Total 4 job vacancies by Lancashire Care Foundation Trust

Do you have excellent communication skills that would enable you to work within a challenging inpatient mental health unit that constantly strives to provide the best possible experience for our service users and their carers?

We have a permanent opportunity for a compassionate, respectful and enthusiastic team player committed to promoting excellence, teamwork and accountability to join the Adult Occupational Therapy Team at the Chorley Inpatient Mental Health Service. The post involves working alongside experienced Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistants, Recovery Workers and the Multidisciplinary Team with inpatients experiencing acute mental health problems.

The Chorley occupational therapy mental health team provides assessment and interventions for clients, operates over a 7 day flexible service .You will work across wards engaging clients in activity to support them in their recovery. Candidates with an experience of leading physical, musical, drama or arts activity groups would be regarded as very suitable.

Our aim is to make a person’s stay in hospital as short as possible and to ensure that their experience is a positive one. This will be achieved by creating the right environment and delivering the right interventions in the right place at the right time.

We are looking for highly motivated individuals with excellent interpersonal qualities. The successful candidate must be willing to work flexibly in a fast paced environment, have a positive outlook and knowledge of the value of activity and occupation on mental wellbeing. In addition, a key priority is to ensure the delivery of a quality service, which genuinely engages with service users, carers and other stakeholders.

Applications are invited from people who have previous experience of working within mental health or people focused roles. You must be able to demonstrate an understanding and knowledge of the issues that contribute to individuals experiencing mental health difficulties as well as demonstrate ability and confidence in facilitating both group and individual interventions. You will be familiar with the five ways to wellbeing and be able to recognise how different activities can help people to recovery and remain well.

In return, we are committed to staff development and provide encouragement and support to staff to continue their lifelong learning. We are also passionate about the supervision process. You will be expected to participate in the process for yourself and provide support to others as appropriate.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.


This advert closes on Tuesday 8 Oct 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and creative staff nurse to work on a busy female PICU in Chorley Hospital.

We are a 6 bedded female PICU, with a compact and committed staff team who all strive towards providing our service users with an excellent inpatient experience. We do this in part through our commitment to reducing restrictive practices, the use of activity on the ward and by providing the staff team access to a wide range of training and development opportunities. We are looking to employ an individual who can offer a commitment to effective teamwork as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team that delivers high quality person-centred care with a focus on recovery.

The position available will be suitable for both experienced and newly qualified nurses from either a mental health or learning disability background. Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing.



You will be an experienced or newly-qualified nurse working within a multidisciplinary team and carry out a diverse range of duties. As a Staff Nurse within the team you will be regularly supported and supervised by a nominated Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse and you will be encouraged to take personal responsibility for clinical supervision and your continued professional development plan.

As a newly-qualified nurse, you will undertake a period of preceptorship overseen by a named Band 6 Nurse Specialist within your team and engage on the Trust’s excellent Preceptorship Programme. You will actively promote teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the clinical team in accordance with the Trust values and Code of Conduct. You are required to maintain links with your professional body and provide evidence for the revalidation process.

You will provide nurse leadership within the multidisciplinary team and ensure the effective assessment, formulation, planning and monitoring of care given to service users.

You will exercise professional accountability and responsibility using skills, knowledge and expertise in changing environments, across clinical boundaries and in unfamiliar situations as outlined within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

You will be required to offer clinical and managerial leadership to junior Health Care Staff and Student Nurses as part of your role within the team.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.



For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

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


This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Jul 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and energetic band 5 nurse, to work on a busy, but rewarding,female acute inpatient ward at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital. Duxbury ward is a 15 bedded femal acute ward, that provides support and care to acutely unwell female servie users.

The positons available will be suitable for both experienced and newly qualified nurses from either a mental health or learning disability background.Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing.

We are looking for highly motivated staff nurses who possess excellent clinical expertise and interpersonal qualities that are able to deliver compassionate recovery focused care and treatment. The successful candidate must be a committed to effective teamwork and be able to work collaboratively as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team that delivers high quality person centred care. We are looking for innovative nurses who are able to engage effectively with service users, carers and other key stakeholders to enhance the inpatient experience which is a key priority for our team.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

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


This advert closes on Friday 17 May 2024

You will be a Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Nurse working within a multidisciplinary team and carry out a diverse range of duties in perinatal services on the Mother & Baby Unit at Chorley Hospital. This will include close working with midwives, health visitors, social workers and the ward based multi-disciplinary team. You will be given the chance to attend perinatal specific training aimed at enhancing your speciality as a perinatal mental health nurse. There will be opportunity in the future to rotate into our community team to gain further experience.

You will undertake a period of preceptorship overseen by a named Band 6 Nurse Specialist within your team and engage on the trusts Preceptorship programme.

You will actively promote teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the clinical team in accordance with the Trust values and Code of Conduct. You are required to maintain links with your professional body and provide evidence for the revalidation process.

You will be required to offer clinical and managerial leadership to junior Health Care Staff, Nursery nurses and Student Nurses as part of your role within the team. You may be required to take on tasks that require you to operate electronic staffing record systems, authorising periods of leave, sickness and absence for junior nursing staff.

You will maintain a positive and open attitude towards organisational change and service development.

As a Band 5 Staff Nurse within the team you will be regularly supported and supervised by a nominated Band 6 Nurse Specialist and you will be encouraged to take personal responsibility for clinical supervision and your continued professional development plan.

Applicants should be passionate about delivering a high level of individualised inpatient care, have excellent leadership skills and a genuine interest in perinatal mental health.

You will provide nurse leadership within the multidisciplinary team and ensure the effective assessment, formulation, planning and monitoring of care given to service users.

You will exercise professional accountability and responsibility using skills, knowledge and expertise in changing environments, across clinical boundaries and in unfamiliar situations as outlined within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

Care is provided over a 24 hours periods and all nursing team members work rotational shift patterns including days nights and weekends.

The 5% Salary Welcome Bonus package applies to this role. The bonus is only available for people who are not currently employed (or who have not been employed in the last 12 months) by any NHS provider trust in the Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care System in a like-for-like role; e.g. a Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse at another Trust in the LSC ICS would not be eligible for the bonus if moving to a Band 6 Registered Mental Health Nurse role at LSCFT. Bank only workers for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust are eligible for the scheme if they have not held a substantive role in Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care System in the last 12 months (subject to all other terms and conditions being met). These incentives are subject to recovery clauses within the first 24 months of employment. This bonus is applicable to any successful candidate whose interview for this role is conducted prior to 30thNovember 2023.

The 5% Salary Welcome Bonus package is designed to attract and retain the very best staff in post. This scheme pays 5% of basic salary over 2 years in 4 instalments:
• % of basic starting salary after 2 months (counted from start date with LSCFT)
• 1% after 6 months
• 1% after 12 months
• 2% after 24 month

More details can be found here -Welcome bonus and relocation packages terms and conditions :: Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (lscft.nhs.uk)

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

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


This advert closes on Wednesday 20 Dec 2023