Nurse Specialist (XR07)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leeds is looking for a motivated Nurse Team Leader for Neonatal Outreach. The role involves managing a team of nurses, ensuring effective discharge processes for Neonates transitioning from hospital to home, and providing essential support and education to families. Candidates must possess strong leadership skills and substantial experience in Neonatal care. This position emphasizes communication, management of complex caseloads, and a commitment to high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience working within a NICU/SCBU/Community.
• Experience of discharge preparation of complex patients.
• Leadership and management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the outreach service and support discharge processes.
• Manage and develop the outreach team.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure patient care.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to organise and prioritise workload

Education

First level degree

NMC registration RN Child

Qualified in specialty

Job description

Weare delighted to advertise this rare opportunity for a highly motivated individual who has a passion for community care of the Neonate, to lead our team of Neonatal outreach nurses across the Leeds centre for Newborn care.

The transition from an intensive care setting to home is a process that takes careful planning and preparation. As the lead for Neonatal outreach, you will manage the outreach team who will guide and support the process of discharge in the ward setting to the home setting.

This role requires autonomous working therefore extensive Neonatal clinical knowledge is needed to aid assessments and decisions that you are making as well as supporting the team with their caseloads. You will be responsible for the management and overseeing of the outreach caseload, delegating, organising and supporting others workload as well as taking a caseload within this role.

Expected ShortlistingDate

05/01/2026

Planned InterviewDate

13/01/2026

Main duties of the job

The Neonatal outreach senior sister will provide support lead and manage a team of registered nurses and nursery nurses, ensuring the coverage of a 7-day service.

The postholder will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver care to Neonates transitioning from hospital to home, with the aim of earlier discharge if appropriate.

They will assess, plan and implement and evaluate care for Neonates requiring ongoing support in the community, acting as liaison and advocate between the families and other health professionals and services.

The postholder will serve as a specialist resource for both the Neonatal units and secondary healthcare providers, offering expert guidance and educational needs.

As the team leader you will manage and contribute to service development, training, audit and support quality improvement projects to improve evidence-based care to our patient population.

Independent decision making is integral to this role as a practitioner and team lead, to effectively coordinate the multiple aspects of care therefore excellent communication skills, autonomy and flexibility is essential.

About us

The Leeds Centre of Newborn Care at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust is one of the largest in the UK. The service is currently provided across two sites, Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital. We have a NICU and surgical unit at LGI, SCBU at SJUH, Transitional Care Unit and an Outreach Service. We are a friendly and compassionate team, who are committed to ensuring babies have the best outcomes and quality care. We are seeking applications from nurses who are innovative, dynamic and authentic leaders. The post holder will need to be able to professionally challenge, hold the team to account and be driven to make sustainable improvements. It is essential the post holder acts as a role model, maintaining and upholding high standards of professional behaviour and compassionate care.

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

Clinicalresponsibilities

• To facilitate discharge of Neonates providing the follow up support in the community
• Initiate early discharge if appropriate to the patient
• Collaborate & build relationships with Multidisciplinary teams
• Act as a source of specialty expertise to parents & carers, Neonatal outreach and the Neonatal teams.
• Provide all education teaching/training to parents & carers to facilitate discharges.
• Participate in planning and implementation of quality initiatives and targets, in conjunction with the MDT team.
• Drive and hold a current driving licence

Managerialresponsibilities

• Lead and manage the outreach service, analysing and scoping to continually develop the service.
• Promote good communication and working relationship with the other leads of the service.
• Lead and manage projects in conjunction with the service and Matrons.
• Have oversight of the team development, reviewing and supporting them with performance and attendance.
• Act on compliments, complaints and feedback accordingly.
• Involvement in clinical governance and risk across outreach and the Neonatal service.
• Provide education for families to prepare them for home.
• Promote and implement evidence-based practice.
• Ensure an environment conducive to the educational needs of all staff and students.
• Lead on programmes of standard setting and audit.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC registration RN Child
• Educated to first level degree
• Qualified in speciality

Skills & behaviours

• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Leadership & management training
• Leadership Skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload

Additional Requirements

• 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

• Substantial experience working within a NICU/SCBU/Community
• Leadership and management experience
• Experience of discharge preparation of complex patients.
• Current NLS certification
• Experience of working within an outreach 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.