Job summary
Join our busy inpatient mental health ward and make a difference every day.

Are you an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse looking for your next challenge ?

We are looking for a dedicated compassionate and motivated Band 6 Senior Mental Health Nurse to join our busy inpatient mental health ward. This is an exciting opprunity for an experienced nurse who is passionate about delivering high quality person centred care and supporting patients through what can be one of the most challenging period of their lives.

Main duties of the job
Chorley Inpatient Unit consists of 3 wards and a 136 suite. Worden Ward is a 15 bedded Male Assessment and Treatment ward, Duxbury ward is a 15 bedded Female Assessment and Treatment Ward, and Avenham Ward is a 6 bedded Female Psychiatric Intensive Care Ward.

The Inpatient wards / units are designed to meet the acute holistic needs of service users/patients and carers, in a person centred recovery focussed environment. This working environment is conducive to staff development and wellbeing. 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. The post holder will adopt integral role in the development of junior staff and quality improvement to enhance patient, carer and staff experience. There is an expectation that the post holder will utilise research audit and enquiry to lead improvements in care.

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
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification
• On-going registration with the NMC.
• Specialist qualification or equivalent level in skills and development
• Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development

Knowledge

• Demonstrate understanding of how research has influenced practice
• Can provide evidence of recent professional/personal development
• Experience of involvement in innovative nursing practise and multicultural nursing environments

Experience

• Supervision and management of staff
• Experience of assessing, planning and implementing and reviewing care needs
• Experience of interacting therapeutically with distress and /or disturbed individuals

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. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).