Clinical Nurse Specialist (Prosthetics)
Job Description
Job summary
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.
Main duties of the job
Specialist Rehabilitation covers the Prosthetic, Orthotic and Wheelchair Service. The role will be mainly based within the Prosthetic Department with some support offered to the other Specialist Rehabilitation services. The role is based at Seacroft hospital in the Prosthetic, Orthotic and Wheelchair department. The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate clinical knowledge mainly around long term conditions and wound care management. However, previous specific Prosthetic or Wheelchair experience is not required for this role and support will be available from the wider multi-disciplinary team once in role.
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
Shortlisting Date - 5th August 2026
Interview Date - 1st September 2026
Why you should join our Team
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.
We are looking for a highly motivated nurse, who is innovative with a commitment to excellence, who has the ability to work autonomously, effectively and seeks to promote an environment of growth that incorporates education, adult and research.
A significant component of the post will involve Operational and Professional line management to the nursing healthcare assistant. Applicants must be able to 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).
What you will bring to the role
Support staff to provide efficient, effective, safe and quality care to patients as an expert practitioner.
Deliver a positive patient experience.
Provide high quality care as an expert practitioner and act as a role model and resource for advice, support and guidance.
Participates in the setting, monitoring and improvement of standards and quality of patient care.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care and treatments using specialist clinical knowledge and clinical skills.
Make clinical assessments and treatment decisions within clearly defined policies and protocols.
Organises own clinical workload.
Through the use of audit, local research, metrics and feedback continually seek to identify practice that needs improvement. Implement and evaluate any resultant improvement plan.
Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS TrustOur 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 EligibilityTo 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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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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.
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
Seacroft Hospital
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS14 6UH
United Kingdom
