Senior Staff Nurse
The closing date is 30 March 2026
Job summary
Join Our Dynamic and Compassionate CAMHS Inpatient Team
As a valued member of our multi-skilled, motivated, and creative service, you will play a key role in the effective day to day delivery of high quality clinical care and risk management for young people accessing our service.
In this senior role, you will also contribute to the operational management of the ward, providing support to the shift coordinator and overseeing referrals and access assessments across the region.
We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills who can build strong, professional relationships with young people and their families. You will remain calm under pressure and be confident working in a fast paced clinical environment where we support young people presenting with risk taking behaviours and deliberate self harm. The work is demanding, but incredibly meaningful and rewarding.
As a senior nurse, you will have a passion for developing your leadership skills. You will offer guidance and support to junior staff and learners, provide clinical supervision and training, and act as a positive role model within the team.
Main duties of the job
Your values are central to this role. We are seeking someone who genuinely wants to make a lasting difference in the lives of young people--someone who works with care, diligence, and integrity, and who can think and respond effectively in challenging situations.
Our CAMHS inpatient structure has been purpose designed to support and encourage your professional growth. Your development is important to us, and we are committed to helping you progress.
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.
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, healthcare 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.
Details
Date posted
20 March 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
173-50625-CYP
Job locations
Red Kite View GAU, Skylark Ward
St Mary's Hospital
Leeds
LS12 3QE
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Red Kite View GAU, Skylark Ward
St Mary's Hospital
Leeds
LS12 3QE
Employer's website
https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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