# 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:** 2026-10-26T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-12T12:11:22.778Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8359946
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8359946?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Join our busy inpatient mental health ward and make a difference every day.

Are you an experienced Registered Mental Health Nurse looking for your next challenge ?

We are looking for a dedicated compassionate and motivated Band 6 Senior Mental Health Nurse to join our busy inpatient mental health ward. This is an exciting opprunity for an experienced nurse who is passionate about delivering high quality person centred care and supporting patients through what can be one of the most challenging period of their lives.

### Main duties of the job

Chorley Inpatient Unit consists of 3 wards and a 136 suite. Worden Ward is a 15 bedded Male Assessment and Treatment ward, Duxbury ward is a 15 bedded Female Assessment and Treatment Ward, and Avenham Ward is a 6 bedded Female Psychiatric Intensive Care Ward.

The Inpatient wards / units are designed to meet the acute holistic needs of service users/patients and carers, in a person centred recovery focussed environment. This working environment is conducive to staff development and wellbeing. The post holder will support staff members in the assessment, planning and provision of care in line with national and local nursing and health and safety policy. The post holder will exercise professional accountability and responsibility demonstrating use of professional skills, knowledge and expertise in the provision of high quality care. The post holder will adopt integral role in the development of junior staff and quality improvement to enhance patient, carer and staff experience. There is an expectation that the post holder will utilise research audit and enquiry to lead improvements in care.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached 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

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Demonstrate understanding of how research has influenced practice
- Can provide evidence of recent professional/personal development
- Experience of involvement in innovative nursing practise and multicultural nursing environments

### Experience

**Essential**

- Supervision and management of staff
- Experience of assessing, planning and implementing and reviewing care needs
- Experience of interacting therapeutically with distress and /or disturbed individuals

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Mental Health Nurse qualification
- On-going registration with the NMC.
- Specialist qualification or equivalent level in skills and development
- Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development

## Documents

- [jdps (pdf, 408.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10686480)
- [we do more at lscft (pdf, 654.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2256)

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