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Sister/Charge Nurse - Cambridge Dialysis Centre
The closing date is 21 September 2025
An exciting opportunity for a full time (37.5 hours per week) band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse is now available at Cambridge Dialysis Centre, working for Addenbrooke's Trust, at an off site Dialysis unit in Fen Ditton, Cambridge.
The unit is a large satellite dialysis unit serving the Cambridgeshire and surrounding area caring for Chronic Haemodialysis dependent patients. This unit consists of 36 dialysis stations, dialysing patients Monday through Saturday from 07:00 hours until 23:30 hours. The committed nurses at this unit also provide staffing to the acute 6 bedded unit on ward C5 at the main hospital, including an on call service from 02:00 hours through until 07:30 hours and Sundays all day.
You should be an excellent team member with evidence of good communication and organisational skills and recent experience of caring for haemodialysis patients in the chronic or acute care setting to apply for this post.
If you think you are the right candidate to work within this unit alongside, leading, the existing team of caring, flexible, dedicated nurses please apply. You must be flexible and able to work a full range off shifts including taking part in the on call roster.
Main duties of the job
To assist the Senior Sister in the overall running of the ward and the co-ordination of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure a safe and effective standard of patient care
To be a team leader for a group of patients receiving Haemodialysis in a clinical area
To provide leadership on both acute and chronic dialysis setting
To provide cover for the on call roster
About us
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
o Our values and reputation for outstanding careo Opportunities to experience a range of specialitieso Career and development opportunitieso Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support teamo Research experience and opportunitieso Lovely location and quality of lifeo Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 21 September 2025
Interviews are due to be held on 29 September 2025
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Current registration with NMC on part one or two of the register
* Evidence of continuing professional development and its application
* Teaching Assessing Qualification
* Course in clinical specialty or relevant field/ Renal nursing course
Experience
* Experience of shift unit management in absence of senior colleagues
* Experience within Dialysis and renal services including Acute Dialysis experience
* Experience of mentoring junior staff
* Experience of teaching junior staff
* Post registration experience in a relevant field
* Experience of delegate Senior Sister responsibility during the absence of manager
* Experience of clinical supervision/action learning/reflective practice
Knowledge
* NMC Code of Conduct and guidelines of professional practice
* Sound theoretical and practical knowledge of nursing within the clinical area
* Health and Safety awareness
* Quality issues and Clinical Governance
* Awareness of Trust and Ward/Department policies
* Awareness of need to demonstrate a professional appearance and behaviours
* An understanding of the professional nursing agenda
* Experience of managing Human Resource issues ie poor performance, sickness, recruitment and retention
* Awareness of broader issues within the Trust and NHS
* Awareness of QA for haemodialysis patients
Skills
* Proven verbal and written communication skills with all members of the healthcare team, colleagues, patients and relatives
* Practical application of Trust documentation standards
* Ability to provide leadership in order to influence patient care standards
* Ability to remain calm and focused under pressure in order to maximise positive outcomes
* Ability to provide effective role modelling to other team members
* Self motivated
* Maintenance of confidentiality
* Identify problems and recommend solutions
* Time management
* Ability to achieve competency in Trust computer systems
* Ability to induct and orientate new staff to clinical area and to identify the key learning needs of less experienced staff
* Practical skills teaching
* Experience of using the EPIC system
* Experience of using Euclid system
Additional Requirements
* Motivated to work collaboratively and enthusiastically as a member of a multi- disciplinary team
* Awareness and respect for colleagues', patients' and relatives' cultural and emotional needs
* Willingness to adapt to change as the organisation develops
* Flexible approach to working in line with service requirements including on call cover as required.
* The strength and commitment to challenge poor practice or behaviours that are not in line with trust standards.
* The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
* Ability to provide leadership in order to affect change
* Scope of practice skills
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.
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