Consultant Nurse – Rehabilitation
The closing date is 26 December 2025
Job summary
As a Consultant Nurse in Rehabilitation, you will lead and develop evidence-based, person-centred practice across our mental health rehabilitation services. This is a senior clinicalleadership role, combining advanced practice with strategic influence to shape service delivery and professional standards.
You will:
- Demonstrate consultant-level capability across the four pillars of advanced practice:Clinical, Leadership, Education, and Research.
- Act as a role model for nursing excellence, setting and maintaining professional standards.
- Lead on emerging clinical practice and promote research to enhance outcomes.
- Develop educational programmes and mentor staff to build capability and confidence.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners, including NHS England and Integrated Care Boards
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide expert clinical leadership and, where applicable, Approved Clinician responsibilities under the Mental Health Act.
- Drive innovation in rehabilitation pathways, ensuring care is holistic, recovery-focused, and aligned with best practice.
- Lead service improvement initiatives and contribute to Trust-wide transformation projects.
- Maintain strong relationships with patients, carers, and multi-disciplinary teams to deliver safe, effective care.
What We're Looking For:
- Registered Nurse with significant experience in mental health rehabilitation.
- Advanced clinical skills and leadership capability at consultant level.
- Ability to influence at strategic and operational levels.
- Commitment to research, education, and continuous improvement.
- Approved Clinician status (or willingness to work towards this) is desirable.
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.
Details
Date posted
11 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£64,455 to £74,896 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
351-FYL653-MF
Job locations
Wesham Rehabilitation Unit/Community Bases
Preston
PR4 3HA
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wesham Rehabilitation Unit/Community Bases
Preston
PR4 3HA
Employer's website
https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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