Band 5
Main area: Mental Health Nursing
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref: 351-BAY698-LW-C
Site: Kentmere Ward
Town: Kendal
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 20/02/2025 23:59
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.
Kentmere Ward is situated at Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal and is a 12 bedded mental health unit offering short-term recovery-based care, focused to meet the needs of individuals with mental health issues.
We are looking for caring, empathetic, enthusiastic individuals who have a passion to improve the lives of our patients. These roles will be to provide care and support to patients who require mental health interventions, guidance or monitoring.
Main duties of the job
At LSCFT, we will support you in your personal and career development. You will have access to lifelong learning with a great range of training opportunities including a comprehensive preceptorship, leadership and coaching.
Staff wellbeing is important to us and that’s why we have our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, along with our Resilience Hub offering wellbeing support covering emotional, psychological and financial issues.
We are seeking confident individuals who are keen to contribute to the delivery of high-quality nursing care and service development. You should have a strong interest in working with patients with mental health needs, in a challenging environment. You should have a high level of resilience and patience and possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as the ability to demonstrate a warm, patient-centered approach to care.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The £3k Welcome Bonus package is designed to attract and retain the very best staff in post.
* £500 after 2 months of employment (counted from start date with LSCFT)
* £500 after 6 months of employment
PLEASE NOTE: This bonus scheme is subject to a Repayment Clause should the post holder leave this role within 6 months of commencing employment.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Mental Health Nurse
* NMC registered.
Experience
* Experience in different areas of mental health.
Knowledge
* Mental health national service framework.
* Mental health national service framework for older people.
Skills
* Ability to work autonomously and as a team player within a multi-disciplinary team.
* Ability to prioritise clinical workload.
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.
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.
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