Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Perinatal Senior Staff Nurse
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Exciting Opportunity for a Senior Staff Nurse in Perinatal Mental Health
An exciting opportunity for a senior staff nurse who wants to specialise in perinatal mental health and be part of our dedicated specialist team.
Your role will be providing that experience, knowledge, and support to the nursing team, focusing on the quality of clinical care provided. As part of the wider MDT, this includes triaging referrals and supporting junior staff to do the same. Improving the quality of care through supervision and audit will be important aspects of the role.
Responsibilities
- Provide experience, knowledge, and support to the nursing team
- Focus on the quality of clinical care provided
- Triage referrals and support junior staff
- Improve the quality of care through supervision and audit
Training and Development
The successful candidates will receive appropriate specialist perinatal training.
Shift Pattern
The shift pattern on the Mother and Baby Unit is three long days three weeks a month which includes weekends and bank holidays. All staff are expected to rotate onto night shifts.
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Inpatient Wards / Units
Inpatient wards/units are designed to meet the acute holistic needs of service users/patients and carers, in a recovery-focused environment. This working environment is conducive to staff development and wellbeing.
Role Expectations
The post holder will support staff members in the assessment, planning, and provision of care in line with national and local nursing and health and safety policy. The post holder will exercise professional accountability and responsibility demonstrating use of professional skills, knowledge, and expertise in the provision of high-quality care. There is an expectation that the post holder will utilise research audit and enquiry to lead improvements in care.
Diversity and Inclusion
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
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Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
Flexible Working
LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, and flexi-time.
Wellbeing
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools, and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
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Contact Information
For further details/informal visits contact:
- Name: Sophie Dudley
- Job title: Acting Ward Manager
- Email address: sophie.dudley@lscft.nhs.uk
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