Senior Nurse - Out Of Hours

Lancashire & South Cumbria Nhs Foundation Trust; Rishton; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Senior Nurse for the Forensic Inpatient Service at Guild Lodge. The post involves leading inpatient teams, ensuring high-quality care, and maintaining a supportive leadership presence for patients and staff.

The role requires UK registration, a postgraduate qualification, and ongoing CPD. Night shifts predominate with some day rotation, and the post includes a permanent full-time contract and salaryBand 7.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with evidence of NMC.
• Postgraduate Diploma qualification, CPD evidence.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to professional and direct care staff on inpatient wards.
• Cover night shifts predominantly with rotation to days as required to ensure 24-hour clinical leadership.
• Be a visible, accessible, and authoritative presence on wards, driving up clinical and professional standards.

Education

RMN with NMC

Postgraduate Diploma

CPD

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader who is seeking an Inpatient Senior Nurse role here within the Forensic Inpatient Service based at Guild Lodge. Are you compassionate, inclusive, with a can‑do approach to changing the way in which we work to have positive outcomes for those we care for. Are you a leader who engages others well to get the best out of them and looking to work within a supportive Leadership Team. If yes, then we could have the position you, in return for your skills, experience and drive for high quality care you will receive continued support and development.

Main duties of the job

The inpatient units are designed to meet the holistic needs of service users/patients and carers, in a working environment conducive to staff development and wellbeing. The post holder supports the delivery of the inpatient hospital model providing leadership to professional and direct care staff. The post holder will be expected to cover night shifts predominantly but there will be an expectation to rotate onto days when required. This shift pattern will support and complement the team to ensure 24 hours clinical leadership and expertise cover is provided. As a senior nurse you will support our Forensic inpatient service. The senior nurse will provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence on wards, to whom patients and staff can turn for assistance, advice and support. The Senior nurse must be clinically up to date and creditable/have clinical skills expecting others to perform and passionate about driving up clinical and professional standards. An enhanced DBS disclosure must be undertaken for this role. For further details / informal visits contact: Jason Drake on 01772 406643 or Sam Ferguson on 01772 520147.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with evidence of NMC
• Postgraduate Diploma qualification
• Evidence of CPD

Knowledge (Essential)

• Up to date knowledge of contemporary mental health nursing
• Detailed understanding of Clinical Risk Assessment and Management/Harm Minimisation and its application in practice.
• Detailed understanding of safeguarding

Experience (Essential)

• Experience in a senior nursing post
• Understanding of professional nursing issues
• Participation in practice development initiatives

Details

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum (Band 7, Agenda for Change)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 351-BAY1115-MF
Closing date: 01 November 2026

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

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.