Sister/Charge Nurse

2 weeks ago

Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated experienced nurse to join our expanding and highly skilled team in our brand new ward U2. You will have a special interest in gastroenterology, intestinal failure and eating disorders. We have one permanent role and one fixed term/secondment role to cover maternity leave until 5-May-2025 available.

We are a forward thinking leader in providing excellent, high standards of evidence-based practice for patients with a variety of gastroenterology conditions including crohns and colitis we also specialise in nutrition and have various referrals from all over the East of England who require our specialised care including intestinal failure management.

You will be working closely with consultants, nutrition specialist nurses, IBD specialist nurses, as well as other members of the MDT.

You will gain expert skills and knowledge in caring for acute medical patients, providing multidisciplinary care, promoting recovery and expertise to this specialist group of patients.

If you are hardworking, conscientious and enjoy being part of a dynamic team then we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To participate in a full range of shifts, including Trust and Unit bleep holder rotas, ensuring a visible presence in the ward area.

To assist the Ward Manager in the overall running of the ward and the co-ordination of the multidisciplinary team to ensure a safe and effective standards of patient care

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.

If you require sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check you are not applying from a Red list country - Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England - GOV.UK (

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.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.

Closing date is midnight on 16 June 2024

Interviews are due to be held on 24 June 2024

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
  • Our values and reputation for outstanding care
  • Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
  • Career and development opportunities
  • Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
  • Research experience and opportunities
  • Lovely location and quality of life
  • 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

Addtional Requirements

Essential


  • The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

Qualifications

Essential


  • Current and relevant registration on NMC Register
  • Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
  • Mentorship training

Desirable


  • Relevant postgraduate qualification
  • Recent attendance on a leadership development programme
  • Additional clinical qualification
  • Management training

Experience

Essential


  • 2 years post registration experience
  • Experience of co-ordinating a ward on a regular basis
  • Demonstrable understanding of managing change
  • Introduced evidence based practice
  • Experience of gastroenterology or acute medicine

Desirable


  • Previous experience of ward management
  • Success in working collaboratively across professions and services
  • Experience of bleep holding role

Knowledge

Essential


  • Clinical practice and demonstrable knowledge of developments in nursing policy and practice
  • Understanding of Clinical governance
  • Understanding of Principles of lifelong learning

Desirable


  • Workforce planning, recruitment and retention

Skills

Essential


  • Ability to lead, motivate and empower others
  • Highly developed communications skills
  • Inter-personal skills
  • Computer literacy
  • Ability to prioritise work,` meet tight deadlines and work independently
  • Effective team worker

Desirable


  • Negotiation skills
  • Writing and presentation skills
  • Budget management experience

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division A

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

180-A-247056-RE2#J-18808-Ljbffr

  • Sister/Charge Nurse

    3 days ago

    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Job SummaryA5 is seeking a highly motivated individual to join its Neuro family as a Sister/Charge Nurse.A5 operates as a 26-bedded acute Neurosciences ward catering to patients from the East Anglian Region with complex Neurosurgical and Neurological conditions. The ward is an integral part of the Major Trauma Centre for East of England.A5 offers a dynamic...

  • Sister/Charge Nurse

    4 days ago

    Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Job summary We have an exciting opportunity for an for a highly motivated individual with excellent communication skills to join our team as a Sister/Charge Nurse for a secondment of between 9 to 12 months on G5 at Cambridge University Hospitals. G5 is a 28 bedded Transplant unit. We admit patients directly from home pre-operatively, prepare them...

  • Sister/Charge Nurse

    2 days ago

    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Job summary We are looking for a committed paediatric nurse with leadership and organisational skills, a vision to provide a quality service and to maximise a positive patient experience in this established service. As a Sister/Charge Nurse in children's services, you'll be joining a diverse and stimulating department. Our work is wide ranging and we...

  • Radiology Sister/Charge Nurse

    1 week ago

    Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Radiology department for a Sister/Charge Nurse to join our dedicated multidisciplinary team. You will be responsible for implementing safe and effective care for patients within the department, including scrub skills, monitoring of patients during procedures , recovery skills and managing a...

  • Sister/Charge Nurse

    4 weeks ago

    Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Job summary Ward U3 is looking for a full-timemotivatedSister/Charge Nurse to join our busy, friendly Specialist Team. Our new U3 Haematology ward, featuring 30 beds, is set to revolutionise patient care in Haematology/Oncology patients. We deliver a wide range of therapies and Specialist care and offer exciting training opportunities. You will...

  • Sister/Charge Nurse

    3 weeks ago

    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Ward U3 is looking for a full-timemotivatedSister/Charge Nurse to join our busy, friendly Specialist Team. Our new U3 Haematology ward, featuring 30 beds, is set to revolutionise patient care in Haematology/Oncology patients. We deliver a wide range of therapies and Specialist care and offer exciting training opportunities. You will assist the Senior...

