Job summary
- Main area
- Physical Health
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-BAY1047-JD
- Employer
- Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Guild Lodge
- Town
- Preston
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse
Band 6
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive 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, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
Inpatient wards / units are designed to meet the acute holistic needs of service users/patients and carers, in a recovery focussed environment. This working environment is conducive to staff development and wellbeing.
The postholder will work collaboratively within the Physical Health Team within the Forensic Inpatient service to modernise and deliver a wide range of Primary Care Nursing Services – utilising the highest attainable quality of primary healthcare services in line with local Trust policy and national strategies for physical health within the Bay Network (Guild Lodge site).
Main duties of the job
Applications are invited from Registered General Nurses with clinical leadership qualities and aspirations with experience of working within a relevant clinical setting.
This post will be suited to someone with experience of chronic disease management or log term condition or have the willingness to undertake.
The postholder will act as a Clinical Leader within the department allocating duties and delegating responsibilities to the team in accordance with operational requirements.
Working for our organisation
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support 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 and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse Post registration qualification in clinical leadership or working towards
- Post registration experience working within a relevant clinical setting.
- Chronic disease management or long-term condition or willingness to undertake.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness of professional and clinical accountability, legal issues, role limitations and boundaries and balancing duty of care and public safety issues.
- Sound working knowledge of NICE clinical guidance and quality standards
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent relevant experience of leading a clinical team.
- Evidence of relevant professional development
- Experience of working within a team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrew Mcdonald
- Job title
- Consultant Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
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