Job summary Expected Shortlisting Date: 21/03/2025 Planned Interview Date: 25/03/2025 Are you ready for a new challenge? We are looking for an experienced clinical nurse specialist to become the team leader for the Lymphoedema CNS team. As a Band 7 Clinical Nurse Specialist you will be able to provide your team with sound clinical judgement and act as a role model for your profession. The successful candidate would be focused on improving patient centred care and be able to work autonomously. You will need to have good organisational and prioritisation skills alongside excellent communication skills. You will have some management responsibilities of the individual staff members and responsibility for the quality of care provided by your team. We are looking for someone as passionate as we are about patient care, who will actively participate in service improvement projects maintaining the focus on patient safety and experience. You will treat patients with both cancer and non-cancer related lymphoedema in an out-patient setting at both Wharfedale Hospital and St James Hospital. Consideration will be given to single site working but it is hoped for at least one day a week cross site working. We are committed to developing individuals in our team to reach their full potential. Main duties of the job As team leader you will be responsible for a team with line manager responsibilities the team consists of Band 6 CNSs, lymphoedema assistant practitioner, senior clinical support worker and a MLD practitioner. The successful candidate will have responsibility for a case load of patients, providing a patient focused, responsive service to this patient cohort. This is a nurse led service, providing care to patients both autonomously and as part of a team. Patients are referred from multiple specialties including Oncology, Vascular services and GPs. These referrals can relate to patients who are experiencing lymphoedema to their limbs, head & neck, breast and genitalia. As a Nurse working in a Nurse-led service, you will be examining and assessing patients formulating long-term management plans with the patient, with a focus on education and self-care. You will also review patients and evaluate the outcomes of their treatment. You will treat patients with both cancer and non-cancer related lymphoedema in an out-patient setting at both Wharfedale Hospital and St James Hospital About us Come and join our team in Leeds and become part of The Leeds Way sharing our vision and values. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest acute health providers in the UK and based in one of the fastest growing and vibrant cities in the north. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions. Date posted 28 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference number C9298-ONC-0482 Job locations St. James's University Hospital Beckett Street Leeds LS9 7TF Job description Job responsibilities. JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY The Jobholder will carry continuing responsibility for a defined caseload, including the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care. The jobholder will provide highly specialised nursing advise specific to the patient group or speciality. The job holder will contribute to the development of the speciality service as well as contributing to the strategic direction of nursing within the Trust. The jobholder will manage and lead a team of nurse specialists at Band 6 and below and be responsible for the effective use of resources within the clinical team.. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Acts in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct Clinical care delivery - Provide clinical leadership and acts as a role model to the specialist nursing team by delivering high quality care as an expert practitioner - Undertake clinical procedures where dexterity and accuracy are required - Maintains a safe working environment Responsibilities for patient and client care - Assess, plan, implement and evaluates specialist care and treatments using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills - Plan specialist nursing service provision organising and managing own specialist workload and that of the specialist nursing team. - Provides specialised advice contributing to the diagnosis and care of patients. Freedom to act - Make clinical assessments and treatment decisions within clearly defined policies and protocols - Refer patients as appropriate to other members of the multi-disciplinary team - Supervises and assesses the clinical care and outcomes of nurse specialists within own team. Communication - Maintains accurate clinical and other records using the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trusts documentation - Ensures appropriate clinical record keeping within the specialist nursing team. - Support patients and their families, communicating sensitive or highly sensitive information, ensuring they receive required information to enable them to participate in their care delivery - Liaise with Community Services (as appropriate) to ensure seamless provision of care delivery Education and Training - Provides and facilitates training and education of learners and other junior staff within own speciality area. - Provides specialist training and education at post-graduate level within the University settings as agreed with Matron. - Actively participate in the development of own personal development plan and performance review. Ensure all staff within team have appraisal and personal development plan in line with Trust policy. - Participate in specialist national, regional and local conferences as agreed with Matron. - Provide education and training to patients and their carers. - Keeps up to date with developments, advances within the specialty Leadership and management - Provide leadership to the clinical team working with Matron, develop new roles/ways of working - Has responsibility for the line management of the specialist nursing team including recruitment, performance management and workforce planning - Ensures that workload and performance monitoring data for the team is collected, collated and utilised to ensure the effective and efficient working of the team. Reviews this information with Matron on a regular basis. - Investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events - Work with Matron to promote the development of nurses undertaking the CNO Ten Key Roles as considered appropriate - Work with Matron to lead the development of nursing practice, reflecting the CMT and Nursing Directorate business plans - Responsibility for ensuring setting, monitoring and seeking to continuously improve standards and the quality of patient care, including those standards defined in the National Benchmarks for Essential Care - Implements policies and proposes change to practice for own specialist area. - Contributes to the development of specialist protocols for specialist area. - Proposes policy and service change and contributes to the development of the same within and beyond own specialist area. - Ensure the safe use and efficient management of equipment and supplies and monitors their utilisation within the team. - Deliver an effective quality service with budgetary constraints, monitors the delegated budget for the specialist nursing team. - Promote evidence-based practice, wherever possible - Engage users and carers views on service delivery and development. Research and Audit - Contribute to the research agenda. Participate in clinical trials as appropriate - Undertake audit programmes specific to client group, treatments and developments as appropriate - Participate in clinical trials as appropriate.. