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Nursery Nurse
The closing date is 21 May 2026
We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to work as a qualified Nursery Nurse (3 full‑time positions available) on the Yorkshire and Humber Mother and Baby Unit. A CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education, BTEC National Diploma in Children’s Care, Learning and Development or NVQ Level 3 in Children’s Care, Learning and Development is required. This is a rare opportunity to work in a unique and specialised area of childcare. You will be supporting mothers with an acute mental illness being cared for in an inpatient mental‑health setting. Our mothers are cared for with their infants present on the ward bringing a significant number of challenges and rewards. Our nursery nurses are required to work with both mother and baby providing support and guidance with baby care, promoting mother‑infant attachment and collaboration with the mother on an individualised care plan for the baby. The role requires regular communication with relatives, psychiatrists, nurses, health‑care assistants, health visitors, midwives, children’s social care and other external agencies.
Main duties of the job
* To provide a supportive environment by ensuring the optimum health and social wellbeing of each mother and baby and facilitate a nurturing bond and secure attachment relationship.
* Work in collaboration with parents and multi‑professionals to develop individualised programmes of care.
* To work with mothers in the last trimester of pregnancy, and up to a year following delivery, offering support with pregnancy and parenting.
* To work within the in‑patient service on a rotational basis over a 24‑hour period, facilitating identified sessions and supporting mother and infant on an individual and group basis.
* Occasional work with outpatients, offering support and advice relating to parenting.
* To work within this specialised area of mother and baby in‑patient care, acting as identified Nursery Nurse for a group of infants.
* Participates in the sharing of knowledge to ensure the educational needs of other professionals are met.
* To keep up to date with relevant guidance and legislation specifically in relation to care of the infant.
* To keep up to date with all aspects of infant care/development and ensure it is accessible to the team within the resource area
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 a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, health‑care 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.
Job responsibilities
* Demonstrates an ability to work under direct/indirect supervision when carrying out individualised care packages.
* Maintains accurate care records for both mothers and babies.
* Develop, implement, and evaluate individualised plans of care for babies, which reflect their mothers care package.
* To take a lead with the Nursery Nurse team with all issues related to infant feeding to ensure the team is working in a consistent and co‑ordinated way with support from Health Visitors and professional
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Current UK Nursery nurse qualification (CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education, BTEC National Diploma in Children’s Care, Learning and Development or NVQ Level 3 in Children’s Care, Learning and Development).
Experience
* An up‑to‑date awareness of infant development – specifically ages 0‑12 months.
* A working knowledge of mother/infant interaction and attachment.
* Experience working with babies 0‑12 months.
* Experience developing individualised care plans / programmes of care for infants.
Values Based
* 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.
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.
Employer name
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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