Visa sponsorship From the posting text

The posting itself says it can't offer visa sponsorship. The employer holds a live Home Office sponsor licence, but this role is advertised for people who already have the right to work in the UK.

Salary for this role£49,387 – £56,515 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

This occupation falls under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.

Closest occupation match: SOC 2236, Registered children’s nurses. Pay for this occupation is set by national pay scales (NHS bands), so no single Home Office going rate applies.

Individual eligibility depends on personal circumstances. These figures are public reference information, not advice or a verdict on this job.

Role description

Job summary

The childrens LTV team provide care and support to children and their families requiring non-invasive (NIV) and invasive (LTV) ventilation, from set up, through discharge and into the community, supporting ongoing care closer to home.

Main duties of the job

A large part of the Band 7 role is to independently initiate, stabilise and titrate ventilation within the childrens wards, Nurse led clinics, or when providing outreach support at home or in local Hospitals and Hospices across the region.

This involves; interpretation of sleep studies and remote monitoring, making recommendations for treatment alterations then reviewing the effectiveness of any changes; step up care recommendations when acutely unwell and treatment alterations both at home and in DGHs; weaning plans for LTV patients; and close working relationships with the wider MDT e.g. ENT, Neuromuscular and PICU services.

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.

Date posted

26 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

002415

Job locations

Leeds General Infirmary

Leeds

West Yorkshire

LS1 3EX

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Name: Sarah Georgiades

Position: Nurse Specialist - Team Manager

Email: sarah.georgiades@nhs.net

Please Note: All salaries listed reflect the pay for full time roles. Any part time roles will be pro rata.

Why you should join our Team

Leeds Children's Hospital is one of the largest Children's Hospitals in the country.

Leeds Children's Hospital has state of the art treatments, facilities and a comprehensive development programme for Nurses

What you will bring to the role

The CNS outreach team provide follow up support, training and outreach to community based children on LTV and their support systems; continuing care teams / schools / hospices; including planning for transition to adult services. Communication with families can involve such things as helping organise planned admissions for procedures, troubleshooting any issues that arise with equipment or care requirements, or how to go on holiday, home or abroad.

Strategically the CNS team feed into the Yorkshire and Humber LTV ODN to ensure the provision of quality evidence based practice and support satellite services regionally to ensure care closer to home is provided whenever possible.

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

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please select Apply to view the full Job Description.

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.