An exciting opportunity has become available for a Band 5 nurse who is looking to develop their career in a 20 bedded inpatient setting on the Dova Unit.
Overview
Join the Dova Unit in a Band 5 role to develop into a Band 6 Mental Health Nurse. This is an incredible opportunity to grow your career in a supportive environment. We focus on providing exceptional care to our patients while encouraging our staff to develop professionally. Become part of our dynamic team and make a difference today!
Responsibilities
You will be a Nurse working within a multidisciplinary team and carry out a diverse range of duties.
Within this development post you will be regularly supported and supervised by a nominated Band 6 Nurse Specialist and the practice development nurse. You will be required to work through and achieve band 6 competencies, and you will be encouraged to take personal responsibility for clinical supervision and your continued professional development plan.
You will actively promote teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the clinical team in accordance with the Trust values and Code of Conduct. You are required to maintain links with your professional body and provide evidence for the revalidation process.
Ideally, candidates will have successfully completed their preceptorship. However, applications are also welcome from those who are nearing completion.
Clinical Leadership and Professional Accountability
You will provide nurse leadership within the multidisciplinary team and ensure the effective assessment, formulation, planning and monitoring of care given to service users.
You will exercise professional accountability and responsibility using skills, knowledge and expertise in changing environments, across clinical boundaries and in unfamiliar situations as outlined within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
You will be required to offer clinical and managerial leadership to junior Health Care Staff and Student Nurses as part of your role within the team. You may be required to take on tasks that require you to operate electronic staffing record systems, authorising periods of leave, sickness and absence for junior nursing staff.
You will maintain a positive and open attitude towards organisational change and service.
Trust Overview
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.
Flexible Working
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.
Application
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
This advert closes on Monday 17 Nov 2025.
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