  • Sister/Charge Nurse

    1 week ago

    Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Job summary We are looking for a committed paediatric nurse with leadership and organisational skills, a vision to provide a quality service and to maximise a positive patient experience in this established service. As a Sister/Charge Nurse in children's services, you'll be joining a diverse and stimulating department. Our work is wide ranging and...

  • Sister/Charge Nurse

    3 weeks ago

    Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Job summary A5 is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join it's Neuro family as a Sister/Charge Nurse. A5 is a 26 male bedded acute Neurosciences ward providing specialist care for patients from across the East Anglian Region. We care for patients who have had complex Neurosurgical and Neurological illness and injuries...

  • Sister/Charge Nurse

    3 weeks ago

    Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Job summary A5 is looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join it's Neuro family as a Sister/Charge Nurse. A5 is a 26 male bedded acute Neurosciences ward providing specialist care for patients from across the East Anglian Region. We care for patients who have had complex Neurosurgical and Neurological illness and injuries...

  • Sister/Charge Nurse

    4 weeks ago

    Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse within Day Surgery. L2 Day Surgery is a fast-paced elective unit providing pre and postoperative care to 50+ patients each day from a wide array of specialities: there's never been a more exciting time to join us as we continue to develop our service and 23hr pathways to...

  • Sister/Charge Nurse

    3 weeks ago

    Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse within Day Surgery. L2 Day Surgery is a fast-paced elective unit providing pre and postoperative care to 50+ patients each day from a wide array of specialities: there's never been a more exciting time to join us as we continue to develop our service and 23hr pathways to...

  • Sister/Charge Nurse

    2 weeks ago

    Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen within Ward F3 for a committed paediatric Sister/Charge Nurse with a passion for Paediatric nursing. This opportunity is a 1 year fixed term/secondment position for 32 hours a week on F3. F3 is predominantly a Day of surgery ward as well as a short stay admission unit and infusion area. We are...

  • Sister/Charge Nurse

    4 weeks ago

    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    As a band 6 you will need to be able to demonstrate significant competence at leading shifts, knowledge and experience in Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, and to be competent in chemotherapy administration. A post registration Paediatric Oncology course is required or a commitment to undertake this within the year for all band 6 roles. You will be...

  • Sister/Charge Nurse

    3 weeks ago

    Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Job summary We are looking for a highly motivated individual with great communication skills to join our team in renal medicine. Ward C5 is a 23 bedded Nephrology ward specialising in acute Renal Medicine. The ward looks after both patients with chronic kidney disease on haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis and patient with acute kidney...

  • Sister/Charge Nurse

    3 weeks ago

    Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Job summary We are looking for a highly motivated individual with great communication skills to join our team in renal medicine. Ward C5 is a 23 bedded Nephrology ward specialising in acute Renal Medicine. The ward looks after both patients with chronic kidney disease on haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis and patient with acute kidney...

  • Sister/Charge Nurse

    2 days ago

    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated experienced nurse to join our expanding and highly skilled team in our brand new ward U2. You will have a special interest in gastroenterology, intestinal failure and eating disorders. We have one permanent role and one fixed term/secondment role to cover maternity leave until 5-May-2025 available. We are a...

  • Sister/Charge Nurse

    3 days ago

    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated experienced nurse to join our expanding and highly skilled team in our brand new ward U2. You will have a special interest in gastroenterology, intestinal failure and eating disorders. We have one permanent role and one fixed term/secondment role to cover maternity leave until 5-May-2025 available. We are a...

  • Sister/Charge Nurse

    4 weeks ago

    Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Senior Nursing Team on Ward N2. The ward is made up entirely of single patient rooms and primarily cares for patients with respiratory or gastroenterology conditions. You will inspire the team to deliver an exceptional level of nursing care to our patients and drive and support change. We require a motivated...

  • Sister/Charge Nurse

    4 weeks ago

    Cambridge, United Kingdom Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Senior Nursing Team on Ward N2. The ward is made up entirely of single patient rooms and primarily cares for patients with respiratory or gastroenterology conditions. You will inspire the team to deliver an exceptional level of nursing care to our patients and drive and support change. We require a motivated...

  • Deputy Sister/Charge Nurse

    4 weeks ago

    Cambridge, United Kingdom Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

    Job summary 5 North is a 41-bedded ward, which is on the cutting edge of technology, providing surgical experience for staff caring for patients undergoing pioneering cardiac surgery as well as heart and lung transplantation. We require an innovative individual with outstanding communication skills who is confident in their decision making, and is...