Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
1. Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
2. Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
3. Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports 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, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Matron to join our inpatient team within the Learning Disabilities and Autism care group.
LSCFT Learning Disability Inpatient Services are currently based at Whalley near Clitheroe and this post will support the delivery of this service and the mobilisation and delivery of the new 14 bed inpatient facility (Water Meadow View) in Wittingham at the Guild Park site. These two sites are just 12 miles apart.
As part of the development of Water Meadow View, our new state of the art 14 bed facility for people with learning disabilities and mental ill health you will be a key member of the mobilisation project team and take the lead on specific work streams, recruitment and operating procedure development.
One of the Trust's aims is to deliver the best possible care to our patients and this new inpatient unit will do just that. Water Meadow View will offer clinical excellence, support and safety, with patient-centred care at the heart.
Main duties of the job
LSCFT’s specialist learning disability inpatient services are designed to meet the holistic needs of service users/patients and carers, in a working environment conducive to staff development and wellbeing.
This post supports the delivery of the inpatient facility and crisis model providing leadership to professional and direct care staff, ensuring that high quality care is delivered to patients on all wards, that staff teams are engaged and compliant with key aspects of workforce management (supervision, training etc) and that patients care plans, and other related documentation is kept continually up to date and accurate.
The post holder will be expected to take responsibility for the delivery of key improvement actions required in the service and in preparing for regulator visits to ensure the service is presented in the most positive way.
Matrons must be clinically up to date and credible/have clinical skills expecting others to perform and be passionate about driving up clinical and professional standards Lead on quality agenda within clinical environment.
Working for our organisation
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse in Learning Disabilities. Degree or demonstrable evidence of study at higher level
* Evidence of CPD and study at higher level
Knowledge
* Sound understanding of contemporary learning disability, physical health and Mental Health national, regional and local strategies.
Experience
* Senior Nurse role within a inpatient Learning Disability setting.
* Working within a learning disability inpatient setting for a minimum of 2 years in a senior role.
* Worked with people who have a diagnosis of mental illness and behaviours that can present as challenging at times.
Skills
* Leadership skills, Excellent communicator with an ability to communicate
* Commitment to ongoing personal development
* Enthusiasm and the ability to work as part of a management team
Please note that further communication from Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCft) will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCft to contact them.
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Please ensure that you read the person specification attached below as your application will be measured against this document. Applications from job share partners are welcome and other forms of flexible working will be considered for all posts.
For all posts which require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s).
You are advised to consider applying for LSCft vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within three weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.
LSCft is committed to celebrating difference as an asset and we know that recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds helps to create a more flexible, creative and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from people regardless of age, disability (particularly those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Our goal is for the Trust to be truly representative of the communities we serve so we are particularly keen to receive applications from people in under-represented groups. If there is anything you’d like to discuss in relation to your application then please ask.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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