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Band 5
Full-time

Staff Nurse

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation TrustPennine Mental Health Inpatients, Blackburn, BB2 3HH, United Kingdom£32,073 - £39,043Closes 16/09/2026

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Band
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Pattern
Full-time
Posted
02/09/2026
Closes
16/09/2026

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Role summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Staff Nurse to join Darwen Ward, a male treatment ward at Pendleview unit, Royal Blackburn Hospital. The successful candidate will be part of an evolving service focused on service user needs. The role involves assessing, planning, implementing, and reviewing evidence-based, person-centered, and recovery-focused nursing care within an inpatient mental health setting. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and contribute to the smooth running of the unit.

Essential criteria

  • Registered Nurse - Mental Health / Learning Disability
  • Evidence of Continued Professional Development that supports clinical practice
  • Can demonstrate an understanding and knowledge base of mental health conditions and their treatments, recovery principles and person centred care Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act
  • Can demonstrate a working knowledge of physical health conditions and the complications that this can cause to patients experiencing mental ill health.
  • Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team structure
  • Experience of assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care needs
  • Developed clinical nursing skills with a clear ability to understand new concepts and ideas in clinical practice
  • Can provide evidence of recent continued professional development within the scope of nursing
  • Registered Nurse - Mental Health / Learning Disability
  • Evidence of Continued Professional Development that supports clinical practice
  • Can demonstrate an understanding and knowledge base of mental health conditions and their treatments, recovery principles and person centred care Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act
  • Can demonstrate a working knowledge of physical health conditions and the complications that this can cause to patients experiencing mental ill health.
  • Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team structure
  • Experience of assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care needs
  • Developed clinical nursing skills with a clear ability to understand new concepts and ideas in clinical practice
  • Can provide evidence of recent continued professional development within the scope of nursing

Useful to know

Band 5 pay context

Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.

This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.

Application window

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Job summary

Pennine Lancashire is seeking a Band 6 5 Staff Nurse, for Darwen Ward, a male treatment ward at our Pendleview unit, Royal Blackburn Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity and the successful candidate will be part of an evolving service that has the needs of our service users at its heart. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic to come and join a forward thinking, dynamic and constantly developing team.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 5 Registered Nurse (Mental Health or Learning Disabilities) the post holder will be a Registered Nurse (RN) working in an inpatient mental health setting as part of the multidisciplinary team and carry out a diverse range of duties including the assessment, formulation, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of nursing care that is evidence-based, person centered and recovery focused. With the support of the Ward Manager and their deputies the post holder will lead and contribute to the smooth running of the unit in a consistent way that reflects the Trusts' values

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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 me

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