We are looking for Registered Mental Health Nurses to work on our new PICU unit at the Harbour. We are seeking forward-thinking nurses to join our Harbour team. This is an exciting opportunity, and the successful candidate will be part of an evolving service that has the needs of our service users at its heart. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic to join a dynamic and constantly developing team.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust encourages flexible working. We believe that a positive work/life balance benefits our NHS people through improved health and wellbeing, and as such, we consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time where service needs allow. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms any flexible working requests and to discuss these at interview. We also offer a relocation and welcome bonus scheme subject to terms and conditions.
We want to recruit people to the service who share our values and are confident in their ability to contribute to the demonstrated effectiveness and acceptability of our service.
Main duties of the job
You will be a Nurse working within a multi-disciplinary 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 multi-disciplinary team and ensure the effective assessment, formulation, planning, and monitoring of care given to service users.
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.
About us
*The £3k Welcome Bonus package applies to this role.
The Welcome Bonus is only available to candidates who are not currently employed (or who have not been employed in the last 12 months) by any NHS provider Trust in the Lancashire & South Cumbria (LSC) Integrated Care System (ICS) in a like-for-like role or core profession. For example, a Band 5 OT / Social Worker / MH Nurse at another Trust in the LSC ICS would not be eligible for the bonus if moving to a Band 5 OT / Social Worker / MH Nurse role at LSCFT or in a role such as Mental Health Practitioner Role that requires the same profession.
These trusts are:
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Bank only workers for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust are eligible for the scheme if they have not held a substantive role in Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care System in the last 12 months (subject to all other terms and conditions being met). These incentives are subject to recovery clauses within the first 6 months of employment. This bonus is applicable from 1st July 2024 - 30th November 2024.
PLEASE NOTE: This bonus scheme is subject to a Repayment Clause.
For more details, please visit our website OR email recruitment@lscft.nhs.uk.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job descriptions and person specifications for more information about the available roles.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Mental Health Nurse Qualification (RNMH & RNLD) or a student nurse nearing qualification.
* On-going registration with the NMC.
* Evidence of Continued Professional Development that supports clinical practice.
Knowledge
Essential
* Can demonstrate an understanding and knowledge base of mental health conditions and their treatments.
* Can demonstrate a working knowledge of physical health conditions and the complications that this can cause to patients experiencing mental ill health.
Experience
Essential
* Post Graduate experience or be a student nurse nearing qualification.
* Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team structure.
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Harbour
Windmill Rise
Blackpool
FY4 4FE
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