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Location

Ormskirk, Lancashire | United Kingdom

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Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join an award winning ward and service, which is based in West Lancashire.

The role of ward manager will be leading a fantastic team of staff on Lathom Ward, at Scarisbrick Inpatient Unit in Ormskirk. We are recruiting a Band 7 Ward Manager to manage a small Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. The ward hosts 4 males at any one time, who are supported by a full multidisciplinary team.

A passionate, empathic, and resilient personality is essential, along with positive and collaborative teamwork skills in order to maintain a safe and positive culture that promotes staff wellbeing, and patient recovery.

The role will be predominantly Monday-Friday 9-5, with some scope for flexibility depending on the needs of the service, and an expectation of occasional unsocial hours to support the 24 hours 7 day week nature of the service.

Sponsorship will be provided for the successful candidate where required.

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, 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this role.

This advert closes on Wednesday 28 Feb 2024

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