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Lead Nurse (Estates & Facilities)
The closing date is 13 July 2025
Are you an experienced nursing professional ready to lead with purpose and innovation? We're seeking a dynamic Lead Nurse for Estates & Facilities to champion clinical excellence and safety in the built healthcare environment as the Trust embark on a redevelopment of our main site at Lynfield Mount Hospital.
In this pivotal role, you'll work at across the nursing and estates sectors --ensuring our estates and facilities services support outstanding patient care. You will provide expert nursing advice and guidance in terms of working within clinical areas, review standards and compliance across services such as cleaning, catering, and waste management, identifying areas for improvement to influence a safe and efficient caring environment for service users and staff.
This is your opportunity to step into a strategic leadership role where your voice matters. You'll collaborate with senior estates, facilities and clinical teams, provide expert guidance on regulatory standards - influencing key decisions on design, refurbishment, and operational planning.
If you're a confident communicator, passionate about safety and service quality, and eager to make a wide-reaching impact, we'd love to hear from you. Join us and help redefine what it means to lead nursing in estates and facilities.
Main duties of the job
Closing Date: 13th July 2025
Shortlisting Date: w/c Monday 14 July 2025
Interview Date: Friday 25th July 2025
About us
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
Job 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 Trusts 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
* Registered Nurse on NMC Register
* Educated to Masters degree level, or currently working towards a Masters degree, or equivalent experience
Experience
* Experience of demonstrating clinical leadership
Experience
* Experience of working with people with complex mental health and physical care needs
Knowledge
* Current knowledge of ways of working in secure services and the impact of national drivers
Knowledge
* Demonstratable knowledge of key NHS Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) guidance
Knowledge
* Demonstratable knowledge of National cleaning standards, Infection prevention and control and food standards
Skills
* Effective written communication skills including analysis and presentation of reports
Skills
* Ability to relate to groups and individuals at all levels
* Good understanding of financial challenges face by NHS organisations
* Performance driven with an eye for detail
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.
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
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