Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Operations Centre at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for an experienced and dynamic senior nurse to join our senior leadership team. This pivotal role will play a key part in shaping and delivering the Trust’s patient flow and discharge agenda. We are seeking an ambitious and forward‑thinking nurse leader who brings strong negotiating and influencing skills, alongside the ability to thrive within a large, complex organisation.
Key responsibilities:
* Lead the delivery of safe, effective, and timely patient flow and discharge processes across LTHT.
* Operational and business planning.
* Budgetary and resource management.
* Leading and delivering change.
* Influencing and engaging multidisciplinary teams.
* Working collaboratively with internal teams and cross‑city partners to facilitate timely patient discharge, improve patient experience, and support system‑wide flow.
* Line management responsibility for Clinical Site Managers, Discharge Lead Nurse, and oversight of the Discharge Lounge Facility.
Why you should join our team
You will provide highly visible, credible clinical leadership and demonstrate a proven track record in:
* Operational and business planning
* Budgetary and resource management
* Leading and delivering change
* Influencing and engaging multidisciplinary teams
About Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Our values are patient‑centred, collaborative, fair, accountable and empowered. All our actions and endeavours are guided by these values. We are committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and to help every colleague reach their full potential. We warmly invite applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors, and are especially keen to hear from individuals from a minority ethnic background. We are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported and has a true sense of belonging.
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 can be found here.
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.
Contact
Name: Nicola Faulkiner
Email: Nicola.faulkiner@nhs.net
Phone: 07503595460
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
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