Radiology Clinical Nurse Specialist (XR06) in Leeds

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, enthusiastic, motivated nurse who is looking for a new challenge in Interventional Radiology in the Regional Vascular Anomalies service at The Leeds Teaching Hospitals. You will be an experienced qualified nurse who will work within the vascular anomalies clinical nurse specialist team, including multidisciplinary professionals, to deliver a high-quality service to both paediatric and adult patients with vascular anomalies. Alongside the vascular anomalies service, you will also be involved in and contribute to the patient flow service assisting with preparing elective patients for their procedures and follow up post procedure.

You will have excellent organisational skills, have an understanding of clinical governance and will provide specialist nursing care and advice to a defined caseload of patients from diagnosis of a vascular anomaly, through their treatment and continuing follow-up, providing support management at key points in their journey. You will also develop this speciality service, with regards to new treatments and service development, whilst ensuring cost-effective use of resources.

Main duties of the job:

• 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.
• The job holder will support the development of interdisciplinary and whole service working.
• As a role model they will promote the sharing of good practice and delivery of high quality, effective and efficient care.
• The jobholder will provide training and education to staff groups, patients and families/carers.

About us:

The Radiology service at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals delivers a diagnostic and treatment service for approximately 600,000 patients a year on 6 sites. The Service comprises several imaging modalities, providing a high-quality clinical radiology service for patients.

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 responsibilities:

The Vascular Anomalies Radiology Service delivers a specialised regional diagnostic and treatment service for patients with vascular anomalies. As a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), you will be a core member of the multidisciplinary team (MDT), responsible for the expert management of a defined patient caseload across the full care pathway. The role involves coordinating and delivering specialist nursing care from pre-procedure assessment and preparation through to post-procedure review and ongoing follow-up.

You will provide expert clinical advice and support to patients with vascular anomalies, acting as a key point of contact for patients, carers, and colleagues. A key aspect of the role is the provision of post-procedure and long-term follow-up via telephone and video clinics, ensuring continuity of care and early identification of issues. You will deliver clear education and emotional support, communicating complex and sensitive information to enable patients and carers to actively participate in care decisions. Working closely with consultant teams, the patient flow co-ordinator, and the wider MDT, you will contribute to service efficiency, quality improvement, and effective resource use. You will also play an active role in the ongoing development of the specialist service. The post holder reports to the Senior CNS for clinical supervision and service development, and to the Radiology Theatres Senior Nurses in Charge for procedural and operational management.

Person Specification:

Skills & behaviours:

• Compassionate and caring
• Capable of lateral thinking
• Motivator of self and others
• Positive approach to change
• Flexible
• Able to manage stress in self and others
• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy

Experience:

• Current issues in healthcare
• Significant and recent relevant experience working as a Band 5 Staff Nurse or equivalent post registration experience within speciality.
• Experience of clinical audit and standard setting

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse (RN Adult for adult clinical areas or RN Child for children's areas (Level 1 or 2)
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification or equivalent experience of teaching and assessment
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Willing to undergo training as necessary
• Degree Level Education or evidence of working towards

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.