of the Nursing Associate is to work with the multi professional team and the Registered Nurse to assess, plan, organise and deliver clinical care in line with service and patient needs, as agreed with supervising clinicians.
The Nursing Associate has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan and across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. The Nursing Associate works independently under the leadership of registered nurses, working within the sphere of nursing care and within all aspects of the nursing process (Health Education England 2018).
Nursing Associates are accountable professionals who are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment as a Nursing Associate and will work to a nationally recognised Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of conduct. They must meet the NMC standards of proficiency and recognise and work within the limits of their competency.
to undertake all aspects a Nursing Associates role on a busy acute mental health ward.
working with the wider MDT and in close proximity to the nursing team.
the successful candidate will be expected to engage in medication rounds, ward reviews, physical health monitoring and auditing in line with the ward KPIs.
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.
work directly with the nursing team,
monitoring of physical health KPIs
undertaking relevant audits
Direct patient care
documentation
aid in the smooth running of a busy acute mental health ward.
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Dec 2025