MH Nurse Clinical Lead - Perinatal | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 19 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 April 2026 |
| Location: | Chorley, PR7 1PP |
| Company: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7884748/351-CEN2480-CC |
Summary
An exciting opportunity for a clinical lead who wants to specialise in perinatal mental health and be part of our dedicated specialist team.
Your role will be providing that experience, knowledge and support to the nursing team, focusing on the quality of clinical care provided. As part of the wider MDT this includes triaging referrals and supporting junior staff to do the same. Improving the quality of care through supervision and audit will be important aspects of the role.
The successful candidates will receive appropriate specialist perinatal training. The shift pattern on the Mother and Baby Unit is three long days three weeks a month and one four long day week. All staff are expected to rotate onto night shift.
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
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.
This advert closes on Thursday 2 Apr 2026