About this role
Job summary Job Summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior nurse to join our team of Children's Rheumatology Nurse Specialists (CNS). The jobholder will lead and manage a team of 4 Nurse Specialists within the team.
Children's Rheumatology serves a population of 600,000 children in the North of England. We manage circa 750 follow up inflammatory patients a year. In addition to providing a secondary and tertiary service to the children living in the area, we see children and young people from North and West Yorkshire as well as parts of South Yorkshire. One of the strongest features of our service is leading a well-established North and West Yorkshire Paediatric Rheumatology cover via a shared-care system with outreach clinics to Airedale, Doncaster, Harrogate, York & Scarborough Hospitals. A driving licence is essential to fulfil this role.
Main duties of the job Why you should join our Team Working at LTHT has many benefits including:
1. Flexible working patterns to fit you & your lifestyle
2. Supernumerary orientation periods
3. Structured induction programmes
4. Personalised Continuing Professional Development (CPD_
The Children's Rheumatology MDT focuses on a holistic approach to care of getting children and young people back to what they want to do from a physical and functional standpoint, and optimising general health, emotional wellbeing and educational, social and employment outcomes. We are a supporting and caring team of 5 Children's Rheumatology Nurses, 4 Children's Rheumatology Consultants, Rotational Registrars, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, a Youth Worker and Psychologist. This post will manage 4 band 6 CNS's.
Clinical activity is predominantly outpatient based, with MDT care supporting children and young people to engage with treatment programmes as needed whilst remaining actively involved with the usual activities of childhood. Ongoing disease education and treatment modality education is a large part of the CNS's job role. There is a strong collaboration between local, region and tertiary services. Paediatric Rheumatology CNS's work closely with the regional Children's Community Nursing Teams.
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: Vanessa VanRooyen Position: CNS Team Leader Email: [email protected] Phone number: 0113 3920683
What you will bring to the role We are seeking a highly motivated and dynamic individual with a proven track record of clinical experience and expertise in Paediatric Care, ideally with exposure to Paediatric Rheumatology. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a specialist multi-disciplinary team (MDT) delivering high-quality care to children and young people with complex, long-term conditions including Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) and a wide range of inflammatory conditions.
These conditions can have a significant impact on the lives of patients and their families and often require long-term treatment and ongoing multidisciplinary support. The successful candidate will be responsible for the coordination of the holistic, patient centred care by the MDT.
The successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership and performance management skills, as they develop the service and ensure the service is at the forefront of the advances in treatment, leading the CNS Team to maintain a high standards of patient care and safety at all times.
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.
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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
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)