Staff Nurse

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to enhancing mental health care for mothers and infants. As a Staff Nurse in the Mother and Baby Unit, you will play a vital role in providing compassionate, high-quality care as part of a multidisciplinary team. This position offers the opportunity to work in a supportive environment focused on professional development and quality care. With exciting plans for expansion, your contributions will directly impact the well-being of families in the Yorkshire and Humber region. If you are passionate about making a difference in mental health, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Flexible Working Arrangements

Employee Wellbeing Support

27 - 33 Days Annual Leave

Training and Education Support

Exclusive Discounts

Career Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with at least one year of experience.
• Evidence of skills acquired through training in mental health services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality physical and emotional care to mothers and infants.
• Plan and deliver nursing interventions and therapeutic groups.

Skills

Mental Health Care

Compassionate Care

Team Collaboration

Nursing Interventions

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

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.

Main area: Mother and Baby Unit
Grade: 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours:

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (22.5 hours per week also available) Job ref: 173-64224-LPS

Site: Mother and Baby Unit
Town: Leeds
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/01/2025 23:59

Job overview

Join Our Expanding Team: Make a Difference in Mother and Infant Care

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the lead provider for perinatal services for the Yorkshire and Humber provider collaborative which goes live in April 2025. In autumn 2025 there will be a further bed expansion to the existing and only mother and baby unit in Yorkshire and Humber, which will allow for inpatient care to be provided for mothers and their infants closer to their home.

As part of this exciting expansion of our Mother and Baby Unit at The Mount in Leeds, we are looking for compassionate, dedicated, and skilled professionals to join our dynamic team. As we grow, we aim to continue providing the highest standard of care to mothers and their infants in a supportive and nurturing environment.

“Our goal is to work together to improve mental health care for new mums and their families. We want every woman to get the right care, at the right time, in the best place for both her and her baby. By partnering with families and other services, we’re committed to making sure everyone across Yorkshire and Humber has equal access to the support they need.”

Main duties of the job

As Staff Nurse you will deliver high-quality physical and emotional care as part of the multi-disciplinary team to mothers and infants, undertaking assessments of care which lead to the development of detailed and effective nursing and infant care plans. As the primary nurse you will act as a caseload manager working alongside a named nursery nurse and collaborate with outside agencies where it is requested for the wellbeing of either mother or child.

In this role, you will also provide assistance as part of The Mount’s rapid response team and act as shift coordinator when on duty.

If you are looking to join a passionate team that values quality care, compassion, and professional development, we would love to hear from you.

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As Staff Nurse, you will provide exceptional care to mothers and infants working alongside a multidisciplinary team, to ensure that every mother and baby receives the best possible care.

You will be working a 24-hour shift pattern, planning and delivering nursing interventions, delivering therapeutic groups in close liaison with external agencies, and accompanying service users and their infants off the unit.

An interest in women’s mental health and the particular needs of the infant where the primary care giver is suffering from a significant illness is essential.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse, with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) and working as a registered mental health nurse for a minimum period of one year.

Skills

• Evidence of skills acquired through working and receiving training in mental health services.

Experience

• Demonstrates an interest in working with women in the perinatal period and their infants.

Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement – please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries regarding this in terms of your initial application.

LYPFT is committed to upholding its’ statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children. Please refer to the job description for further information.

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 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.