Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Registered Mental Health Nurse
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and energetic Band 5 nurse, with either a mental health or learning disability nursing qualification, to work on a busy, but rewarding acute inpatient treatment ward at The Scarisbrick Centre.
We are looking for highly motivated staff nurses who possess excellent clinical expertise and interpersonal qualities that are able to deliver compassionate recovery-focused care and treatment. The successful candidate must be committed to effective teamwork and be able to work collaboratively as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team that delivers high-quality person-centered care. We are looking for innovative nurses who are able to engage effectively with service users, carers, and other key stakeholders to enhance the inpatient experience, which is a key priority for our team.
The positions available will be suitable for both experienced and newly qualified nurses from either a mental health or learning disability background. Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working; we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing.
You will be a registered mental health nurse working within a multidisciplinary team and carrying out a diverse range of duties. You will be passionate about the care of those suffering from severe and enduring mental illness and will be committed to the ongoing service development.
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As a Band 5 Nurse within the team, you will be regularly supported and supervised by a nominated Band 6 Nurse, and you will be encouraged to take personal responsibility for clinical supervision and your continued professional development plan.
If required, you will be supported during a period of preceptorship and engage on the trust's Preceptorship programme. You will actively promote teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence, and compassion within the clinical team in accordance with the Trust values and Code of Conduct. You are required to maintain links with your professional body and provide evidence for the revalidation process.
You will provide nurse leadership within the multidisciplinary team and ensure the effective assessment, formulation, planning, and monitoring of care given to service users.
You will exercise professional accountability and responsibility using skills, knowledge, and expertise in changing environments, across clinical boundaries, and in unfamiliar situations as outlined within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
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.
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.
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.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Georgia Ramshaw
Job title: Ward Manager
Email address: georgia.ramshaw@lscft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01695 684381
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