Clinical Practitioner

LSCft; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join Moorgate Ward, an 8-bed male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit, on a 3-month secondment.

You will provide day-to-day clinical leadership, deliver safe, therapeutic care for adults with acute mental health needs, and support the wider team while working within a multidisciplinary framework.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with current UK registration.
• Knowledge of NHS developments and policies affecting service delivery.
• Experience in inpatient mental health settings and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day clinical leadership to the direct care team on Moorgate Ward.
• Deliver high-quality, safe, and therapeutic care to adults with acute mental health needs.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary colleagues and partner agencies to support service development.

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Job description

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
• Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Extensive community physical health and well‑being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

LSCFT’s adult mental health services are designed to meet the holistic needs of service users/patients and carers, in a working environment conducive to staff development and wellbeing. Moorgate Ward is an 8 bedded male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). The post holder will work in collaboration with the ward manager, and other team members within the multidisciplinary team. The post holder will work a flexible shift pattern including weekend working, providing day to day clinical leadership to the direct care team.

Main duties of the job

Are you an experienced and compassionate Registered Mental Health Nurse ready to take the next step in your career?
We are looking for a skilled Clinical Practitioner to join Moorgate Ward, our 8-bedded male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit at The Harbour. This will be a 3-month secondment.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality, safe and therapeutic care to people with acute mental health needs, while providing day to day clinical leadership to the wider team.
You will be a Registered Mental Health Nurse with substantial inpatient mental health experience, strong clinical judgement and a passion for improving outcomes for patients and carers. You will be confident in managing risk, supporting staff, working across professional boundaries and contributing to service development. We are particularly looking for someone who can combine clinical credibility with kindness, resilience and a commitment to least restrictive, person-centred care.
For full details, please refer to the job description and person specification within this document.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information about this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse

Knowledge

• Knowledge of current key NHS developments and policies and implications for service delivery
• Demonstrable Knowledge and skills in evidence based needs led assessments, of highly complex and co‑morbid presentations of people with learning disabilities, autism and mental illness, their families and carers.
• Good knowledge of legislation, acts and developments relevant to people with learning disabilities and mental illness within inpatient settings (MHA, MCA, Human rights act, use of force act, Care Act)

Experience

• Experience of working within an inpatient setting Experience of utilising a range of assessment methods including risk assessment
• Evidence of extensive professional clinical knowledge, skill and experience in contemporary clinical practice within mental health
• Experience of partnership working across a range of agencies and professional boundaries

For all posts which require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Chris Bibby Job title Associate Director of Operations and Improvement Email address [e-mail]