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES 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 Additionally, the following are core values which relate specifically to this post: Commitment to delivering high quality evidence-based care Commitment to working in a multi-disciplinary team Commitment to the specialty area, valuing the contribution of all team members, encouraging a positive and creative working environment Commitment to own personal and professional development and to the development of others within the team.. WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF ACUTE TRUSTS (WYAAT) Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients. By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change. WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.. INFECTION CONTROL The jobholder must comply at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies, in particular by practising Universal Infection Control Precautions. Hand hygiene must be performed before and after contact with patients and their environment.. HEALTH AND SAFETY / RISK MANAGEMENT All staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service users. This includes complying at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed security and safer working procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system. EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY The jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc. 10. TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT The jobholder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.. COMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS Matron All grades nursing staff Allied Health Professionals Medical staff Members of Clinical Management Team Primary Care Trusts. SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS PHYSICAL EFFORT There is a frequent requirement for job holder to spend a substantial proportion of their working time sitting or standing in a restricted position and an occasional requirement to exert moderate physical effort. MENTAL EFFORT There is a frequent requirement for the job holder to concentrate where their work pattern may be unpredictable. EMOTIONAL EFFORT The nature of the clinical and none clinical duties will require the job holder to be involved in distressing or emotional circumstances on a frequent basis. WORKING CONDITIONS The nature of the clinical and none clinical duties will require the job holder to be involved in occasional exposure to unpleasant or highly unpleasant working conditions. Job description Job responsibilities. JOB PURPOSE/SUMMARY The Jobholder will carry continuing responsibility for a defined caseload, including the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care. The jobholder will provide highly specialised nursing advise specific to the patient group or speciality. The job holder will contribute to the development of the speciality service as well as contributing to the strategic direction of nursing within the Trust. The jobholder will manage and lead a team of nurse specialists at Band 6 and below and be responsible for the effective use of resources within the clinical team.. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Acts in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct Clinical care delivery - Provide clinical leadership and acts as a role model to the specialist nursing team by delivering high quality care as an expert practitioner - Undertake clinical procedures where dexterity and accuracy are required - Maintains a safe working environment Responsibilities for patient and client care - Assess, plan, implement and evaluates specialist care and treatments using advanced clinical knowledge and clinical skills - Plan specialist nursing service provision organising and managing own specialist workload and that of the specialist nursing team. - Provides specialised advice contributing to the diagnosis and care of patients. Freedom to act - Make clinical assessments and treatment decisions within clearly defined policies and protocols - Refer patients as appropriate to other members of the multi-disciplinary team - Supervises and assesses the clinical care and outcomes of nurse specialists within own team. Communication - Maintains accurate clinical and other records using the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trusts documentation - Ensures appropriate clinical record keeping within the specialist nursing team. - Support patients and their families, communicating sensitive or highly sensitive information, ensuring they receive required information to enable them to participate in their care delivery - Liaise with Community Services (as appropriate) to ensure seamless provision of care delivery Education and Training - Provides and facilitates training and education of learners and other junior staff within own speciality area. - Provides specialist training and education at post-graduate level within the University settings as agreed with Matron. - Actively participate in the development of own personal development plan and performance review. Ensure all staff within team have appraisal and personal development plan in line with Trust policy. - Participate in specialist national, regional and local conferences as agreed with Matron. - Provide education and training to patients and their carers. - Keeps up to date with developments, advances within the specialty Leadership and management - Provide leadership to the clinical team working with Matron, develop new roles/ways of working - Has responsibility for the line management of the specialist nursing team including recruitment, performance management and workforce planning - Ensures that workload and performance monitoring data for the team is collected, collated and utilised to ensure the effective and efficient working of the team. Reviews this information with Matron on a regular basis. - Investigate and respond to accidents, complaints, untoward incidents and other significant events - Work with Matron to promote the development of nurses undertaking the CNO Ten Key Roles as considered appropriate - Work with Matron to lead the development of nursing practice, reflecting the CMT and