Expected Shortlisting Date

27/12/2024

Planned Interview Date

07/01/2025

Are you ready for promotion?

Do you want to continue to develop your skills as a passionate leader?

Be part of something special driven by what is the best pathway and care for patients.

The Cardio-Respiratory CSU has an amazing opportunity to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Discharge Planning and Patient flow specialist nurse team leader to lead the patient flow and discharge team. You will be working closely with the CSU Multidisciplinary team, CSU management team, Winter room, Corporate discharge team, Corporate Operational team and community partners across organisations to provide safe, appropriate and timely admission and discharge from LTHT

We are looking for a team leader who would value the opportunity to be part of a dynamic developing service working with health and social care partners to facilitate patients to maximize their opportunity for independence on discharge from hospital. You will gain experience strategically supporting the Cardio-Respiratory CSU Matrons and the Head of Nursing to improve patient pathways across LTHT, LCH neighbourhood teams and the community rehabilitation teams

Main duties of the job

You will be required to demonstrate that you possess and embrace the values that are the embodiment of the Leeds way, that you aspire to continue to learn and develop within the role, becoming an expert to ensure we provide the best possible care.

As an innovative and forward thinking CSU we are proud to offer our staff genuine career development opportunities and are renowned for investing in and supporting our staff, with a strong ethos of continuous professional development. You will be supported by your Matron and Head of Nursing to achieve and develop in this role.

About us

Come and join our team in Leeds and become part of The Leeds Way sharing our vision and values. Our Trust is recognised for our staff engagement, great care and rated GOOD by the Care Quality Commission.

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.

At Cardio-Respiratory CSU, we aim to be a fair and supportive CSU with positive, caring teams who are champions of 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

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 Band 4 below and be responsible for the effective use of resources within the clinical team.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience at Sister/Charge Nurse level or equivalent within speciality
• Audit & Standard setting
• Managing Staff
• Current issues in healthcare

Desirable

• Service development and/or change management

Skills & behaviours

Essential

• Capable of lateral thinking
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse (Level 1)
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
• Post registration qualification in specialty
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Willing to undergo training as necessary

Desirable

• Extended/ Supplementary Prescribing

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

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