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Ward Manager
The closing date is 14 June 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and compassionate Ward Manager to join our dedicated Learning Disabilities Pathway team in Whalley, supporting 2 of our 4 specialist houses.
Our houses provide Individual Packages of Care (IPC), delivering intensive, person-centred support tailored to the unique needs of each individual in our care. This role offers the chance to make a real difference by helping shape and transform services while leading with compassion, resilience, and innovation.
We are seeking a motivated leader who is passionate about:
* Improving Restrictive Practice approaches
* Developing a positive Culture of Care
* Growing and supporting our workforce
* Building strong relationships with service users, families, and carers
* Delivering high-quality, person-centred inpatient care
Join us and help shape a service that truly puts people at the centre of care.
Main duties of the job
This is a unique and rewarding opportunity to take joint leadership of our established Learning Disability Inpatient Service in Whalley. The service consists of four houses, each designed to provide specialist support within a safe, therapeutic environment.
You will work closely in partnership with another Ward Manager and alongside a comprehensive Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) to deliver exceptional care and positive outcomes for the people we support.
We welcome applications from experienced practitioners with:
* An interest in Learning Disabilities
* Recent leadership experience ideally with an inpatient setting
* Excellent communication and team leadership skills
* A commitment to service improvement and compassionate care
We are committed to supporting your professional development, with opportunities for ongoing training and learning available within the role.
For an informal chat about the role please contact us using the details provided
About us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support 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 and flexi-time.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse; Mental Health or Learning Disability
* Post reg. learning and development relevant to the role
* On-going registration with the NMC
Knowledge
* Understanding of Health and Safety policies and procedures
* Knowledge and practice of Mental Health Act 1983
* Knowledge and practice of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Experience
* Supervision and management of staff
* Experience of assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care needs
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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