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Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse or Learning Disabilities Nurse looking for an opportunity to influence the care and the wellbeing of older people? If so we have an excellent opportunity for you at the Mount Hospital in Leeds.  This advert would be of particular interest to you if you have a genuine desire to work with this service user group and you want to work in a stimulating, friendly and caring environment where you can make a difference in people’s lives. 

 We are looking for skilled and enthusiastic Band 5 nurses both experienced and newly qualified to join our dedicated teams.  We are looking for nurses who are compassionate and also have the ability to advocate a forward thinking approach which ensures the service users we care for have a strong voice in their care and treatment. If you are committed to providing outstanding care with a sound knowledge of best practice and person centred care – this is the opportunity for you.

The Mount is a mental health unit based in Leeds City Centre. It comprises of 4 wards dedicated to the provision of acute inpatient care, support and treatment for older people with dementia and acute mental health needs.

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 We are committed to improving service provision, and actively engaging staff in developing new initiatives and standards of care. You will be encouraged to develop creative ideas that support service users, carers, fellow professionals and the service as a whole. We offer comprehensive on-going support and professional development to all our staff including appraisals, personal development plans, short term and long term study opportunities and a robust clinical supervision structure.

Please click the link below to see our YouTube video about nursing development opportunities at the Mount: (if the link doesn’t open for you please copy and paste into your browser)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGNc7_uJFH8&list=PLlT1hSoitj5RBuf-czPHXUU_ZCNbG_FSr

The dedicated team at The Mount provides excellent support, and care services, and is committed to the continued delivery of this care. This  is reinforced by some consistent feedback from those using our services:

  “The team is welcoming, forward thinking and passionate about what they do and the care they give.  Person centred care is at the heart of all they do”

“Thanks to all the staff at the Mount for the fantastic care and support given to me and to my family over the last few months. I don’t know how I would have managed without the care on the ward. I will be forever grateful”

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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.

 

 

 

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Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement – please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries regarding this in terms of your initial application.

Where candidates are successful at interview, flexible working arrangement requests will be taken into consideration and may be accommodated where the needs of the service allow.

Please note that from 1^st July 2018, all new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service, DBS checks for volunteers remain free of charge.

LYPFT is committed to upholding its’ statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children.  Please refer to job description for further information.

Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a  focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response. 

LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria. 

We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs. 

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 candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.

In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.

In submitting an application form, you authorise Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed to the post.

 

In submitting an application for a role please ensure that you only declare qualifications that are relevant to the role itself. We reserve the right to check all declared qualifications on an application form, whether they are directly relevant to the role or not. 

If you have not received any further communication from us within four weeks you are asked to assume that your application has been unsuccessful. If you should have any queries regarding progress with your application form please contact us.

Please note: The Trust does not offer reimbursement of interview expenses.