Registered Mental Health Nurse | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 29 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £32,073 - £39,043 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2026 |
| Location: | Blackpool, FY4 4FE |
| Company: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7976163/351-FYL712-BD |
Summary
We are looking to recruit a Band 5 Registered Mental Health Nurse to join Shakespeare Ward, an 18 bedded female acute mental health inpatient ward based at The Harbour.
Shakespeare Ward supports women experiencing acute mental health crises and provides short term, therapeutic inpatient care. This role offers the opportunity to work within a supportive multidisciplinary team, delivering safe, compassionate, and recovery focused care in a busy acute setting
As a Band 5 Nurse on Shakespeare Ward, you will work as part of the nursing team to deliver safe and effective care in line with Trust policies and professional standards. The role involves caring for patients who may present with high levels of distress and risk, requiring sound clinical judgement, good communication skills, and a compassionate approach.
You will be supported through induction, supervision, appraisal, and ongoing development and will be encouraged to build your skills and confidence within acute inpatient mental health nursing.
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
Shakespeare Ward is based at The Harbour in Blackpool, a modern inpatient mental health facility. The ward has a strong focus on recovery focused care, safety, dignity, and therapeutic engagement, working closely with the wider MDT to support patients during periods of acute mental distress.
We are committed to creating a supportive working environment that values teamwork, learning, and staff wellbeing.
Further details can be found in the enclosed Job Description and Person Specification
This advert closes on Wednesday 13 May 2026