Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Inpatient Staff Nurse

The closing date is 06 March 2026

Job summary

We are currently looking to recruit a highly motivated mental health nurse for our Specialist Perinatal Mother and Baby Unit. Ribblemere Mother and Baby Unit is an 8 bedded mother and baby unit, offering conjoint admission for mothers and their babies.

Main duties of the job

Applicants should be passionate about delivering a high level of individualised inpatient care, have excellent leadership skills and a genuine interest in perinatal mental health.

The successful candidates will receive appropriate specialist perinatal training.

Care is provided over a 24 hour period and all nursing team members work rotational shift patterns including days, nights and weekends.

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

Date posted

20 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-CEN2451-LW

Job locations

Ribblemere, Chorley Hospital

Chorley

PR7 1PP

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Mental Health Nurse Qualification.(RNMH & RNLD) with on-going registration with the NMC.
Evidence of Continued Professional Development that supports clinical practice.

Knowledge

Essential

Can demonstrate an understanding and knowledge base of mental health conditions and their treatments.
Can demonstrate a working knowledge of physical health conditions and the complications that this can cause to patients experiencing mental ill health.

Experience

Essential

Post Graduate experience.
Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team structure.
Experience of assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care needs.

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication, listening, decision making and problem solving skills.
Developed clinical nursing skills with a clear ability to understand new concepts and ideas in clinical practice.
Can provide evidence of recent continued professional development within the scope of nursing.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Mental Health Nurse Qualification.(RNMH & RNLD) with on-going registration with the NMC.
Evidence of Continued Professional Development that supports clinical practice.

Knowledge

Essential

Can demonstrate an understanding and knowledge base of mental health conditions and their treatments.
Can demonstrate a working knowledge of physical health conditions and the complications that this can cause to patients experiencing mental ill health.

Experience

Essential

Post Graduate experience.
Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team structure.
Experience of assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care needs.

Skills

Essential

Excellent communication, listening, decision making and problem solving skills.
Developed clinical nursing skills with a clear ability to understand new concepts and ideas in clinical practice.
Can provide evidence of recent continued professional development within the scope of nursing.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ribblemere, Chorley Hospital

Chorley

PR7 1PP

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ribblemere, Chorley Hospital

Chorley

PR7 1PP

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)