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, believing 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.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 136 Practitioner to join the 136 Team, based at Pendleview. There are full time and part time (30 hours) positions available.
The successful candidates will also have the opportunity to support acute wards at Pendleview, and act as Mental Health Unit Nurse in Charge where required. The successful candidate will be flexible and willing to support the unit when required.
They will be enthusiastic about helping to develop the existing service and be passionate about supporting people who present to our service in crisis.
They will be able to utilise their understanding of the complexities of mental health law in relation to detentions under S136 as well as providing clinical leadership within the 136 suite and the other wards. They will also have skills in partnership working across external partner organisations.
The 136 suite is designed to meet the holistic needs of service users/patients and carers, in a working environment conducive to staff development and wellbeing.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the delivery of the suite/unit by:
1. Offering an assessment service to patients presenting with a range of mental health and psychological problems.
2. Delivering a range of nursing and psychosocial interventions to individual patients and their families, as appropriate.
3. Providing formal and informal education and clinical supervision to registered and unregistered staff.
4. Representing mental health services with other agencies.
5. Providing a communication structure between the general hospital, secondary mental health services, primary care and non-statutory services, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care.
6. Actively promoting teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the clinical team in accordance with the Trust values and code of conduct.
7. Providing nurse leadership within the multidisciplinary team and ensuring timely and effective assessment formulation planning, monitoring of care given to service users.
8. Coordinating MHA assessments, liaising with external agencies, inpatient and community teams ensuring that the rights of detained patients are maintained and appropriate care is identified.
Candidates require effective leadership, organisation skills and the ability to work well under pressure. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are vital to the role.
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
* 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.
* Knowledge and practice of Mental Health Act 1983.
* Knowledge and practice of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Experience
* Over 2 years post graduate experience.
* Supervision and management of staff.
* Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary 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.
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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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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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