Nurse Team Leader

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Nurse Team Leader

The closing date is 29 September 2025

We are looking for a Deputy Ward Manager to work on Greendale Ward at Woodview, Whalley. Woodview opened in December 2023. Woodview Unit is a newly refurbished building on the Whalley site which has a total of 32 beds including 12 Male, 12 Female and an 8 bedded Male PICU unit. These additional beds will complement those on the Pendleview Unit, Royal Blackburn Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity and the successful candidates will be part of an evolving service that has the needs of our service users at its heart. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic to come and join a forward thinking, dynamic and constantly developing team.

Main duties of the job

To provide nurse leadership within the multidisciplinary team and ensure the effective assessment formulation planning, monitoring of care given to inpatient service users. To provide leadership to oversee and ensure all contacts with service users are recorded promptly and accurately and are of a high standard. Provision of information and participate as requested, to assist service development and Clinical Governance requirements e.g. surveys, audits etc.

You must have proven clinical skills along with excellent communication skills, good knowledge and understanding of adult mental health and the needs of individuals. You will also need to have a working knowledge of the care programme approach, NICE guidance and enhanced risk assessment and the ability to explore issues relating to the impact of health and social needs on mental health and well-being.

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.

Job responsibilities

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.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Specialist qualification or equivalent level in skills and development

Knowledge

• Understanding and knowledge of physical and mental health promotion
• Demonstrate understanding of how research has influenced practice
• An understanding and awareness of the NHS Plan, NSF and other relevant documentation

Experience

• Supervision and management of staff
• Experience of assessing, planning and implementing and reviewing care needs
• Experience of CPA

Skills

• Ability to undertake effective aggression management including the use of physical restraint
• Developed clinical and managerial skills
• Clear ability to understand new concepts and ideas and excellent clinical practice

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.

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