Community Staff Nurse - Out of Hours Team
Band 5
Main area Nursing Grade Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity Cover) Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job ref 351-CEN2646-SH
Site Buckshaw Village Health Centre Town Chorley Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 04/10/2026 23:59
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive 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, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
Do you want to be part of a team that consistently strives to deliver high quality care to patients in their own home?
Do you want to be proud of the care you deliver?
Are you passionate about providing and leading excellent effective care?
We are looking for Registered General Nurses to work in an innovative and dynamic District Nursing team based at Buckshaw Village Health Centre within our Out of Hours Team.
As part of LSCFT you will be supported to professionally develop and encouraged to continuously learn whilst considering new ways of working. You will be part of leading a team who are patient focused with excellence at its core!
As a Registered Nurse (General/Adult), you will have post registration experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team. You will have experience of carrying out a diverse range of clinical interventions and care including holistic assessment of needs, wound care, palliative and end of life care.
As a valued member of the team, you will provide holistic, high quality, clinically effective care to patients in their place or residence, working under the guidance and support of the Team Leader.
Applicants will need to demonstrate their competency and experience in line with the person specification and will be required to work flexibly across a seven day rota.
Main duties of the job
- Undertake responsibility for a delegated caseload under the supervision of the District Nursing Sister and in the absence of the District Nursing Sister, carrying out initial assessment of care needs and the provision and evaluation of individual patient programmes of care including prescribing equipment and the discharge of patients from the caseload.
- Assume delegated responsibility for holistic assessment and the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes of care/ care packages, contributing to complex assessment/ care packages.
- To provide high quality palliative care to patients and their families, as required.
- Work with other health care colleagues, voluntary and statutory organisations to ensure that the holistic needs of patients are met wherever possible.
- Where the post holder is a non-medical prescriber, practice responsibly and maintain competence to effectively prescribe from the relevant Prescribing Formulary.
- To carry out clinical risk assessments within sphere of competence as required.
- Work as an effective team member to actively contribute to public health initiatives including health needs assessment and projects to meet needs identified.
- To promote health education and healthy lifestyles within the community, including use of motivational interviewing and negotiation skills where appropriate.
- To demonstrate the safe use of equipment prescribed by the District Nursing team.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
- First level registered nurse
- Diploma in health related area or equivalent experience
Knowledge
- Evidence of effective interpersonal skills
- Ability to problem solve and make clinical decisions
Experience
- Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working
Personal
- Flexible working – including ability to work as part of 24-hour district nursing service.
- Ability to comply with travel requirements of the post
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 four 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.
Please note that further communication from 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 ensure that you read the person specification as your application will be measured against this document.
If you use AI to assist with your application, you must declare this. Undeclared use may result in withdrawal. Please ensure your application reflects your own skills and experiences. While AI tools can assist, they may produce generic or inaccurate content. We encourage you to provide personal examples that demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria.
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).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. You are therefore advised to consider applying for this vacancy as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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At Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer dedicated to the well-being of our staff and the communities we serve. Our inclusive work culture fosters teamwork, continuous learning, and personal development, ensuring that every Registered Mental Health Nurse has the opportunity to thrive in a supportive environment. With flexible working options and a commitment to diversity, we empower our employees to balance their professional and personal lives while making a meaningful impact in mental health care.
