About this role
Job summary An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Neonatal Nurse to join our Neonatal Surgical Outreach Service as a Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist. This is a key Band 7 role providing clinical leadership and expert specialist care for infants and families requiring neonatal surgical care across the neonatal service, Children's Hospital and community setting. The post holder will support babies and families throughout the full surgical pathway, from ante-natal counselling and planning, through inpatient admission, transition to paediatrics, repatriation to local hospitals, discharge and follow-up in the community.
The role includes holding a defined clinical caseload and working autonomously within an agreed scope of competence and professional practice, requiring extensive neonatal surgical knowledge, expertise and sound clinical judgement. Working closely with neonatal, paediatric and surgical teams, the paediatric colorectal team, wider MDT, allied health professional teams and community and primary care services, you will lead and support the continued development of care pathways that improve patient flow, reduce avoidable delays to transfer and discharge, enhance repatriation and discharge planning, and improve parent experience and patient outcomes.
Main duties of the job The Leeds Centre of Newborn Care at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust is one of the largest in the UK. The service is currently provided across two sites, Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital. We have a NICU and surgical unit at LGI, SCBU at SJUH, Transitional Care Unit and a Neonatal Outreach Service and Neonatal and Paediatric Surgical Outreach service. We are a friendly and compassionate team, who are committed to ensuring babies have the best outcomes and quality care. We are seeking applications from nurses who are innovative, dynamic and authentic leaders.
The post holder will need to be able to professionally challenge, hold the team to account and be driven to make sustainable improvements. It is essential the post holder acts as a role model, maintaining and upholding high standards of professional behaviour and compassionate care.
About us The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.
Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.
We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.
Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Job description Job responsibilities For questions about this job, contact:
Name: Fiona Metcalfe Position: Lead Nurse for Neonatal Surgery Email: [email protected] Phone number: 07880 082167
What you will bring to the role To facilitate transfer discharge of Neonates providing the follow up support in the community
Initiate early discharge if appropriate to the patient
Collaborate & build relationships with MDT Teams
Act as a source of speciality expertise to parents & carers, Neonatal and Paediatric Surgical Outreach and the Neonatal and Paediatric Ward teams
Provide education teaching/training to parents & carers to facilitate timely transfers or discharges
Participate in planning and implementation of quality initiatives and targets, in conjunction with the MDT team
Drive and hold a current driving licence
Lead and manage the surgical outreach service, analysing and scoping to continually develop the service
Promote good communication and working relationship with the other leads of the service
Lead and manager projects in conjunction with the service
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered
All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.
Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
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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.
Employer details Employer name Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address Leeds General Infirmary
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS1 3EX
Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)