Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a 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, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, believing 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, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Paediatric Nurse with a minimum of 1 year post registration experience seeking to undertake an interesting and highly rewarding senior nurse role.
This post provides the opportunity for a forward thinking and experienced Paediatric Nurse with extensive clinical skills/knowledge in children’s complex physical needs to contribute to the co-ordination of a team of Health Care Support Workers, Nurse Associates and Staff Nurses in delivering individual packages of care.
The CPOC Team provides nursing and specialist healthcare to Children & Young People (CYP) in their own homes and schools who have an identified health need against the continuing care criteria. Support from a package of care facilitates the transfer home from hospital for many CYP and enables their families to manage their child’s complex health needs within the community to achieve an active life within their community.
The team are directly commissioned by the ICB’s via the Children’s Continuing Care Framework across Lancashire to deliver packages of care to children and young people with complex physical health needs. They are also commissioned to deliver support in schools and social care settings to individual children.
The post holder will ensure a high-quality, evidence-based service with clinical care pathways are delivered utilising available resources effectively in a safe and supportive manner when meeting the needs of CYP and their family.
Interviews will be held on Friday 17th January 2025
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work shifts across the Lancashire footprint providing training and support to HCSWs whilst meeting the child’s health needs. You will benefit from excellent management and peer support, opportunities to work alongside specialists, and a personal and professional development plan. Caseload management and staff supervision skills will be developed within the role. A robust individual induction plan will be available. 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, believing 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. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role. Person specification
Qualifications
Professional Degree or equivalent Registered nurse qualification child branch Current Professional Registration with NMC Evidence of continued professional development Knowledge
Knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools for children with diverse needs. Knowledge of a range of therapy techniques and programmes for children with diverse needs/related to client group. Knowledge of research, evidence-based practice and current issues relating to client group. Experience
Experience of working with children with complex needs and their families in community/non-clinical setting. Evidence of recent and relevant post graduate experience encompassing the field of practice that demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of area. Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency collaborative working. Please note that further communication from Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCft) will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCft to contact them. Please be aware the use of artificial intelligence (AI) when submitting an application is monitored and if you have used AI to generate an application, you are required to declare this on your application form. AI-generated content may lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description. Personalisation is essential when submitting an application form to convey your skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively. Please ensure that you read the person specification attached below as your application will be measured against this document. Applications from job share partners are welcome and other forms of flexible working will be considered for all posts. For all posts which require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s). 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 three 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. LSCft is committed to celebrating difference as an asset and we know that recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds helps to create a more flexible, creative and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from people regardless of age, disability (particularly those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Our goal is for the Trust to be truly representative of the communities we serve so we are particularly keen to receive applications from people in under-represented groups. If there is anything you’d like to discuss in relation to your application then please ask. Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name: Rebecca Higham Job title: Clinical Nurse Business Manager Email address: Rebecca.Higham@lscft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01282 628362 For further information about the post please contact: Rebecca Cowell, Team Leader for CPOC Central: Rebecca.cowell@lscft.nhs.uk Ruksana Afsar, Team Leader for CPOC Pennine: Ruksana.afsar@lscft.nhs.uk.
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The successful candidate will work shifts across the Lancashire footprint providing training and support to HCSWs whilst meeting the child’s health needs. You will benefit from excellent management and peer support, opportunities to work alongside specialists, and a personal and professional development plan. Caseload management and staff supervision skills will be developed within the role. A robust individual induction plan will be available. 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, believing 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. Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role. Person specification
Qualifications
Professional Degree or equivalent Registered nurse qualification child branch Current Professional Registration with NMC Evidence of continued professional development Knowledge
Knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools for children with diverse needs. Knowledge of a range of therapy techniques and programmes for children with diverse needs/related to client group. Knowledge of research, evidence-based practice and current issues relating to client group. Experience
Experience of working with children with complex needs and their families in community/non-clinical setting. Evidence of recent and relevant post graduate experience encompassing the field of practice that demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of area. Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency collaborative working. Please note that further communication from Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCft) will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCft to contact them. Please be aware the use of artificial intelligence (AI) when submitting an application is monitored and if you have used AI to generate an application, you are required to declare this on your application form. AI-generated content may lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description. Personalisation is essential when submitting an application form to convey your skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively. Please ensure that you read the person specification attached below as your application will be measured against this document. Applications from job share partners are welcome and other forms of flexible working will be considered for all posts. For all posts which require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s). 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 three 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. LSCft is committed to celebrating difference as an asset and we know that recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds helps to create a more flexible, creative and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from people regardless of age, disability (particularly those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Our goal is for the Trust to be truly representative of the communities we serve so we are particularly keen to receive applications from people in under-represented groups. If there is anything you’d like to discuss in relation to your application then please ask. Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name: Rebecca Higham Job title: Clinical Nurse Business Manager Email address: Rebecca.Higham@lscft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01282 628362 For further information about the post please contact: Rebecca Cowell, Team Leader for CPOC Central: Rebecca.cowell@lscft.nhs.uk Ruksana Afsar, Team Leader for CPOC Pennine: Ruksana.afsar@lscft.nhs.uk.
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