Job requirements
Essential
10 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
Understanding of Health and Safety policies and procedures
- Knowledge
Knowledge and practice of Mental Health Act 1983
- Knowledge
Knowledge and practice of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Knowledge
Can provide evidence of recent professional/personal development
- Experience
Supervision and management of staff
- Experience
Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience
Experience of assessing, planning and implementing and reviewing care needs
- Qualifications
Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification with on-going registration with the NMC.
- Qualifications
Post graduate qualification or experience
- Qualifications
Specialist qualification or equivalent level in skills and development
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Secure Service Unit at Guild Lodge for a highly motivated and professional Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to join our team as a Band 6 Clinical Lead.
In taking on this role, the successful candidate will become part of an established and supportive leadership team, with excellent opportunities to further develop their clinical and leadership skills. You will be supported to build on your existing experience, develop your leadership capabilities, and contribute positively to the ongoing development of the service.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will bring excellent role modelling skills, a passion for supporting and developing junior colleagues, including student nurses and preceptors, and they should have a keen interest in quality improvement projects that can lead to improvements in patient care and staff wellbeing.
You should bring with you experience of nursing people with acute mental health needs, as well as some experience of providing high quality supervision, an awareness of not just how to complete an audit but what to do with the data an audit provides us with, and be keen to develop your own skills once in post.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
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.
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This advert is for Senior Staff Nurse with Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in Preston, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Staff nurse role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 26 Oct 2026.
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