Main area: Paediatric and Neonatal Transport
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered)
Job ref: 180-E-257015-RE
Employer: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Addenbrookes Hospital-Division E
Town: Cambridge
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 p.a. pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/02/2025 23:59
Interview date: 07/03/2025
Senior Sister/Charge Nurse - PaNDR
Job overview
Are you an experienced NICU qualified nurse looking for an exciting career opportunity? We are currently looking to recruit motivated nurses to join our dynamic neonatal and paediatric retrieval teams.
PaNDR (Paediatric and Neonatal Decision Support and Retrieval Service) is the neonatal and paediatric retrieval service for the East of England. While the teams work within their clinical specialty, they also work supportively and collaboratively together, providing expert critical care to neonates and children up to the age of 16 years with a variety of medical and surgical conditions both at their referring hospital and in the ambulance en-route to PICU/NICU.
If you would like to be part of this friendly, progressive, innovative team providing excellent family-centred care to critically ill neonates and children in the East of England, please contact:
Lorraine Highe, Matron for PaNDR: lorraine.highe1@nhs.net
The post holder will be responsible for providing direct clinical care to infants requiring emergency and elective transfer. This includes providing care to infants and their families through infant assessment, continuation or alteration of treatment, and evaluation of care. The role involves working as part of the emergency transfer team and undertaking the transfer of stable infants as the lead nurse without direct supervision. Additionally, the post holder will provide education and training for transport team members and other learners, work with the senior management team and transport consultant to ensure effective and efficient management of resources, and be involved in the planning and development of the service.
Working for our organisation
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country, comprising 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 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 healthcare quality, 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.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 23 February 2025, with interviews scheduled for 7 March 2025.
Person specification
Qualifications
* First level registration with NMC
* Teaching and assessing/mentorship preparation qualification
* Evidence of degree level study or equivalent
* Approved Neonatal life support course
Experience
* Experience at Band 6 or above in a NICU environment
* Experience in the care of children requiring surgery
* Current or previous experience within a structured transport service
* Experience of managing and leading change processes
* Experience writing or updating guidelines for practice
* Evidence of identifying, writing, and delivering audit packages to enhance quality and safety of care
* Experience of using computer packages to make working processes more effective and efficient
* Experience of innovation for service improvement
* Participation in teaching programmes at higher education providers
Knowledge
* To have a depth of Neonatal nursing knowledge, integrating theory and practice.
* An understanding of service and operational issues related to Neonatal transport
* Awareness of professional issues affecting nursing and Neonatal care
* Understanding of risk processes and how to facilitate learning to reduce future risk
* Knowledge of commissioning of higher education courses
Skills
* Clinical skills appropriate for transporting children requiring all levels of care without direct supervision
* Ability to work well under pressure
* Excellent decision-making, communication, and organisational ability enabling the post holder to effectively manage complex operational situations
* Ability to work flexibly within the team
* Ability to teach and motivate others at all levels
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.
* Able to travel between hospitals to support outreach and education
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.
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