Nurse Specialist - Patient Flow

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a motivated and resilient Registered Nurse (Band 5/6 level) to join the Cardiology patient flow team at LGI. The role focuses on safe patient placement across Cardiology, Cardiac surgery and RCCU, with responsibilities to support ward and discharge teams for timely patient flow.

Part-time 21 hours per week with opportunities to develop in a dynamic NHS setting. Applicants should have current nursing registration and post-registration experience in

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (Level 1) registration and ongoing professional development.
• Continued professional development evidence required.
• Training as necessary will be provided.
• Band 5 or equivalent experience in a relevant specialty and patient flow experience.
• Experience in patient flow role or related area is desirable.
• Cardiology knowledge is desirable but not essential.
• Awareness of current issues in healthcare.
• Ability to think laterally and solve problems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to organise and prioritise own and team workload.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for safe patient placement at the LGI site, including Cardiology, Cardiac surgery and RCCU patients.
• Support patient flow through L14 Cardiology day case and Cath labs.
• Assist ward teams, discharge team and CSU Leader to achieve timely patient flow from ED and movement of elective cardiac surgery cases.
• Ensure timely transfer of patients from Adult Critical Care CSU as required.

Skills

Patient flow experience

Communication skills

Lateral thinking

Written and verbal skills

Prioritisation skills

Education

Registered Nurse (Level 1)

Job description

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.

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.This is a part-time post of 21 hours per week.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Job responsibilities

What you will bring to the role

• Registered Nurse (Level 1)
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Willing to undergo training as necessary
• Significant post registration experience at Band 5 or equivalent and experience within a relevant speciality
• Patient flow role or experience
• Cardiology knowledge (Desirable)
• Current issues in healthcare
• Capable of lateral thinking
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

For questions about this job, contact:

Rebecca McCarthy

Deputy Head of Nursing

[e-mail] Shortlisting Date: 19th October 2026 Interview Date: 2nd November 2026

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are ...

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose:

Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

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.