An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 0.7 WTE (26 hours) Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist to join the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Outpatients Specialist Rehabilitation Service, focused on Prosthetic, Orthotic and Wheelchair Service. The role will be mainly based within the Prosthetic Department with some support offered to other Specialist Rehabilitation services at Seacroft Hospital.
The successful applicant must demonstrate clinical knowledge mainly around long‑term conditions and wound care management. Previous specific Prosthetic or Wheelchair experience is not required as support will be available from the wider multi‑disciplinary team.
We are looking for a highly motivated nurse, innovative with a commitment to excellence, who can work autonomously, effectively and promote an environment of growth that incorporates education, adult learning and research.
A significant component of the post will involve operational and professional line management to the nursing healthcare assistant. Applicants must demonstrate leadership skills to assist in the development and growth of the established team, providing support, training and supervision, whilst being able to influence service improvement at local and regional levels.
The successful candidate will work over 4 days (Monday to Friday).
- Supporting staff to provide efficient, effective, safe and quality care to patients as an expert practitioner.
- Delivering a positive patient experience.
- Providing high quality care and acting as a role model and resource for advice, support and guidance.
- Participating in the setting, monitoring and improvement of standards and quality of patient care.
- Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care and treatments using specialist clinical knowledge and skills.
- Making clinical assessments and treatment decisions within clearly defined policies and protocols.
- Organising own clinical workload.
- Using audit, local research, metrics and feedback to continually identify practice needing improvement and implementing and evaluating resultant improvement plans.
The Prosthetic Service is one of the largest in the UK and has a full complement of highly skilled Consultants, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, Prosthetists, Healthcare assistants and Prosthetics Technicians who specialise in the treatment of adults and children amputees.
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