Job summary
Employer heading
Paediatric Virtual Ward Sister/Charge Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
In the paediatric department at Cambridge University Hospital’s we are dedicated to providing specialist, professional care to our patients and their families in a welcoming and committed atmosphere. Our work is wide ranging, and we are well respected both locally and as a regional tertiary specialist treatment centre. We provide excellent care across both medical and surgical specialities. Our ethos of child centred care and multi-professional collaboration drives our service, alongside a commitment to family focused teamwork.
The city of Cambridge itself is a vibrant, exciting place to live and work. Addenbrooke’s Hospital is part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest Teaching Trusts in the country, benefiting from close ties with Cambridge University and sitting within Cambridge Biomedical Campus. Excitingly, planning for the new Cambridge Children’s Hospital is well under way.
The paediatric virtual ward is a new service under development. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the initial pilot of the service, working closely with the multidisciplinary team to support patient pathways facilitating earlier discharge from the inpatient setting.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to onboard families to the paediatric virtual ward and provide follow up assessments, reviews and support to the parent and child whilst admitted to the paediatric virtual ward. You will work closely with the paediatric acute medical and nursing teams and colleagues in the adult virtual ward service.
We have Our Trust values of Together – Safe, Kind, and Excellent to support the delivery of outstanding care. Our ethos of child centred care and multi-professional collaboration drives our service, alongside a commitment to family focused teamwork. We believe in supporting our patients, their families and our staff, and we offer a diverse range of dedicated psychosocial and clinical support services for all groups.
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.
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.
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Closing date is midnight on 6 May 2024
Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 13 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current and relevant registration on NMC Register
- Evidence of relevant continuous professional development
- Working towards a health related degree
- Willingness to further develop knowledge and skills
- Willingness to develop IT and computer skills appropriate to the role
Desirable criteria
- Relevant postgraduate qualification
- Leadership qualification
- Supervision and assessment of students programme (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven clinical practice
- Recent experience of working within an acute care setting.
- Significant experience at Band 5
- Excellent motivational, leadership and role model qualities
- Ability to implement change
- Able to demonstrate collaborative working across professions and services
- Knowledge/experience of relevant speciality
Desirable criteria
- Experience of managing / leading a team and co-ordinating workload
- Experience of supervision, teaching and assessment of learners and junior staff
- Experience of shift management/bleep holding/operational leadership
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of current developments in nursing and political awareness of current NHS issues
- Knowledge of clinical governance processes, risk management and health and safety
- Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit / patient review
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
- Competency in clinical skills including enhanced practice relevant to the level of experience and clinical area
- Time management skills
- Computer literacy
- Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines and work independently
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Willingness to work anywhere in the Trust and to travel, on occasions, within the region and nationally
- Ability to work flexible hours
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of together; safe, kind and excellent.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Walker
- Job title
- Divisional Deputy Head of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 348089
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