Senior Staff Nurse

Lancashire & South Cumbria Nhs Foundation Trust; Rishton; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust seeks a full-time Senior Staff Nurse to join the Pendleview inpatient team. You will provide nurse leadership within a multidisciplinary team and ensure high-quality assessment, planning and care for service users.

The role requires proven clinical skills, excellent communication, and a working knowledge of adult mental health, Care Programme Approach, NICE guidance and risk assessment. NHS values support flexible working and ongoing development.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Specialist qualification in skills and development.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.
• Understanding of Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Skills

Aggression management

Motivating others

Interpersonal skills

Education

RMN qualification

NMC registration

Specialist qualification or equivalent

CPD commitment

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for a full time Senior Staff Nurse to work within Pennine Inpatients. This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, suitably qualified, experienced and forward thinking individual to join the teams at Pendleview.

Main duties of the job

To provide nurse leadership within the multidisciplinary team and ensure the effective assessment formulation planning, monitoring of care given to inpatient service users.
To provide leadership to oversee and ensure all contacts with service users are recorded promptly and accurately and are of a high standard.
Provision of information and participate as requested, to assist service development and Clinical Governance requirements e.g. surveys, audits etc.

You must have proven clinical skills along with excellent communication skills, good knowledge and understanding of adult mental health and the needs of individuals. You will also need to have a working knowledge of the care programme approach, NICE guidance and enhanced risk assessment and the ability to explore issues relating to the impact of health and social needs on mental health and well-being.

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 attached the 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

• Understanding of Health and Safety policies and procedures
• Demonstrate understanding of how research has influenced practice
• Knowledge of common mental health problems and medication used in relation to these

Experience

• Supervision and management of staff
• Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of assessing, planning and implementing and reviewing care needs

Skills

• Ability to undertake effective aggression management including the use of physical restraint
• Skill in motivating and managing chance in self and others
• Good interpersonal skills

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 (opens in a new window).