Senior Project Nurse

For questions about this job, contact:

Name: Hannah Williams
Position: Lead Nurse - Children's Nursing Education
Email: hannah.williams134@nhs.net
Phone number: 0113 3922873

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity to shape and strengthen the future children's workforce.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an experienced, innovative and motivated Senior Project Nurse - Workforce to join the Children's Nursing Education Team. This is a unique opportunity to lead and influence workforce transformation projects across Children's Services, supporting the delivery of safe, effective and sustainable staffing models for the future.

Working closely with the Lead Nurse, Head of Nursing, clinical teams and operational leaders, the post holder will lead workforce development initiatives that support recruitment, retention, education and workforce planning across the Children's Hospital. This role is ideal for an experienced children's nurse leader with strong project management, workforce and change management experience who is passionate about improving staff experience and developing the future workforce.

Why you should join our Team

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in Europe and provides specialist children's services across the region. Our Children's Directorate is committed to delivering outstanding patient care whilst creating a positive, supportive and innovative working environment for our staff.

Our values - Patient-centred, Collaborative, Fair, Accountable and Empowered - are at the heart of everything we do. As part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYATT), you will also contribute to regional collaboration and workforce innovation across West Yorkshire and Harrogate.

What we offer:

• Opportunities to lead transformational workforce projects
• A supportive and collaborative senior nursing team
• Access to leadership and professional development opportunities
• Flexible working opportunities where possible
• A chance to shape the future workforce within one of the UK's leading Children's Hospitals

If you are passionate about workforce transformation, staff development and improving the future of Paediatric Services, we would love to hear from you!

What you will bring to the role

The Senior Project Nurse - Workforce will lead and support a range of workforce transformation projects across the Children's Directorate. Key priorities of the role include:

• Leading workforce development and workforce transformation initiatives across Children's Services
• Supporting recruitment and retention strategies for Registered Nurses, Non-Registered Staff and Learners
• Developing innovative approaches to attract talent into Paediatric Services across the region
• Coordinating and leading recruitment and engagement events promoting opportunities within the Children's Hospital
• Reviewing scope of practice and workforce models to ensure the right people are in the right place with the right skills
• Supporting clinical teams with job planning, role development and job description review
• Providing oversight of establishment, vacancy management and workforce budget monitoring
• Leading projects focussed on sickness reduction and staff wellbeing improvement
• Supporting and overseeing preceptorship engagement and workforce support programmes
• Leading audit oversight of stay interviews and exit interviews, ensuring themes are analysed and translated into meaningful action plans
• Developing clear communication and engagement plans to support workforce change and service improvement
• Working collaboratively with nursing, AHP, medical and operational colleagues across the Trust and wider region
• Supporting the development of workforce-related policies, procedures and quality improvement initiatives

The post holder will also contribute to wider corporate nursing and workforce projects and provide expert advice relating to workforce planning, education and transformation

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

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our 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-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered

All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

We’re committed to recruiting exceptional people to deliver outstanding services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and helping every colleague reach their full potential. We’re looking for a compassionate, inclusive, and collaborative leader who shares our values and can build strong partnerships. 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’re dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and has a true sense of belonging, as we work together to deliver the best in healthcare to the people of Leeds and beyond.

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.