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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health Nursing
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
351-SPS1304-MF
Employer
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Wesham Rehabilitation Unit
Town
Preston
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust logo

Deputy Team Leader

Band 6

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:

•    Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
•    Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
•    Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports 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, home/remote working, and flexi-time.

For more information visit our website via .

Job overview

Wesham Rehabilitation centre is advertising an exciting post within Mental Health Rehabilitation clinical pathways, with this will be a great opportunity for individuals to work as part of this team and initiative. You will be employed to support the Team manager in varying tasks to ensure service delivery. 

Wesham rehabilitation centre provides a model of rehabilitation care for 24 males which focuses on empowering the service user to gain or recover their confidence and skills that promote independence, autonomy and encourage hope for the future, whilst in recovery of a mental health illness. Encouraging the skills necessary to transition back into a community setting. 

Main duties of the job

We provide a welcoming and domestic feel to service users.  The facility is registered with the CQC as Open Community Rehabilitation service, registered to accommodate service users detained under the MHA. There is access to full MDT including nursing staff, occupational therapists, psychology, medical staff, physicians associate. 

Applicants must have experience and an expressed interest in working within the rehabilitation pathway.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Must hold a Mental Health professional qualification (RMN)
  • Completion of, or commitment to working towards, Management or Leadership training
  • Documented evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Expert knowledge on mental health issues and how these impact on the individual, carer’s and the wider community.
  • Expertise in current best practice in Adult Mental Health , and awareness of relevant government directives and legislation
  • Specialist knowledge and application of mental health assessments and interventions using expert level clinical reasoning
  • Knowledge of current research in specialist area and ability to implement into own and others’ practice

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous post registration experience in a mental health service
  • Use of evidence-based practice
  • Extensive clinical experiences including individual and group

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Care Leaver Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Cheri Mcdonald
Job title
Interim Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]