Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Charge Nurse
The closing date is 20 November 2026
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Job summary
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the lead provider for perinatal services for the Yorkshire and Humber provider collaborative and is expanding!

As part of this exciting expansion of our Mother and Baby Unit at The Mount in Leeds, we are looking for compassionate, dedicated, and skilled professionals to join our dynamic team. As we grow, we aim to continue providing the highest standard of care to mothers and their infants in a supportive and nurturing environment.

Our goal is to work together to improve mental health care for new mums and their families. We want every woman to get the right care, at the right time, in the best place for both her and her baby. By partnering with families and other services, we are committed to making sure everyone across Yorkshire and Humber has equal access to the support they need.

As a charge nurse on the mother and baby unit you would be working a combination of clinical day shifts and management days across the 7-day period. Your responsibilities would include day to day support of both mothers and infants, efficient coordination of shifts to optimise the resources and staffing available to best meet the needs of the mothers and their infants. Efficient leadership and organisation is essential to the charge nurse role on the mother and baby unit.
Main duties of the job
The core purpose of the charge nurse role on the Mother and Baby Unit is to work as part of the leadership team providing and ensuring that quality assessment, care planning and care delivery is provided to all mothers and their families during their admission. This will include role modelling and the providing highly skilled nursing care, psychological interventions, clinical assessment, risk assessments / risk management, and promoting recovery and inclusion. The charge nurse will provide leadership, management and supervision / appraisal for staff and often lead / coordinate / supervise teams of staff in the delivery and evaluation of care.

You will need to work flexibly and continuously network and engage with community clinical services and partner organisations; with the overall aim of improving service user experience and outcomes.

Applicants will need to demonstrate sound values, including compassion around meeting the needs of service-users and their carers, recognising the importance of co-production and choice in the planning and delivery of care. You will promote social inclusion, community access and participation through ensuring quality around care provision.
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: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year pa
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 173-60526-LPS
Job locations: Yorkshire and Humber Mother and Baby Unit, The Mount, 44 Hyde Terrace, Leeds, LS2 9LN, United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for a highly motivated individual who would contribute to ongoing service development and improvement. You would be expected to be able to work well as part of a team, but also to be motivated and self-directed.

As a service we are committed to providing regular and good quality supervision to our staff. We offer a comprehensive induction package, and staff have the opportunity to undertake specialist perinatal mental health training both internally and externally.

An interest in womens mental health and the particular needs of the infant where the primary care giver is suffering from a significant illness is essential.

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.net. Attached 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.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you will need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that you are even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you will need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Bsc/BA/Diploma or Masters in Mental Health Nursing and be registered with the relevant governing body
• At least two years post qualifying experience

Skills
Essential

• Able to demonstrate an understanding of health equity and how this relates to service provision.

Experience
Essential

• Delivering quality supervision and line management experience
• Have experience of, or an interest in, working with women in the perinatal period.

Values Based
Desirable

• Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
• Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
• Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

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: Yorkshire and Humber Mother and Baby Unit, The Mount, 44 Hyde Terrace, Leeds, LS2 9LN, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Team Manager, Shannon Goode, shannon.goode@nhs.net, 01138555509
Supporting documents
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Equal opportunities: Applicants are considered on the basis of their values, skills and experience, and the Trust is committed to equality of opportunity.