Sister/Charge Nurse - Surgical Assessment Unit
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Sister/ Charge Nurse on the Surgical Assessment Unit.
The Surgical Assessment Unit is composed of two units - 18 IP surgical beds and 30 assessment chairs for Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) that caters for multiple surgical specialities primarily General Surgery (Colorectal and Upper GI), ENT, Maxillo-Facial, Urology and Vascular.This is a continuously expanding unit with many opportunities for learning and self-development.
We are looking for an aspiring individual to join our highly skilled and competitive surgical team. A leader and a manager that has great influence to implement change at the forefront of positive patient experience.
Your role is to assist the Ward Manager in the overall management of the ward and the co-ordination of the team to ensure safe and effective standards of care is achieved. It is part of your responsibility to uphold the Trust values and behaviours in every action made - this involves both staff management and patient care.
If you think you have the motivation, a strong desire and commitment to deliver our Trust motto of being safe, kind and excellent in your nursing practice, then the Surgical Assessment Unit is the best team for you.
Main duties of the job
The role of a Sister/Charge Nurse is to assist the Ward Manager in the overall management of the ward and the co-ordination of the team to ensure safe and effective standards of care is achieved. It is part of your responsibility to uphold the Trust values and behaviours in every action made - this involves both staff management and patient care.
Working for our organisation
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals 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.
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)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
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)
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.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 29 January 2025
Interviews are due to be held on 12 February 2025
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 café, 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered nurse with significant previous experience in acute surgical ward based care
- Evidence of maintaining professional portfolio and learning development
- Basic Life Support or Intermediate Life Support training
- Leadership and management experience
- Relevant trainings on leadership and management
Experience
Essential criteria- Sound clinical practice within an acute surgical ward setting
- Evidence of mentoring qualification and experience
- Clinical experience in taking charge of day or night shifts
- Experience in leading and implementing project improvements
- Experience as a team leader
- Experience on same day emergency care pathway (SDEC) - care for surgical patients without the need for hospital admissions
- Bleep holding experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Commitment to and evidence of professional and personal development
- Awareness of reflective practice
- Awareness of Quality Improvement strategies
- Awareness of behaviours that undermine equality and diversity
- Awareness on generational differences in the workforce and patient groups
Skills
Essential criteria- Inclusive and compassionate leadership style
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
- Committed to the development of colleagues and student nurses
- Documentation, audit and presentation skills
- General surgery nursing skills – surgical assessment, pre and post-operative care, pain management, wound management, nurse-led discharge
Additional 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
- To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct