This is an exciting opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Nurse to join the well established Section 136 Health Based Place of Safety team, based at Chorley and South Ribble General Hospital.
The Health Based Place of Safety cares for patients who have been detained on Section 136 or Section 135 of the Mental Health Act.
A passionate, empathic and resilient personality is essential, along with positive and collaborative teamwork skills in order to maintain a safe and positive culture that promotes patient recovery.
The successful applicant will be expected to work a pattern of both days and nights to cover this 24 hours a day 7 days a week service.
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 further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.
This advert closes on Tuesday 25 Mar 2025