Job summary
Your role is pivotal in supporting the training and development of all bands of staff, ensuring the provision of a positive learning environment in which staff can maximise their full potential and ensuring the nursing workforce is able to deliver the care required for the patient group.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for competently providing safe and effective care, without supervision to children requiring in-patient hospitalisation and day stay care facilities. Assess care needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care. Participate in the supervision, teaching, mentorship and appraisal of pre and post registration staff.
Regularly co-ordinate the management of care delivered by nursing and non-nursing support staff, taking charge of the ward in the absence of the ward manager. Demonstrate leadership ability
About us
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) 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.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
A welcome subsidy of £1000 is available to all Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, Midwives, ODPs and Radiographers taking up substantive employment with the Trust.
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Closing date is midnight on 19 May 2024
Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 27 May 2024
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
1. Our values and reputation for outstanding care
2. Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
3. Career and development opportunities
4. Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
5. Research experience and opportunities
6. Lovely location and quality of life
7. Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
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
Essential
8. RN (Child) / RSCN
9. Educated to a minimum of Diploma level
10. Teaching/assessing/mentoring module
11. Post registration qualification in paediatric oncology
Desirable
12. Degree in nursing related subject
13. Teaching qualification, or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential
14. Significant Paediatric Oncology nursing experience
15. Experience in leading a team or in routinely coordinating a shift on a children's ward or outpatient department
16. Experience of mentoring students
Desirable
17. Experience working on both inpatient and outpatient departments
18. Experience in implementing a change in clinical practice
19. Experience in undertaking the performance management process
Knowledge
Essential
20. Knowledge of paediatric oncology care
21. Knowledge of paediatric haematology / oncology patient treatment pathways
22. Good understanding of Safeguarding issues
Desirable
23. Knowledge of community support networks available to children, parents and families
Skills
Essential
24. Ability to deliver expert nursing care to children and families
25. Ability to work effectively in a team
26. Ability to teach clinically within the ward setting
27. Ability to support delivery of education and training programmes
28. Good lecturing and presentation skills
Desirable
29. Demonstrates ability to work across organisational boundaries
30. Experience of developing policies and guidelines for practice
Additonal Requirements
Essential
31. The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
32. Excellent communication skills
33. Ability to work flexibly