Registered Mental Health Nurse

NHS; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a dedicated Band 5 Nurse to join a multidisciplinary team in Barrow-in-Furness. The role involves providing clinical leadership, supporting junior staff, and ensuring effective patient care while adhering to the Trust's core values. Engaged in ongoing professional development, this permanent, full-time position offers competitive salary and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse Qualification required.
• Current UK professional registration necessary.
• Post Graduate experience and team experience essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to junior staff and student nurses.
• Ensure effective assessment and planning of care.
• Maintain professional accountability using NMC Code.

Skills

Communication

Listening

Decision-making

Problem-solving

Clinical nursing skills

Understanding NHS plans

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse Qualification (RNMH & RNLD)

On-going registration with the NMC

Evidence of Continued Professional Development

Job description

Job summary

You will be a Nurse working within a multidisciplinary team and carry out a diverse range of duties.

As a Band 5 Nurse within the team, you will be regularly supported and supervised by a nominated Band 6 Nurse Specialist, and you will be encouraged to take personal responsibility for clinical supervision and your continued professional development plan.

You will undertake a period of preceptorship overseen by a named Band 6 Nurse Specialist within your team and engage in 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.

Main duties of the job

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.

You will be required to offer clinical and managerial leadership to junior Health Care Staff and Student Nurses as part of your role within the team. You may be required to operate electronic staffing record systems, authorising periods of leave, sickness, and absence for junior nursing staff.

You will maintain a positive and open attitude towards organizational change and service development.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health, and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria, and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, believing that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We consider working patterns such as; term time, part-time, compressed hours, flexi-time, and career breaks. Applicants are encouraged to specify their preferences on the application form and discuss these options at interview.

Details

Date posted: 18 June 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £29,970 to £36,483 a year pa

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 351-BAY794-CL-B

Job locations: Dova Unit, Dane Garth, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 4LF

Job description

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

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications (Essential)

• Registered Mental Health Nurse Qualification (RNMH & RNLD)
• On-going registration with the NMC
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development supporting clinical practice

Knowledge (Essential)

• Understanding of mental health conditions and their treatments
• Knowledge of physical health conditions and their impact on mental health

Experience (Essential)

• Post Graduate experience
• Experience within a multidisciplinary team
• Experience in assessing, planning, implementing, and reviewing care needs

Skills and abilities (Essential)

• Excellent communication, listening, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
• Developed clinical nursing skills and ability to understand new concepts
• Evidence of recent professional development
• Ability to manage change and understanding of NHS plans

Additional information

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, requiring a DBS check for any criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For more information, see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer: Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Dova Unit, Dane Garth, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 4LF

Website: https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/