# Clinical Nurse Specialist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** St James's University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £32073.00 to £39043.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-23T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-09T14:26:49.547Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9298-26-0919
- **Application URL:** https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/JobDetail?jobid=2092&source=JobtrainNHSJobs
- **Employer website:** https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job summary

The Liver and Gall Bladder CNS team are involved in supporting patients diagnosed with a HPB malignancy. We work across several different treatment modalities such as surgical, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

### Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills who can provide caring and compassionate support to patients/relatives. Someone who can confidently work as part of a team with the wider MDT and help to facilitate timely patient pathways from diagnosis to treatment.

### 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.

### Details

- Date posted: 09 September 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 6
- Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 002089
- Job locations: St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom

### Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Laura Duffy

Liver and Gall Bladder CNS Team Leader

l.duffy7@nhs.net

0113 2068601

Why you should join our Team

We are based in the AMS CSU in Bexley wing, St James Hospital. The Liver service is a specialist unit for the wider region with a team of expert and supportive clinicians.

We are a small CNS team who work closely with the Pancreas/UGI CNS teams. This results in a supportive office environment and good peer support.

What you will bring to the role

- Will carry continuing responsibility for a defined caseload of patients.
- Will provide advanced nursing expertise to patients attending with suspected diagnosed HPB disease.
- Will contribute to the multi-disciplinary team and network in the development service.

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

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

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.

## Person Specification

### Training

**Essential**

- Evidence of continued professional development
- Willing to undergo training as necessary

### Behaviours

**Essential**

- Capable of lateral thinking

### Experience

**Essential**

- Significant post registration experience at Band 5 or equivalent and experience within a relevant speciality
- Audit & Standard setting

**Desirable**

- Service development and/or change management

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse (Level 1)
- Recognised teaching/assessing qualification

**Desirable**

- Post registration qualification in specialty

### Practical Skills

**Essential**

- Excellent written and verbal skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload

**Desirable**

- IT skills

### Special knowledge

**Essential**

- Current issues in healthcare

### Other requirements

**Essential**

- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post.

## Documents

- [Job Description & Person Specification (DOC, KB)](https://vacancies.leedsteachinghospitals.jobs/Job/GetJobAdvertDocument?Id=3662&JobId=2092)

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