About this role
Job summary Job Summary Interventional Radiology Theatres are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Nurse, preferably with Interventional Radiology (IR) experience, to join the team as a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist.
Are you a motivated and compassionate practitioner who can communicate effectively and work collaboratively with wards, community GPs, referrers, healthcare providers and patients? Are you passionate about ensuring safe, effective patient pathways for both elective and acute patients undergoing interventional radiology procedures?
You will primarily be based at the SJUH site, coordinating care for patients within an agreed caseload across a range of specialties, including Hepatobiliary, Renal, Hepatology, and Respiratory services.
As a key point of contact for patients and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will provide a comprehensive, wrap-around model of care. You will ensure patients are fully informed about their upcoming procedures and actively support their pre-procedure assessment, optimisation, care, and procedural planning.
Working closely with the Interventional Radiology MDT, you will be an autonomous practitioner who is confident within your field and committed to delivering the highest standards of patient care. We are looking for someone who demonstrates The Leeds Way values and is passionate about delivering safe, effective treatment pathways alongside an excellent patient experience.
Main duties of the job Why you should join our Team Key achievements
One of the largest Interventional Radiology departments in the UK and we are a regional, national and international centre for some of the most innovative treatments available.
Finalist in the 2020 Nursing Times Awards within the surgical nursing category, for developing supportive aids to support new and existing team members, we were immensely proud of the recognition this received and look forward to moving forward and nurturing initiatives this fantastic team brings to the table.
We provide care of the conscious patients undergoing elective and acute, diagnostic and sometimes complex multi-organ vascular procedures such as embolisation of tumours and haemorrhage, angioplasty, stenting, nephrostomy insertion, tumour ablations, and acute urological and vascular procedures and stroke thrombectomy.
What you will bring to the role The Jobholder is responsible for the management of a defined caseload. The jobholder carries continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care and the setting of standards of care.
The jobholder will provide specialist nursing care, treatment and advice to a specific patient group and will contribute to the development of the speciality service. The jobholder will ensure cost effective use of resources.
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: Simon Gulliver or Gerry Macapagal Position: Team Leaders Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Phone number: 01132066841
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.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
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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 Cross Site
Leeds
west yorkshire
LS1 3EX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)