Registered Nurse

Would you like to be part of an adolescent mental health service which is innovative, forward\-thinking and committed to enabling Young People who are experiencing mental health difficulties to recover and discover their potential? We currently have 37\.5 hours per week vacancies for a Qualified Nurse to work as part of the nursing team at The Cove, a QNIC accredited inpatient service in Heysham Lancashire. The primary focus of the role will be to provide quality care for young people aged 13 and up to their 18th birthdays that have acute mental health problems, in partnership with their families and carers. The successful applicant will be part of the multi\-disciplinary team of health and social care professionals. The service provides assessment and treatment for young people from across the whole of Lancashire and South Cumbria. The post involves a 24 hour working pattern covering days, nights and weekends. The successful candidate must have a genuine interest and a desire to work with young people within this age range. To join the team you will need to be caring, compassionate, innovative, creative, flexible and highly motivated. We are looking for a good communicator and team player. Working with this age group is a specialist field that will provide you with a highly challenging and very rewarding career. Relevant training and supervision will be provided for all successful applicants as an integral part of their ongoing professional development. 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 For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ashley Shaw Job title: Recruiting Manager Email address: ashley.shaw@lscft.nhs.uk **For Further Details / Informal Visits Contact** Name: Ash Shaw Job title: Ward Manager Telephone number: 01524 550360