Nurse Specialist (XR06)inLeedsinLeedsPUBLISHED TUE 14 JAN 2025

Job Summary

A vacancy within the Cardiorespiratory CSU has become available for a motivated, dynamic, and resilient individual to join the Cardiology patient flow team. The successful individual will have had some experience of managing patient flow and/or patient placement at Band 5 or Band 6 level. The individual should be able to problem solve effectively and efficiently. We are looking for someone who is reliable with good communication skills. Cardiology knowledge is not essential but would be beneficial to the candidate.

This post is for 30 hours per week.

Planned Interview Date:12th February 2025

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for the safe patient placement at the LGI site, this will include patients from Cardiology, Cardiac surgery, and the Regional Coronary Care Unit. The candidate will also support the flow through L14 Cardiology day case and the Cath labs. The candidate will help to support the ward teams, discharge team and the CSU Leader on point to achieve timely patient flow from ED, placement of elective Cardiac surgery cases and move patients from Adult Critical Care CSU in a timely manner.

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.

Date posted

09 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-CRS-241

Job locations

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

Job Description

Job responsibilities

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Acts in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct

Clinical

Clinical care delivery

• Provide a clinical lead and role model to nursing staff by delivering high quality care.
• Undertakes clinical procedures where dexterity and accuracy are required.
• Maintain a safe working environment
  
  

Responsibilities for patient and client care

• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care and treatments using specialist clinical knowledge and skills.
• Organises own clinical workload.
• Receives supervision of clinical care and outcomes from Matron.
  
  

Freedom to act

• Refer patients as appropriate to other members of the multi-disciplinary team
• Make clinical assessments and treatment decisions within clearly defined policies and protocols
  
  

Communication

• Maintains accurate clinical and other records using the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trusts documentation.
• Support patients and their families communicating sensitive condition related information and 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

• Provide training and education of learners and other junior staff
• Actively participate in the development of own personal development plan and performance review
• Provide education and training to patients and their carers.
• Keep up to date with developments, advances within the specialty
• Leadership and management
• 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
• Under the direction of Matron participates in or leads the development of specific elements of nursing practice, reflecting the CMT and Nursing Directorate business plans
• Participates in the setting, monitoring and improvement of standards and the quality of patient care, including those standards defined in the National Benchmarks for Essential Care
• Promote evidence based practice, wherever possible
• Engages users and carers views on service delivery and development
• Implement policy and practice guidelines specific to the clinical specialty, proposing changes where appropriate
• Contribute to policy and protocol development for speciality area
• Exercises a personal duty of care in relation to equipment, resource and stock control utilising equipment and supplies appropriately.
  
  

Research and Audit

• Contribute to the research agenda
• Undertake audit programmes specific to client group, treatments and developments.
• Participate in clinical trials as appropriate.
  
  

Responsibilities

Job description Job responsibilities

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Acts in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Code of Conduct

Clinical

Clinical care delivery

• Provide a clinical lead and role model to nursing staff by delivering high quality care.
• Undertakes clinical procedures where dexterity and accuracy are required.
• Mainta