Ward Manager

The post holder will carry continuous responsibility for the management of the 8 bedded mother and baby unit and outreach service. To include the assessment of new referrals, development and implementation and evaluation of care programmes, follow up in the community for mothers who are discharged from the unit and the development and monitoring of standards of care. As budget holder the manager will be responsible for the recruitment, retention and supervision of staff and the management and monitoring of stock and non-stock items. The post holder will act as the Duty Nurse as per rota. The post holder will carry responsibility for collaborative working with stakeholders, community mental health teams and universal children and families services - to include safeguarding teams. o To actively promote teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the ward team in accordance with the Trust values and NMC code of conduct.o To oversee and ensure that nurse
leadership within the multidisciplinary team provides effective assessment, formulation, planning and monitoring of care given to inpatient mothers and their infants and through the outreach function to mothers and infants in the community.

This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner to lead the existing mother and baby unit in Chorley. The unit provides a service for women in Lancashire and South Cumbria and is part of a national MBU bed allocation.The post will involve working as part of a multi-disciplinary within the mother and baby unit. You will be working in partnership with all providers, third sector organisations, local authority social services and family teams in delivering specialised mental health care for mothers and their babies within an inpatient setting.We would welcome applicants who have a special interest in perinatal mental health and have recent experience working in a leadership role within an inpatient setting. There will be opportunities to attend training and development to support this role. We would encourage any applicants to contact us and visit the unit prior to interview.

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.

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