Staff Nurse

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Chorley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in Chorley is seeking two motivated Senior Staff Nurses to join the busy inpatient unit. The roles involve leading the nursing team, applying clinical expertise, and delivering high-quality patient-centred care in a dynamic PICU setting.

Flexibility to work across a seven-day rota within the Chorley inpatient unit is required, and the post forms part of a larger Trust delivering integrated mental health, learning disability, and physical health

Qualifications

• Provide professional leadership to the nursing team and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate strong clinical competence and meet the person specification.
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centred care in a fast-paced PICU environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional leadership and support to all members of the nursing team, working with the MDT.
• Demonstrate strong clinical competence and experience in line with the person specification.
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centred care within a fast-paced PICU environment.
• Work flexibly across a seven-day rota to meet service needs and be part of a supportive inpatient team at Chorley.

Skills

Professional leadership

Clinical competence

Patient-centred care

Seven-day rota

Job description

The Senior Staff Nurse will:

The successful candidate will:

• Provide professional leadership and support to all members of the nursing team, working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team (MDT).
• Demonstrate strong clinical competence and experience in line with the person specification.
• Deliver high-quality, patient-centred care within a fast-paced and challenging PICU environment.
• Work flexibly across a seven-day rota to meet the needs of the service., Working at the Chorley inpatient unit offers the opportunity to be part of a supportive and dynamic team committed to delivering excellence in mental health care.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 motivated and dedicated nurses to join the team at Chorley as a Senior Staff Nurse within the busy inpatient unit.

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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.

For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

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