Critical Care Staff Nurse
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £29,970 to £36,483 a year P.a pro rata
- Closing date
- 19 Nov 2024
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We are looking to recruit Band 5 Nurses in Critical Care at CUH. You will form part of a dynamic and diverse MDT who are passionate about giving the highest quality, evidence based care. Critical Care at CUH cares for patients from a range of clinical specialities we are the Major Trauma Centre and Transplant Centre for the East of England, care for complex Oncology, Neuro, Renal and Surgical patients. Joining the Critical Care team here gives you the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills caring for a wide range of patients in a supportive and friendly environment
On joining the team you will be given a bespoke induction package, supported by our dedicated PD team. You will have the opportunity to progress through our nationally recognised CC3N step one competencies for Critical Care as well as attending our foundations to Critical Care course. In our supportive and encouraging environment, your professional development will flourish!
Please note as part of the interview process, you will be asked to sit a maths test.
Main duties of the job
To provide safe and effective nursing care whilst developing the knowledge and skills required to care for critically ill patients and their families
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 (www.gov.uk)
Closing date is midnight on 17th November 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 25th November 2024
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
Our values and reputation for outstanding careOpportunities to experience a range of specialitiesCareer and development opportunitiesPreceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support teamResearch experience and opportunitiesLovely location and quality of lifeExcellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
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
A welcome subsidy of £1000 is available to all Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, Midwives, ODPs and Radiographers and Band 5 Orthoptists taking up substantive employment with the Trust
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Desirable
Additional requirements
Essential
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-248043-RE1
On joining the team you will be given a bespoke induction package, supported by our dedicated PD team. You will have the opportunity to progress through our nationally recognised CC3N step one competencies for Critical Care as well as attending our foundations to Critical Care course. In our supportive and encouraging environment, your professional development will flourish!
Please note as part of the interview process, you will be asked to sit a maths test.
Main duties of the job
To provide safe and effective nursing care whilst developing the knowledge and skills required to care for critically ill patients and their families
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 (www.gov.uk)
Closing date is midnight on 17th November 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 25th November 2024
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
Our values and reputation for outstanding careOpportunities to experience a range of specialitiesCareer and development opportunitiesPreceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support teamResearch experience and opportunitiesLovely location and quality of lifeExcellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
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
A welcome subsidy of £1000 is available to all Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, Midwives, ODPs and Radiographers and Band 5 Orthoptists taking up substantive employment with the Trust
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current registration with NMC on part one or two of the register
Desirable
- Completion of CC3N Step 1 competencies
- Relevant post basic course
- Completion of CC3N Step 2 and 3 competencies
- Teaching/assessing/mentorship qualification
Experience
Essential
- Recent Acute Care experience
- Demonstrate competent clinical practice
- Awareness of reflective practice
Desirable
- Experience of mentoring/supervising
- Leadership experience
- Audit experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical knowledge of intensive care nursing and nursing the critically ill
- Evidence of professional and personal development
- Adherence to NMC Code of Conduct
Desirable
- Understanding of Research
- Awareness of broader issues within Critical care
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills both written and verbal
- Capable of working effectively in a team
- Highly motivated and committed
- Good clinical skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Willingness to learn new skills
Desirable
- Expert clinical skills
- Willingness to undertake additional roles
Additional 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
- Flexible approach to working in line with service requirements
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-248043-RE1
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