[ref. i44997418] Staff Nurse - Whalley

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:

• 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.
• Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• 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.

For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job overview

Are you a passionate and committed to supporting good health outcomes for people with Learning Disabilities?

As a result of the transfer of Learning Disability Services at the Whalley Site from Merseycare to Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust we have a number of exciting opportunities for qualified and non-qualified staff to join our experienced and hard-working team supporting care delivery to adults with learning disability and complex health and/or behavioural needs across four units.

Post holders will work as part of a full multi-disciplinary service that includes Healthcare Assistants, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Psychologists and Medical colleagues.

Post holders will ideally have knowledge, skills and experience in supporting people with a learning disability who have complex health needs or behaviours that challenge services. Compassion, good communication skills, flexibility and an innovative attitude are essential.

Post holders will be able to access further role specific training, ongoing support and supervision and opportunities to develop their careers as LSCFT develops a new learning disability inpatient service in 2025.

Roles are based on-site at Whalley and there are both full and part time positions available.

• You will be a Nurse working within a multidisciplinary 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 clinical Leader/Deputy Ward Manager, 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 within your team and engage on the trusts Preceptorship programme where appropriate.
• You will actively promote the values of the trust 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 multidisciplinary 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.

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.

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

Education/Qualifications

• Relevant post registration NMC Qualification

• RNLD-Part 5 or 14 of NMC register NST 307 / ENB 998 Degree level community Nursing or willingness to undertake Experience in working with people who have a Learning Disability.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of national and local policy/good practice pertaining to health and social care. Good communication skills for use in a variety of settings with clients, carers and professionals of varying levels of understanding. Demonstrate good standard of verbal and written communication skills. Ability to reflect own work practice Knowledge of NMC code and standards of professional practice. Knowledge of legal, moral and ethical practice codes within nursing practice. Accountability for own actions Responsibility for patient care and ability to report any deterioration to senior nurse. Ability to support people who have a learning disability on an individual and group basis IT competence Knowledge and skills in the assessment / management of risk. Demonstrates continuing professional development

Experience

• Relevant post registration NMC Qualification

• Qualified RNLD Experience of working in community setting Evidence of working with people who display challenging behaviour/ autism and profound disabilities /forensic /mental & physical health. Completed Preceptorship

Skills & Abilities

• Communication – Non-verbal, verbal and written Experience of assessment and care planning process. Multi agency Team working Enthusiasm and motivation Ability to handle difficult situations Organisational skills – ability to manage own time and workload Non judgemental attitude Willing to have CRB enhanced check

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.

Personalisation is essential when submitting an application form to convey your skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively.

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.