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Senior Nurse
The closing date is 06 August 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to develop within a senior nurse role at Mill Lodge CAMHS inpatient unit.
Mill Lodge CAMHS inpatient unit are looking to recruit a band 6 nurse to join our dynamic and progressive team. The successful candidate will be highly motivated, flexible, and able to demonstrate that they can work in a role which demands a high degree of knowledge and skill. Applicants should possess a drive and determination to achieve high quality care for young people and their families.
Mill Lodge Child and Adolescent Inpatient Unit is nationally commissioned by NHS England. It is a 10 bedded service which cares for young people aged between 13-18 years old, who have significant and complex mental health difficulties. It is part of Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest Specialist and Learning Disabilities Trusts in the country. The Care Quality Commission rated Mill Lodge as good.
The Senior Nurse role will involve overseeing the nursing care provided on the unit, supporting, and developing junior staff through preceptorships, acting as a role model, liaising with partner organisations and families, working closely with other disciplines as part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team and undertaking specific duties under the direction of the Operational Manager.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will participate in robust Clinical and Managerial Supervision, and Reflective Practice. They will be supported by an established an established management team.
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide a high level of care and support for young people between the ages of 13 and 17. This will include shift co-ordination and leadership with the support of the management team. You will act as keyworker for a small number of young people and work with them to develop risk management plans, care plans and positive behaviour support (PBS) plans. These plans will direct the care and interventions provided for each young person and you will be involved in delivering this daily. You will be responsible for carrying out medication rounds and ensuring that NG feeding is facilitated as per care plans.
About us
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 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 any individual requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only (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.
Job responsibilities
You will be involved in supporting a team of experienced health care assistants and band 5 nurses to carry out their role and will provide support and guidance around care provision. You will provide management supervision, clinical supervision and appraisals for junior nursing staff (and other members of a multi-disciplinary team) and will often lead / coordinate / supervise teams of staff in the delivery and evaluation of care and the service. You will take a leadership role within the team, role-modeling good practice in terms of team working, patient care and when communicating with families and external agencies. You will be supported to take the lead on a particular area within the service, working to develop this area and there may be the expectation of delivering training or liaising with external professionals linked to the area.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* RMN or RNLD
Skills
* Demonstrated leadership and team working skills
Experience
* A strong desire to deliver high quality evidence based care to young people and their families, with at least 1 years experience in CYPMH
Knowledge
* Have evidence of up to date training/ knowledge relating to working in an CAMHS setting, and be aware of local and national context and drivers
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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