An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen to work with LSCFT's Culture of Care Project Lead to support all inpatient teams participating in NHS England's two year Culture of Care Programme.The aim of the programme is to support organisations to improve the culture of inpatient mental health, learning disability and autism wards across England. By ensuring that patients and staff feel wards are safe, therapeutic and equitable places to be cared for and fulfilling places to work.This is a fantastic opportunity to work closely with teams and services that are evolving and have the needs of our patient's and the communities they serve at the heart of the care they provide.

Main duties of the job

Applications are invited from experienced and self-motivated registered nurses with leadership qualities and a passion for quality improvement, collaboration and co-production.You must have excellent communication and time management skills, and a good working knowledge and understanding of inpatient mental health services.For more information about the Culture of Care Programme please visit the links below:https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/improving-care/nccmh/culture-of-care-programme/resourceshttps://cultureofcare.thepsc.co.uk/page/our-offerhttps://www.fons.org/programmes-development-opportunities/ward-managers-programme/

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 description

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

Education/Qualifications

Essential

• On-going relevant professional registration
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development that supports clinical practice

Knowledge

Essential

• Post registration mental health nursing experience
• Current/recent clinical experience

Experience

Essential

• Experience of assessing student nurses on pre-reg course in practice within the last 12 months
• Evidence of experience in teaching, learning and assessing
• Experience of teaching in classroom settings

Skills

Essential

• Show excellent planning, organisational and time management skills
• Willingness to undergo training to support the development of the role
• The ability to work independently, solve problems and make decisions whilst showing sound judgement in keeping others informed

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust HQ - Sceptre Point

Preston

PR5 6AW

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