Staff Nurse

The service has 22 beds (16 in Skylark Ward GAU and 6 in Lapwing Ward PICU) and is staffed by a dedicated multi-disciplinary team including nurses, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and a wide range of allied health professionals and non-clinical support staff. This job advert is for the General Adolescent Unit (GAU) - Skylark Ward.

The service team works closely with the young person's CYPMHS Community team during their stay at Red Kite View.

Most young people will come to Skylark Ward as informal patients. Some young people may need to be admitted under the Mental Health Act (1983) or subject to other court orders. Whatever the situation of the young person they will be offered assessment, treatment and support in one of our two wards. Both wards offer light, modern facilities including spacious, comfortable and private en-suite bedrooms.

Working as part of a multi-skilled, experienced, motivated and creative service, you will be responsible for contributing to the efficient day to day delivery of effective clinical care and risk management of the young people.

You will have great interpersonal skills and be able to establish a professional working relationship with young people and families. You will be cool in a crisis; it's a busy clinical area and we manage lots of risk-taking behavior including deliberate self-harm and management of violence and aggression. It is a demanding yet rewarding role.You will be keen to develop, and be able to support junior staff and learners, and be supported to offer clinical supervision as well as positive role modelling.

Your values are essential to this role; we are looking for someone who genuinely wants to make a lasting impact on young people, who insists on doing things with care and diligence and is able to think on their feet.

The CAMHS inpatient unit structure will support and encourage progression; your development is vital to the service.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.netAttached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Qualifications

Essential: - NMC registered Mental Health Nurse

Skills

Essential: - Understanding of and ability to effectively implement the Mental Health Act and DoLS as relevant to service.

Experience

Essential: - Post qualification experience and completion of preceptorship

Desirable: - Experience of working in a Children's and Young People's Setting

Values Based