Job summaryLocality Network Director of Nursing & Quality - The Bay - VSMWe provide health and wellbeing services for around 1.8 million people in Lancashire and South Cumbria. The Trust specialises in secure, inpatient and community mental health and learning disability and autism services. We also provide community physical health nursing and a range of therapy services including physiotherapy, podiatry and speech and language therapy. Wellbeing services provided by the Trust also include healthy lifestyle services. To deliver these services the Trust employs approximately 8,000 colleagues across more than 150 sites, working with a wide range of partners out of 25 registered Care Quality Care (CQC) locations.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in an innovative Trust and be at the forefront of mental health and community innovation. Reporting to the Chief Nursing Officer, our Network Director of Nursing & Quality will ensure high quality care is delivered within the Network services by providing professional leadership to the Network nursing workforce and supporting the professional leadership of AHPs, Psychologists and Social Workers (SWs). You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the clinical staff have the knowledge, capability, systems and support to embed lessons learned in practice for the improvement of patient care and promote a culture of learning and openness.
Main duties of the jobWorking as part of a triumvirate, this post is one of three key leaders with management, medical and nursing expertise who will be working together to provide senior strategic, visible, clinical and professional leadership across the locality.
We are looking for collaborative, driven and adaptable leaders with a strong ability to influence the strategic direction for our services. We are seeking a motivated and influential leader who is partnership led and who has significant experience engaging with stakeholders of all levels.In return, you could be part of an upward journey, in which there is both permission and support to be innovative, in order to ensure the Trust develops excellent Locality services.
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and welcome applications from underrepresented groups. In recruiting to our Trust, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We especially welcome applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, LGBTQ+ communities, and from people with lived experience of disability.
About usLSCFT 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.
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
DetailsDate posted20 August 2026
Pay schemeVery senior manager (VSM)
SalaryDepending on experience
VSM
ContractPermanent
Working patternFull-time
Reference number351-BAY1075-MF
Job locationsNorth Barns
Lancaster
LA1 4JJ
United Kingdom
Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
If you would like a further discussion on the role, in the first instance please contact our Chief Nursing Officer Oliver Soriano via email oliver.soriano@lscft.nhs.uk or via telephone on 01772 695314
Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
If you would like a further discussion on the role, in the first instance please contact our Chief Nursing Officer Oliver Soriano via email oliver.soriano@lscft.nhs.uk or via telephone on 01772 695314
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Registered Nurse Mental Health, Learning Disabilities or General
- First Degree (Health subject)
- Educated to relevant masters degree or prepared to study towards masters with demonstrable equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
KnowledgeEssential- Extensive knowledge and expertise across a number of areas e.g. clinical, personnel, finance.
- Experience of effective redesign and improvement methodologies
- Political awareness of and sensitiveness to the interactions and interdependencies between the NHS and non-NHS organisations
- Ability to interpret and manage complex policy and organisational environment
ExperienceEssential- Extensive managerial experience at a senior level in the NHS
- Experience of effective redesign and improvement methodologies
- Experience of concurrently managing a wide variety of projects
- Evidence of leading organisational change
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Registered Nurse Mental Health, Learning Disabilities or General
- First Degree (Health subject)
- Educated to relevant masters degree or prepared to study towards masters with demonstrable equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
KnowledgeEssential- Extensive knowledge and expertise across a number of areas e.g. clinical, personnel, finance.
- Experience of effective redesign and improvement methodologies
- Political awareness of and sensitiveness to the interactions and interdependencies between the NHS and non-NHS organisations
- Ability to interpret and manage complex policy and organisational environment
ExperienceEssential- Extensive managerial experience at a senior level in the NHS
- Experience of effective redesign and improvement methodologies
- Experience of concurrently managing a wide variety of projects
- Evidence of leading organisational change
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer detailsEmployer nameLancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
AddressNorth Barns
Lancaster
LA1 4JJ
United Kingdom
Employer's websitehttps://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer detailsEmployer nameLancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
AddressNorth Barns
Lancaster
LA1 4JJ
United Kingdom
Employer's websitehttps://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact detailsFor questions about the job, contact:Chief Nursing Officer
Oliver Soriano
oliver.soriano@lscft.nhs.uk
01772695314
DetailsDate posted20 August 2026
Pay schemeVery senior manager (VSM)
SalaryDepending on experience
VSM
ContractPermanent
Working patternFull-time
Reference number351-BAY1075-MF
Job locationsNorth Barns
Lancaster
LA1 4JJ
United Kingdom
Supporting documentsPrivacy noticeLancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 
