Staff Nurse (£7K Incentive)

Job summary

Would you like to be part of an adolescent mental health service which is innovative, forward-thinking and committed to enabling Young People who are experiencing mental health difficulties to recover and discover their potential?

We currently have 37.5 hours per week vacancies for a Qualified Nurse to work as part of the nursing team at The Cove, a QNIC accredited inpatient service in Heysham Lancashire. The primary focus of the role will be to provide quality care for young people aged 13 and up to their 18thbirthdays that have acute mental health problems, in partnership with their families and carers.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be part of the multi-disciplinary team of health and social care professionals.

The service provides assessment and treatment for young people from across the whole of Lancashire and South Cumbria.

The post involves a 24 hour working pattern covering days, nights and weekends.

The successful candidate must have a genuine interest and a desire to work with young people within this age range.

To join the team you will need to be caring, compassionate, innovative, creative, flexible and highly motivated. We are looking for a good communicator and team player.

Working with this age group is a specialist field that will provide you with a highly challenging and very rewarding career. Relevant training and supervision will be provided for all successful applicants as an integral part of their ongoing professional development.

The service is committed to Young People's participation in decision-making and we would expect applicants to support collaborative working with young people. The selection and appointment process will involve Young People who have experience of using CYPMH services.

About us

*The £7k 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 30th June 2024.

The £7k Welcome Bonus package is designed to attract and retain the very best staff in post. The amount a new starter would receive is shown in the Welcome Bonus Payment Schedule below:

• £3,000 after 2 months of employment (counted from start date with LSCFT)
• £2,000 after 12 months
• £2,000 after 24 months

PLEASE NOTE: This bonus scheme is subject to a Repayment Clause should the post holder leave this role within 24 months of commencing employment.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Cove

Morcambe

LA3 2SL

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Cove

Morcambe

LA3 2SL

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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