Nursing Directorate business plans - Responsibility for ensuring setting, monitoring and seeking to continuously improve standards and the quality of patient care, including those standards defined in the National Benchmarks for Essential Care - Implements policies and proposes change to practice for own specialist area. - Contributes to the development of specialist protocols for specialist area. - Proposes policy and service change and contributes to the development of the same within and beyond own specialist area. - Ensure the safe use and efficient management of equipment and supplies and monitors their utilisation within the team. - Deliver an effective quality service with budgetary constraints, monitors the delegated budget for the specialist nursing team. - Promote evidence-based practice, wherever possible - Engage users and carers views on service delivery and development. Research and Audit - Contribute to the research agenda. Participate in clinical trials as appropriate - Undertake audit programmes specific to client group, treatments and developments as appropriate - Participate in clinical trials as appropriate.. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES 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 Additionally, the following are core values which relate specifically to this post: Commitment to delivering high quality evidence-based care Commitment to working in a multi-disciplinary team Commitment to the specialty area, valuing the contribution of all team members, encouraging a positive and creative working environment Commitment to own personal and professional development and to the development of others within the team.. WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF ACUTE TRUSTS (WYAAT) Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients. By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change. WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.. INFECTION CONTROL The jobholder must comply at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Infection Control policies, in particular by practising Universal Infection Control Precautions. Hand hygiene must be performed before and after contact with patients and their environment.. HEALTH AND SAFETY / RISK MANAGEMENT All staff are responsible for working with their colleagues to maintain and improve the quality of services provided to our patients and other service users. This includes complying at all times with the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Policies, including Health and Safety policies, in particular by following agreed security and safer working procedures, and reporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system. EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY The jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc. 10. TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT The jobholder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.. COMMUNICATION & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS Matron All grades nursing staff Allied Health Professionals Medical staff Members of Clinical Management Team Primary Care Trusts. SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS PHYSICAL EFFORT There is a frequent requirement for job holder to spend a substantial proportion of their working time sitting or standing in a restricted position and an occasional requirement to exert moderate physical effort. MENTAL EFFORT There is a frequent requirement for the job holder to concentrate where their work pattern may be unpredictable. EMOTIONAL EFFORT The nature of the clinical and none clinical duties will require the job holder to be involved in distressing or emotional circumstances on a frequent basis. WORKING CONDITIONS The nature of the clinical and none clinical duties will require the job holder to be involved in occasional exposure to unpleasant or highly unpleasant working conditions. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse (Level 1) Post registration qualification in specialty or equivalent experience. Recognised teaching/assessing qualification or equivalent experience. Evidence of continued professional development Willing to undergo training as necessary Skills & behaviours Essential Communication skills Teaching and assessment skills Organisational skills Change management skills Understanding of research-based practice research conscious Team player Conflict management Managing stress Uses initiative to resolve issues within their own control Ability to act professionally at all times. Leadership skills Recruitment and Selection Excellent interpersonal skills Innovator.Motivator Assertiveness. Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking Experience Essential Experience at Sister/Charge Nurse level or equivalent within speciality Audit & Standard setting Plan specialist nursing provision, including education and training Managing Staff Experience of service development and or change management Current issues in healthcare Specialist knowledge relevant to the field of practice underpinned by theory and relevant practical experience Standards of professional practice Understanding of the local and national nursing agenda Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies Understanding of organisational structures Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered Nurse (Level 1) Post registration qualification in specialty or equivalent experience. Recognised teaching/assessing qualification or equivalent experience. Evidence of continued professional development Willing to undergo training as necessary Skills & behaviours Essential Communication skills Teaching and assessment skills Organisational skills Change management skills Understanding of research-based practice research conscious Team player Conflict management Managing stress Uses initiative to resolve issues within their own control Ability to act professionally at all times. Leadership skills Recruitment and Selection Excellent interpersonal skills Innovator.Motivator Assertiveness. Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking Experience Essential Experience at Sister/Charge Nurse level or equivalent within speciality Audit & Standard setting Plan specialist nursing provision, including education and training Managing Staff Experience of service development and or change management Current issues in healthcare Specialist knowledge relevant to the field of practice underpinned by theory and relevant practical experience Standards of professional practice Understanding of the local and national nursing agenda Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies Understanding of organisational structures 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). Additional information 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 Teaching Hospitals Address St. James's University Hospital Beckett Street Leeds LS9 7TF Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)