Senior Community Mental Health Nurse | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A health service provider in Barrow-in-Furness is seeking a Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse for a permanent, full-time role. The successful candidate will provide support to individuals with complex needs in collaboration with a multi-professional team, fostering a recovery-focused approach. Strong communication skills and clinical confidence are essential for this challenging yet rewarding position. The organization supports professional development and values diversity, welcoming applications from all backgrounds.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Support for professional development

Team and peer support

Qualifications

• Current or previous experience working in a mental health setting.
• Ability to support individuals with complex needs.
• Experience working effectively within a multi-professional team.

Responsibilities

• Undertake leadership responsibilities supporting junior team members.
• Promote recovery-focused care for adults with severe mental health conditions.

Skills

Clinical confidence

Strong communication skills

Flexibility and adaptability

Proactive mindset

Job description

This post is designated for a Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse.

This is a permanent, full-time position (37.5 hours per week).

Furness CMHT provides services to the population of Furness and is based in Barrow-in-Furness. The team is well-established and known for its friendly, supportive culture. It benefits from a visible and approachable leadership team committed to clinical supervision and ongoing professional development.

This is a challenging and rewarding role within a busy service. Applicants should have current or previous experience working in a mental health setting. You will need to demonstrate clinical confidence in supporting individuals with complex needs and the ability to work effectively within a multi-professional team. We are looking for someone with a collaborative, enthusiastic approach and a genuine passion for promoting recovery-focused care for adults with severe and enduring mental health conditions.

• The role requires strong communication skills and the ability to work with flexibility, adaptability, and a proactive mindset.
• The successful candidate will be expected to undertake leadership responsibilities, including supporting the learning and development of junior team members.
• We actively encourage staff to continue developing their specialist knowledge and skills. Your professional growth will be supported through clinical and managerial supervision, team and peer support, internal and external training opportunities, and the Trust’s appraisal process.

The service is based at Duddon House, Fairfield Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 9AZ, and operates between 9:00am and 5:00pm.

For further information or to arrange an informal discussion about the post, please contact Sharon Brewer (Operational Team Lead) or Sandra Fenton (Clinical Team Lead).

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.

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Dec 2025