# Senior Staff Nurse

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Guild Lodge
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Staff nurse
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum (subject to confirmation)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-14T14:31:25.433Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8367957
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8367957?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Staff Nurse to join Springwood Ward, Woodview. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled mental health nurse to develop leadership experience while supporting high-quality, recovery-focused care in an acute inpatient setting.

You will play a key role in clinical leadership on the ward, supporting junior staff, coordinating shifts, and ensuring safe, effective, and compassionate care for service users experiencing acute mental health needs.

### Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide clinical leadership and act as a role model for best practice
- Deliver high-quality, person-centred care in an acute mental health setting
- Support and supervise junior nursing staff and students
- Coordinate shifts and contribute to effective ward management
- Undertake risk assessments and care planning
- Completing 5 P formulations to formulate a plan of care and discharge plan
- Work collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team
- Promote safeguarding, safety, and recovery-focused practice

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Personal

**Essential**

- Ability to undertake effective aggression management including the use of physical restraint
- Skill in motivating and managing chance in self and others
- Good interpersonal skills

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Understanding of Health and Safety policies and procedures
- Knowledge and practice of Mental Health Act 1983
- Knowledge and practice of the Mental Capacity Act 2005

### Experience

**Essential**

- Supervision and management of staff
- Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of assessing, planning and implementing and reviewing care needs

### Education/ Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification
- On-going registration with the NMC
- Specialist qualification or equivalent level in skills and development

## Documents

- [we do more at lscft (pdf, 654.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2256)
- [job description / person specification (pdf, 208.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10695244)

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