Job summary
Welcome Bonus of £7000 over your first 3 years and Relocation Packages of upto £8000 available (*subject to t&c's)
We are pleased to announce a new incentive package for our Inpatient Registered Nurse roles
- Welcome Bonus- £3000 on joining LSCft..............
- AfterYear 1- a Further £2000............
- AfterYear 2- a Further £2000...........
We are holding a recruitment event on the 10th August 2022 in Kendal, come along to discuss and have an interview for this vacancy.
We are excited to be able to advertise for several key roles in our newly refurbished inpatient unit within the Bay Locality, We are looking for clinical leads, staff nurses and heath care support workers.
You willwill be based within the Bay locality in the newly refurbished Kentmere ward, which will offer 12 en suite bedrooms newly designed and with care and attention paid to provide a state of the art therapeutic environment.
We are looking for highly motivated, pro-active individuals who have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, lots of initiative and who are looking for their next challenge. You will demonstrate the required nursing skills, along with the desire to develop services and provide excellent nursing care and patient centred services
Main duties of the job
On a day to day basis, you will focus on the clinical assessment of needs of patients, including risk assessment and management, therapeutic interventions, care planning and ensuring patients and their carers, friends and family are involved in the care planning process. Your new role involves a high degree of sensitivity and confidentiality, negotiation and communication skills, understanding and compassion, and the ability to deal with any challenging situations that may arise.
We embracecontinual improvement in everything we do so there will also be an opportunity to shape things - and alongside this you will have opportunities for your own development as we continue to explore advanced nurse practitioner, nurse consultant and other advanced nursing roles.
About us
We want to recruit people to the service who share our values and are confident in their ability to contribute to the demonstrated effectiveness and acceptability of our service.
Staff at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trustwork to improve lives with a culture based on four corevalues:
We are kind
We are a team
We are respectful
We are always learning
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Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be a registered mental health or learning disability nurse. Senior roles will be responsible for the management and leadership of other staff with in the ward. While this is a demanding and busy role, you will be required to be able to demonstrate the Trust values and standards of behaviour expected by the organisation and meet the responsibilities of the job description and person specification.
When making your application please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on the role. When completing the supporting information section of your application, please ensure you show how you meet each of the criteria of the person specification providing illustrative examples where possible from either your personal life, employment or volunteering ; as this is what you will be shortlisted against.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be a registered mental health or learning disability nurse. Senior roles will be responsible for the management and leadership of other staff with in the ward. While this is a demanding and busy role, you will be required to be able to demonstrate the Trust values and standards of behaviour expected by the organisation and meet the responsibilities of the job description and person specification.
When making your application please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on the role. When completing the supporting information section of your application, please ensure you show how you meet each of the criteria of the person specification providing illustrative examples where possible from either your personal life, employment or volunteering ; as this is what you will be shortlisted against.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse - Mental Health or Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within an Inpatient setting
- Experience of assessing, planning and implementing and reviewing care needs
- Experienced in acting as a mentor/assessor of student staff
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding and awareness of the NHS Plan, NSF and other relevant documentation
- Demonstrate understanding of how research has influenced practice
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Clear ability to understand new concepts and ideas and excellent clinical practice
- Demonstrates an ability to motivate self and others
- Ability to maintain own performance and participation in group skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse - Mental Health or Registered Nurse Learning Disabilities
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within an Inpatient setting
- Experience of assessing, planning and implementing and reviewing care needs
- Experienced in acting as a mentor/assessor of student staff
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding and awareness of the NHS Plan, NSF and other relevant documentation
- Demonstrate understanding of how research has influenced practice
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Clear ability to understand new concepts and ideas and excellent clinical practice
- Demonstrates an ability to motivate self and others
- Ability to maintain own performance and participation in group skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
