Charge Nurse

We recruit people based on their values and believe that their lived experience is an advantage. We seek out potential, not perfection, and 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., The Yorkshire Centre for Eating Disorders is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Charge Nurse to join ward 6 inpatient service, which is part of the CONNECT service.

We would be able to offer a 6 month secondment/fixed term role to cover a career break if preferred.

The 14 bedded ward is available to individuals who are resident in the Leeds, Wakefield, Kirklees, Calderdale and Bradford areas.

The service offers inpatient assessment and treatment for patients with a diagnosed eating disorder working closely with the CONNECT Community team to provide seamless care.

Our aims are to manage significant physical risk and to manage this effectively. To offer a variety of evidence based, psychological therapies and practical interventions. This will be in the form of individual sessions, and group work, all offered and led by all members of the MDT.

Our care is person centred, and care planning individualised to meet patient need.

You will be responsible for supporting patients to follow their journey which is recovery focused for the time that they are in treatment on the ward.

The post offers you an opportunity to work closely with families and offer input into the services carers group and support group. We are keen to develop practical workshops for inpatients and their families, in addition increase service user and carer involvement.

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 for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.