Staff Nurse

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DBS Update Service

27–33 days annual leave

Flexible working and remote options

NHS Pension Scheme

Job summary

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is seeking an experienced Staff Nurse (Band 5) for our Acute Inpatient Service in Leeds. You will work within an inpatient ward, delivering comprehensive mental health care and collaborating with the MDT to support patient recovery.

The role emphasizes strong communication, de-escalation, and therapeutic relationships with service users and carers. Fixed-term contracts may be offered for certain periods, with DBS Update Service requirements

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with service users and carers.
• De-escalation skills and ability to establish and maintain therapeutic relationships.
• Experience on inpatient wards is desirable and supports high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care needs for inpatients.
• Keep electronic care records up to date and relevant to patient needs.
• Act as shift coordinator or nurse in charge when required and supervise staff.

Skills

Communication

De-escalation

Interpersonal skills

Therapeutic relationships

Education

Registered RNMH

Job description

Are you looking for mental health jobs in Leeds, York or with one of our regional services operating across the country? We have a range of NHS Job opportunities, placements and specialities in our clinical, research, and professional support teams across Leeds and York.

At Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT), we strive to provide high-quality mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. We can only achieve this by putting our staff and the people using our services at the centre of everything we do. This starts with the people we employ. We recruit based on values and qualifications (where required) and believe lived experience is an advantage. We look for potential, not perfection, and this means that together, we are as diverse as the communities we care for.

Simply put, we seek out people who care, act with integrity and have the right skills. We want to add to our incredible colleagues, students and volunteers who share these principles, with people like you, who find empathy comes easily and who treat everyone with respect without thinking. Search our latest jobs to start your journey with us.

The Acute Inpatient Service specialises in providing assessment and treatment for adults experiencing acute episodes of mental ill health. We support adults who present with a variety of experiences, needs and diagnoses, working dynamically to collaboratively support their holistic wellbeing beyond ‘just’ a diagnosis. The Acute Inpatient Service is a progressive advocate of reducing stigma regarding mental ill health and actively works alongside partner agencies and carers to achieve individualised recovery goals.

The Acute Inpatient Service can be a challenging environment due to the fast pace and variation in the presentations of the individuals whom we support. However, such factors contribute towards the dynamism, enthusiasm and upskilling of highly supportive teams. The Acute Inpatient Service collaboratively and compassionately supports individuals in their experience of crisis. LYPFT are invested in reducing the use of restrictive interventions, especially within inpatient services. We provide care for individuals who receive treatment under the Mental Health Act and those who are admitted informally. Teams have enthusiastically worked to embed the Safewards model into everyday culture and practice and are actively working on the implementation of further initiatives to improve the experience of services users.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experience and dedicated Staff Nurses to join us and be part of our forward thinking, progressive team that invests in staff through continuous development and career progression. All team members will be supported through structured supervision and the appraisal process.

Due to an occupational requirement we are not able to consider any newly qualified candidates who require a preceptorship, this vacancy is only open to experienced band 5 nurses.

LYPFT are invested in the development of its staff. The Trust offer a variety of training and development opportunities in relation to clinical leadership, physical health care, progression through banding and more nuanced opportunities that arise within the service.

In LYPFT, we pride ourselves on upholding our Trust Values, not only for those receiving care under our services, but for the staff who we support. We keep it simple; we have integrity, we care.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for the assessment, Planning implementation and evaluation of care needs, for patients who will be receiving care in an inpatient setting. They will be required to Keep all the electronic care systems up to date and relevant to the patients identified needs.

They will operate in a collaborative and inclusive way, when working with the patient group, to support the recovery process.

The post-holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care without direct supervision and may be required to demonstrate procedures to and supervise qualified and unqualified staff.

The post holder is expected to regularly act as the shift coordinator or may be the nurse in charge of the ward in the absence of the Ward Manager or their deputy.

They will act as a mentor to student nurses, will be a preceptor to newly qualified staff and may sometimes be responsible for implementing the Appraisal process and will line supervise unqualified staff.

They will be competent and the administration of medication and understand and comply with their expected role around issue related to the Mental Health Act

They will be expected to engage in incident management and enacting risk management plans.

They will work collaboratively within the MDT to contribute towards care planning.

Qualifications

• Registered RNMH

Experience

• An experience band 5 who is not a preceptee and has experience of working on an inpatient ward

Skills

• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills, including de-escalation skills and ability to establish and maintain therapeutic relationships with service users and carers

Knowledge

• Understanding of the 6 Cs; Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Commitment and Courage

Values

• Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
• Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
• Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

Fixed Term Contracts for existing NHS Employees – temporary contracts for employees of LYPFT, or colleagues joining from another NHS Trust, will be offered on a secondment basis wherever possible. In the event this is not possible, an FTC would be issued and this would require a break in service of two weeks.

The purpose of a temporary is role could be for maternity cover, temporary funding or some other reason. At the end of which the need for the temporary work will cease. Temporary roles can stop, be extended and/or made permanent at any point during the period of work. Should the role become permanent then the post-holder will be informed of the process to be followed to convert the position to a permanent one.

All new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response. LYPFT is committed to upholding its’ statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children. Please refer to job description for further information.

LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria.

We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if enough applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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