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Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together- safe, kind, excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
Clinical Practice Facilitator - Paediatric Oncology
Closed for applications on: 20-May-2024 07:58
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 20-May-2024 07:58
Key details
Location
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division E
- Town
- Cambridge
- Postcode
- CB2 0QQ
- Major / Minor Region
- Cambridgeshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 32.6 hours per week (Part Time/ Flexible working hours may be considered)
Salary
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 p.a. pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Children's Oncology
Job overview
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.
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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
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main 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.
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 19 May 2024
Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 27 May 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.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RN (Child) / RSCN
- Educated to a minimum of Diploma level
- Teaching/assessing/mentoring module
- Post registration qualification in paediatric oncology
Desirable criteria
- Degree in nursing related subject
- Teaching qualification, or willingness to undertake
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant Paediatric Oncology nursing experience
- Experience in leading a team or in routinely coordinating a shift on a children’s ward or outpatient department
- Experience of mentoring students
Desirable criteria
- Experience working on both inpatient and outpatient departments
- Experience in implementing a change in clinical practice
- Experience in undertaking the performance management process
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of paediatric oncology care
- Knowledge of paediatric haematology / oncology patient treatment pathways
- Good understanding of Safeguarding issues
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of community support networks available to children, parents and families
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to deliver expert nursing care to children and families
- Ability to work effectively in a team
- Ability to teach clinically within the ward setting
- Ability to support delivery of education and training programmes
- Good lecturing and presentation skills
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates ability to work across organisational boundaries
- Experience of developing policies and guidelines for practice
Additonal Requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work flexibly
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carol Chenery
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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