Sister/Charge Nurse - Lewin Stroke and Rehabilitation Unit
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated nurse with excellent communication skills to join our team as a Sister/Charge Nurse on the Lewin stroke and rehabilitation unit at Cambridge University Hospitals.
The Lewin is a 26 bedded stroke and rehabilitation unit that delivers excellent nursing and therapy treatment to facilitate the recovery and stroke pathway process available to our post-stroke service users. It has a strong multi-disciplinary team, providing care to patients following a stroke.
Closely supported by the ward manager and Matron, you will work together as part of the Band 6 team to ensure the smooth running of the unit. You will also be supported to develop in your role as a leader within the exciting field of Stroke.
This post involves a full range of shifts including Bank Holidays, nights, and weekends and will require participation in the oversight of the MDTs during the week.
Main duties of the job
1. To manage and co-ordinate nursing care and to provide a safe and effective level of patient care.
2. To assist with the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation, and evaluation of programmes of care using agreed frameworks.
3. To participate in the supervision and teaching of qualified and unqualified staff including students.
4. To regularly take charge of the ward.
5. To deputise for the ward manager across the full range of ward management (Rostering, sickness management, Datix investigations, Audits, patient flow).
6. To participate in the Stroke Alert Team rota.
About us
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 practice 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 specialties.
* 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.
Job 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.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 19 December 2024. Interviews are due to be held on 6 January 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
* Current registration with the NMC as an adult nurse with experience in Neurosciences and/or acute settings.
* Evidence of continued professional development.
* Practice assessor and supervisor.
* Completion of a management leadership program.
* Evidence of teaching qualification.
* Level 6 or 7 course in Stroke Nursing or evidence of working towards this.
Experience
* Sound Clinical Practice within an acute clinical area.
* Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship roles.
* Experience of formal/informal teaching.
* Knowledge of stroke protocols.
Knowledge
* Commitment to and evidence of professional and personal development.
* Awareness of reflective practice.
* Knowledge of stroke metrics, neuro observation.
Skills
* Good verbal and written communication skills.
* Capable of working as an integral member of a small team.
* Adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues' needs.
* Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients.
* Committed to the development of junior staff.
* Assertiveness/perceptive counselling skills.
* Documentation, audit, and presentation skills.
* Participation in the appraisal/PDP process.
Additional Requirements
* 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.
* Representation of ward/service centre in broader initiatives.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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