Job overview
Are you passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care while developing your own skills? If so, we share the same goals. At the Najurally Centre, we are committed to providing the highest standard of care to our patients while supporting our staff to achieve their full potential.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a partnership across West Yorkshire and Barnsley delivering inpatient services for people with learning disabilities. Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust and South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust have come together to provide specialist inpatient care from two units — the Horizon Centre in Wakefield and the new Najurally Centre (Assessment and Treatment Unit) at Lynfield Mount Hospital in Bradford.
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust form part of the governance and assurance group to ensure these services work effectively for people in Leeds.
Our shared ambition is to develop a West Yorkshire Centre of Excellence, offering outstanding support through collaborative partnership and enhancing specialist inpatient care. We aim to make this a great place to work — and we need your help to make that happen.
The Najurally Centre seeks kind, compassionate, and motivated individuals who want to make a real difference and deliver high-quality, specialist care close to home for people across West Yorkshire and Barnsley.
We currently have a Senior Nurse (Band 6) post available at the Najurally Centre in Bradford.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of this role include providing and coordinating a high standard of care within the Assessment and Treatment service, acting as a lead practitioner to ensure excellence in care delivery. The post holder will coordinate and conduct assessments, develop and implement treatment programmes, and evaluate outcomes within a multidisciplinary team.
You will support the Ward Manager in staff management, maintaining quality standards, implementing policy, managing change, and driving innovation. Key responsibilities include delegating tasks, ensuring care aligns with Trust policy and NMC guidelines, and promoting best practice.
We aim to foster a culture of continuous improvement, inclusivity, and trust. Diversity is celebrated, and we welcome applicants who reflect the communities we serve. As an inclusive employer, we promote work life balance through flexible working options such as job sharing, part-time roles, and varied work patterns, if it works for the service, we’ll do our best to make it work for you.
Applications are encouraged from all backgrounds, including ethnic minority communities who can provide culturally sensitive care and people with disabilities who are underrepresented in our services.
We are committed to employing people with disabilities and guarantee an interview to candidates who meet the essential criteria.
Closing : 27 November 25
Shortlisting: 28 November 25
Interview: 10 December 25 (subject to change)
Working for our organisation
Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: -
We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners
We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :
Increase mileage rates for > 3500
A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
Plus many more.
We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please read the attached Job description and person specification for further details about this role.
Right to Work in the UK
Prior to your appointment you will be asked to provide confirmation of your right to work and reside in the UK. During your continued employment with the Trust, you have a personal responsibility to notify your manager as soon as possible should there be any changes to your right to work status.
Regrettably, if the role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Trust’s eligibility criteria, the Trust are unable to extend your employment beyond the expiration of your current visa. The Trust is not responsible or liable for ensuring that your employment continues after this period.
As a condition of continuous employment, it essential you maintain the legal right to work in the United Kingdom throughout the duration of your employment with Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT).
Any change in your right-to-work status, including but not limited to visa expiration, revocation, or denial of renewal, may impact your eligibility for employment with the Trust. It is your responsibility to promptly inform your Line Manager of any changes in your right-to-work status immediately and to provide necessary documentation for verification purposes. Failure to obtain or renew your visa in a timely manner is a breach of employment conditions and will result in termination of your employment. We appreciate your attention to this matter and your commitment to fulfilling this requirement promptly
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered learning Disability Nursing Certificate RNLD / RMN / RGN
2. Current Registration on NMC register
Desirable criteria
3. ENB 998 or other teaching certificate.
4. Accredited counselling course or equivalent.
Experience
Essential criteria
5. Experience of being clinical adviser/supervisor to junior staff or students.
6. Clinical experience including experience of risk assessment, assessing patients and creating/implementing and evaluating care plans etc.
7. Experience of taking charge of a team and Multi-disciplinary team working.
Desirable criteria
8. Experience in learning disability Nursing.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
9. Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individualised care plans.
10. Relevant professional learning disability/ mental health legislation/guidance.
Desirable criteria
11. Relevant clinical courses/training.
12. Research awareness.
ATTITUDE/APPROACH
Essential criteria
13. Desire to work with people with learning disabilities who have mental health needs
14. Ability to work under pressure and prioritise conflicting demands
Desirable criteria
15. Ability to communicate effectively with service users, carers and staff groups at all levels
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.
In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.
Bradford District Care Trust is an award-winning Trust that provides a range of innovative services that have been recognised as best practice nationally. As a provider of care for people of all ages who have mental and/or community health needs we are dedicated to providing a high-quality service, close to where people live and as much as possible tailored to an individual’s needs.
The Trust’s purpose is to create connected communities and help people to feel as healthy as they can be at every point in their lives and our vision is to connect people to the best quality care, when and where they need it and be a national role model as an employer and provide our staff with the best place to work.
Bradford has been awarded the coveted status of UK City of Culture 2025. The year is set to deliver more than 1000 new performances and events including 365 artist commissions, a series of major arts festivals as well as exciting national and international collaborations. Its themes will be rooted in the unique heritage and character of Bradford and will reveal the magic of the district that is held in its people, its ambition, and above all, its potential.
We would 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 and care needs.
We welcome people from all backgrounds and in particular Bradford District Care Trust is keen to reflect the population we serve, we are currently underrepresented in terms of black and minority ethnic staff. Applications are encouraged from these groups, but it must be stressed that selection will be solely on merit and in accordance with the Trust recruitment policy.
BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.