Job summary
An
exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12 month secondment to cover the Trust
VTE Prevention Clinical Nurse specialist role.
The
purpose of the venous thromboembolism (VTE) Prevention Clinical Nurse
Specialist (CNS) role is to ensure high quality VTE prevention care is
embedded throughout the organisation with the aim of reducing preventable
patient harm from hospital associated thrombosis. The role holder will be an
integral part of the multi-disciplinary thrombosis team and will take
responsibility for leading on VTE prevention care, and ensuring adherence to
the NICE VTE guidance, to include; surveillance, analysis and improvement of
VTE risk assessment rates, hospital associated thrombosis cases, VTE staff
education, VTE patient information and appropriate use of thromboprophylaxis
measures. Activity will involve data collection, analysis, presentation and
dissemination, staff education activities, awareness initiatives and quality
improvement work.
As
an integral part of the wider thrombosis nursing team, the post holder will
participate in regular clinical activity in the nurse led anticoagulation and
DVT services.
Expected Shortlisting
Date
03/10/2025
Planned Interview
Date
10/10/2025
Main duties of the job
Main
Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical
Responsibilities
To develop first hand understanding
and familiarity of the VTE prevention clinical processes used across the
Trust.
To develop expert knowledge around
VTE prevention and thrombosis management.
To act as a resource person for the
Trust around VTE prevention and thrombosis management.
To work autonomously as an expert
practitioner in the nurse led anticoagulation and thrombosis services
providing safe and effective patient centred care.
To attend MDT meetings, ensuring
all patients are represented.
To participate in the
identification and development of clinical protocols and strategies to
enhance both the continuity and standard of specialist care whilst ensuring
equity of access to the service.
Leadership
To accept responsibility for VTE
prevention leadership locally and take initiative to seek performance
surveillance and data collection to inform robust quality improvement work.
To use initiative and build strong
working relationships to positively influence VTE prevention practice across
the Trust.
To actively support clinical staff
to provide high quality VTE prevention care.
To contribute positively to the
leadership of nursing within the care group acting as an effective role
model.
To actively involve service users
in providing feedback of their experience of the current service and
suggestions for improvement.
About us
Our
Leeds Way 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-centered
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 clinical area,
valuing the contribution of all team members, encouraging a positive and
creative working environment
Commitment to own development and
the development of junior staff
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 band 6 VTE nurse specialist 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.
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 band 6 VTE nurse specialist 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.
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
Desirable
- Extended / Supplementary Prescribing
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
- Understanding of relevant National Service Frameworks (if appropriate)
- Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies
- Understanding of organisational structures
Desirable
- Service development and/or change management
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Communication skills
- Teaching and assessment skills
- Organisational skills
- Time management 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
- Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- IT skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.
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
Desirable
- Extended / Supplementary Prescribing
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
- Understanding of relevant National Service Frameworks (if appropriate)
- Awareness of Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust guidelines and policies
- Understanding of organisational structures
Desirable
- Service development and/or change management
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Communication skills
- Teaching and assessment skills
- Organisational skills
- Time management 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
- Flexibility, adaptable, capable of lateral thinking
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal skills
- IT skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
