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Job overview

As a result of the post-holder being effective in their role, The Trust would expect to see the 
following outcomes for the Trust, service users and the wider community: 
1. Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust as a leading provider of community services, mental 
health care, physical health, addiction services and learning disability care.
2. Service users receiving a high quality service and one which is free from stigma, 
discrimination and harm.
3. Staff engaged with the delivery, innovation and continuous improvement of services to 
benefit service users.
4. Visible and responsive leadership, setting the standard for others and role-modelled 
throughout the division for all managers 
5. The Trust values of Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasm 
and Support will be embedded across the division for all staff and evident to service users. 

Main duties of the job

CLINICAL

1. To provide a high standard of nursing care to a specified client group.
2. To fulfil the role of Care Coordinator for a caseload of patients residing in the community.
3. To monitor restrictions under the terms of conditional discharge as set out by the Ministry of Justice.
4. To fulfil the requirements of MAPPA for patients that this is required. Participate fully in the MAPPA process
5. To provide continuous review of a caseload, reporting to MDT’s and the FOS Manager, utilising collaborative care planning.
6. To attend clinical meetings at secure in patient units across Prospect LPC, outpatient department and any other areas as necessary.
7. To observe confidentiality in the care of patients and their case records.
8. To administer medication as prescribed to individual patients. To provide support for patients at home or in supported accommodation.
9. To regularly attend the outpatient department for the assessment and follow up of patients.
10. To report progress of the service to the FOS Manager.
11. To fulfil legal requirements under the framework of Care program Approach (CPA)
12. To assess the psychological needs of patients and address holistic needs of clients and their families as needed.
13. Take and deliver blood and other sample/specimens as needed in line with service requirements/developments.

Working for our organisation

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.

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.