Job summary
Employer heading
Forensic Senior Nurse - Out of Hours
Band 7
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
An opportunity has arisen to join our Forensic inpatient service as a Senior Nurse – Out of Hours. Working to deliver Secure Mental Health Care to the highest possible standard, applications are invited from experienced nurses to take on the challenging role of Senior Nurse.
The forensic inpatient service provides high quality care for service users who require a safe and secure environment. As a service we are committed to staff development and wellbeing. The post holder will provide leadership to professional and direct care staff to ensure we maintain high standards across the 24 hour period. The senior nurse will provide a visible, accessible and authoritative presence on wards, to whom patients and staff can turn for assistance, advice and support.
The post holder will be expected to cover night shifts predominantly but there will be an expectation to rotate onto days when required.
This shift pattern we support and compliment the team to ensure that 24 hours clinical leadership and expertise cover is provided. As a senior nurse you will support our Forensic inpatient service.
The Senior Nurse must be clinically up to date and have skills in supporting others to perform to high standard. The successful candidates must demonstrate a commitment to maintaining clinical and professional standards.
Main duties of the job
We currently require nurses with at least 24 months experience at Band 6 or above who have recent, significant experience of working within an inpatient mental healthcare setting. All applicants must have an interest and skills in psychological approaches to working with clients and have a commitment to working collaboratively with clients who may present challenges for engagement.
Successful applicants will be able to experience a broad range of clinical specialities and will have access to a comprehensive package of leadership coaching, education and clinical support; and will be able to show evidence of personal and professional development which has had positive impact of the service they currently work in.
This post will be suited to someone with experience of understanding, managing challenging and emotionally demanding clinical presentations. The individual will be able to guide, support, supervise and role-model on how to respond to these challenges.
Working for our organisation
Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust is a Community and Mental Health Trust whose services include mental health and substance misuse services to the residents of Lancashire and South Cumbria. The Trust also provides low and medium secure care and forensic services.
Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust is a great place to work and has a sound future as a leading provider of excellent mental health and substance misuse services. The Trust invests in its staff and seeks to provide them with opportunities for training and personal development.
Secure Mental Health Care for Lancashire and South Cumbria is provided at Guild Lodge, Whittingham. The service has steadily expanded from it's inception in 1999 and currently has a range of inpatient and community services including 154 beds.
Guild Lodge consists of 3 main service lines (14 wards), which include:
o Men's service
o Women's service
o Acquired Brain Injury Service
Caring for adults within Medium and Low Security, and Step Down environments. Each of the services has their own model of care and provides bespoke training in addition to the comprehensive Trust and site Induction.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree level qualification
- Postgraduate Diploma qualification
- Evidence of CPD
- Clinical Professional Registration
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Up to date knowledge of contemporary mental health nursing
- Detailed understanding of Clinical Risk Assessment and Management/Harm Minimisation and its application in practice.
- Detailed understanding of safeguarding
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in a senior nursing post
- Experience of working in a forensic inpatient service
- Understanding of professional nursing issues
- Participation in practice development initiatives
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Debbie Yoxall
- Job title
- Senior Nurse Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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