Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive 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, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
•Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
•Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children's nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
Water Meadow View is a brand new mental health inpatient unit for adults who have learning disabilities, which is due to open in late Autumn 2025 on our site in Whittingham, Preston. As we prepare to open this unit, we have an exciting opportunity for Staff Nurses to join us and support the Multi-Disciplinary Team to deliver outstanding person centred care.
One of the Trust's aims is to deliver the best possible care to our patients, and this new inpatient unit will do just that. Water Meadow View will offer clinical excellence, support, and safety, with patient-centred care at its heart.
The post holder will provide highly specialised social work support to individuals with mental illness, considering their families and carers, in line with National Joint Council Conditions of Service, across Lancashire and South Cumbria's diverse communities.
The post holder will ensure the safe and effective delivery of social care, promoting evidence-based practice through specialist knowledge and skills.
The post holder will lead the development of the inpatient social work role within Water Meadow View MDT and expand it across the wider trust.
Interviews will take place on 3rd December
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When you join us, you'll be making a positive impact on the lives of people with a learning disability by delivering person centred, compassionate care, in a purpose built, co-produced environment, with opportunities to for you to learn and develop throughout your career.
The post holder will deliver on key responsibilities within the inpatient service:
* Actively contribute to multi-disciplinary assessments and treatment planning for individuals with learning disabilities and complex mental and behavioural needs, offering specialist advice and support as needed.
* Champion service user participation in care planning and service development, overseeing participation/peer support workers.
* Promote and manage participation initiatives across Water Meadow View and partner agencies, including independent advocacy and adherence to Hear by Right standards.
* Collaborate with the gatekeeping team and external agencies to facilitate well-planned admissions and discharges.
* Ensure compliance with legislation related to social care, safeguarding, mental capacity, mental health, human rights, and restrictions to liberty.
* Support the coordination of CTR/CETR meetings with colleagues to support care planning and safe discharge.
* Work closely with individuals, carers, advocates, commissioners, and partners to facilitate smooth hospital discharge.
* Manage inpatient care using evidence-based principles to develop and evaluate specialised care programs.
* Prepare and present formal reports as required
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.
You are advised to consider applying for LSCFT vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within four weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.
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