Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 motivated and dedicated nurses to join the team at Chorley as a Senior Staff Nurse within the busy inpatient unit.

Main duties of the job
The Senior Staff Nurse will:
The successful candidate will:

• Provide professional leadership and support to all members of the nursing team, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
• Demonstrate strong clinical competence and experience in line with the person specification.
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centred care within a fast-paced and challenging PICU environment.
• Work flexibly across a seven-day rota to meet the needs of the service.

About us
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.

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

Job responsibilities
Working at the Chorley inpatient unit offers the opportunity to be part of a supportive and dynamic team committed to delivering excellence in mental health care.For further information or to arrange an informal discussion about the post please see the attached Job Description an Person Specification or speak with the recruitment lead.

Person Specification
Education
Essential

• Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification
• Post graduate qualification or experience
• Specialist qualification or equivalent level in skills and development

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of common mental health problems and medication used in relation to these
• Knowledge and practice of Mental Health Act 1983 & Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Knowledge of common mental health problems and medication used in relation to these

Experience
Essential

• Post-graduation experience in mental health nursing
• Experience of assessing, planning and implementing and reviewing care needs
• Experience of interacting therapeutically with distress and /or disturbed individuals

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).