Young people across West Yorkshire now benefit from a new enhanced mental health service delivered in a modern purpose-built facility.

Red Kite View is the children & young people's mental health inpatient hospital which opened in January 2022.

We are looking for a staff nurse to join our team on Lapwing Ward which is a 6-bedded Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). We deliver children and young people's mental health services (CYPMHS) - a term for all services that work with children and young people who have difficulties with their mental health or wellbeing. These services are also known as children and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).We also have a dedicated 136 suite within the ward which provides a safe environment for children and young people that have come into contact with West Yorkshire Police and deemed to require specialist assessment.

The service is part of Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and is based in Armley, less than 3 miles from Leeds City Centre. It provides inpatient care and support to families and young people aged 13 - 18 years from across West Yorkshire. It marks the start of an exciting new chapter in the provision of NHS services to young people living with mental health needs and their families.

Main duties of the job

Working in PICU team on the Lapwing ward as part of a multi-skilled, experienced, motivated and creative service, you will be responsible for contributing to the efficient day to day delivery of effective clinical care and risk management of the young people.

You will also participate in our operational manager rota, offering support to the shift coordinator and managing referrals and access assessments for the region.

You will have great interpersonal skills and be able to establish a professional working relationship with young people and families. You will be cool in a crisis, it's a busy clinical area and we manage lots of risk-taking behaviour and deliberate self harm. It is a demanding, yet rewarding role.

This is a senior nursing position so you will be keen to develop from a leadership perspective, be able to support junior staff and learners, be able to offer clinical supervision and training as well as positive role modelling.

Your values are essential to this role we are looking for someone who genuinely wants to make a lasting impact on young people, who insists on doing things with care and diligence and is able to think on their feet.

The CAMHS inpatient unit structure has been newly designed, specifically to enable and encourage progression your development is vital to the service.

About us

We are a high quality, high performing NHS foundation trust. We are the main provider of specialist mental health and learning disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York as well as some highly specialised services across the country.

We employ around 3,000 staff and every year we have contact with over 25,000 service users. Our vision is to provide outstanding mental health and learning disability services as an employer of choice. Our ambition is to support our service users and carers, our staff and the communities we serve to live healthy and fulfilling lives. We need people like you to help us achieve our goals to live our lives free from stigma and discrimination and to improve the lives of people with a learning disability and mental ill health. We perform well againstlocal and national targetsand inour most recent CQC inspection, 85% of our services were rated good or outstanding.As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching,research and development.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The role will involve working within a multidisciplinary team in direct clinical contact with young people and families. Applicants will be competent practitioners exuding confidence and passion for working within this specialist field.

Your values are essential to this role we are looking for someone who genuinely wants to make a lasting impact on young people, who insists on doing things with care and diligence and is able to think on their feet.

The CYPMHS inpatient unit structure has been newly designed, specifically to enable and encourage progression your development is vital to the service.

Applicants are required to be a registered nurse, ideally a mental health or learning disability nurse, however we welcome applications from any branch of nursing, including paediatric nurses. Please note, you must have a current NMC registration.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse

Experience

Essential

• Experience of managing referrals and access assessments

Experience/knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of and ability to effectively implement the Mental Health Act and DoLS as relevant to service.

Skills

Essential

• Able to support junior staff and learners, be able to offer clinical supervision and training as well as positive role modelling.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Red Kite View PICU

Leeds

LS12 3QE

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173-33723-CYP-A