Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Nursery Nurse

The closing date is 02 December 2025

Job summary

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, self-motivated and committed nursery nurse to join us in our 8 bedded Mother and Baby Unit, which offers specialist treatment of women with Perinatal Mental Health difficulties. You will work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team within the inpatient setting providing quality care to women and their infants.

Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the infants, promoting interaction and stimulation of infants and supporting the mums in their role as mothers.

Care is provided over a 24-hour period and team members work rotational shift patterns including days, nights, weekends and bank holidays to facilitate this.

You will be expected to complete all statutory and mandatory trainings identified by our trust which will include the prevention and management of violence and aggression and basic resuscitation, and our team are required to support the other mental health units on site when emergencies occur.

We are committed to continued professional development and therefore Specialist Perinatal training and clinical supervision will be provided.

Main duties of the job

The nursery nurse will assist mothers with perinatal mental health problems to care for their babies, ensure that the emotional and physical needs of the babies are met and engage in activities to promote the mother-infant relationship.

The core purpose of the team in which the post-holder will work, is to deliver high quality, tailored interventions in maternal mental health and attachment based approaches to mothers and infants.

About us

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

Details

Date posted

14 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-SPS1525-JD

Job locations

Ribblemere Unit

Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital

Chorley

PR7 1PP


Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Childcare and Education / Playwork or,
  • Degree Level qualification in Children's Care or,
  • BA (hons) in childhood studies or,
  • Degree Level qualification in Children's Care, Learning and Development
  • Equivalent qualifications and experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the physical, emotional needs of babies
  • Demonstrate knowledge of Safeguarding children issues and The 1989 Children Act
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a supervisory role within a Crche or Nursery setting
  • Knowledge of Safeguarding Legislation
  • Able to undertake administrative tasks
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Childcare and Education / Playwork or,
  • Degree Level qualification in Children's Care or,
  • BA (hons) in childhood studies or,
  • Degree Level qualification in Children's Care, Learning and Development
  • Equivalent qualifications and experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the physical, emotional needs of babies
  • Demonstrate knowledge of Safeguarding children issues and The 1989 Children Act
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a supervisory role within a Crche or Nursery setting
  • Knowledge of Safeguarding Legislation
  • Able to undertake administrative tasks

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ribblemere Unit

Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital

Chorley

PR7 1PP


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ribblemere Unit

Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital

Chorley

PR7 1PP


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Nursery Nurse Lead

Francine Goodier

Francine.goodier@lscft.nhs.uk

01772520780

Details

Date posted

14 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-SPS1525-JD

Job locations

Ribblemere Unit

Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital

Chorley

PR7 1PP


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