Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
We are seeking a compassionate and highly motivated individual who acts as a role model and has clinical leadership skills to coordinate Anaesthetic Practitioners across all Theatre and Satellite areas alongside the Anaesthetic Team Leaders.
CUH Theatres employ over 600 staff who work across a total of 37 Operating Theatres, including specialities such as General Surgery, Transplant, Orthopaedic Surgery, ENT and Maxillofacial Surgery, Neurosurgery and Paediatric Surgery.
We are a regional Major Trauma Centre and in doing so serve a very wide and complex population. You must have the ability to work as part of a team as well as being able to work autonomously. The role requires an ability to act as an expert resource, provider and role model within clinical areas with a flexible and adaptable approach, responding to the demands within the Trust.
Applications are invited from Allied Health Professionals (AHP) or Nurses (RNs) with a passion for clinical education and practice development and the drive to ensure that all the members of our teams' experience is of high quality, safe and fit for purpose support.
You will support and coordinate the development of pre and post registration ODP / Nursing students alongside our Education Team.
If you share our vision of continuous growth, with a focus on patient safety and quality care, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
1. Registration with appropriate professional body.
2. The post holder is responsible for the provision of a high quality patient focused service, based upon the assessment of patient's needs within a designated specialist area of perioperative practice.
3. To act as a clinical specialist, supervising and supporting the teams to ensure the provision of an effective and efficient service to patients and Clinicians.
4. Support the training and development of all grades of staff, including the provision of a positive learning environment in which staff can maximise their potential.
5. Manage the department out of normal working hours and deputise for the Team Leader as required.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 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.
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.
Job 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
The advert will close at midnight on 18 February 2025.
Interviews are due to be held on 5 March 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 NMC / HCPC registration
* Recognised Anaesthetic course for registered Nurses
* Recognised ODP qualification
* Evidence of further professional development
* Human factors training
Experience
* Highly skilled Anaesthetic Practitioner
* Clinically current in more than one area of perioperative practice including ENT
* Experience in managing and leading a team
* Evidence of supervision / mentoring of learners and junior staff
* Substantial experience as a Band 5 Anaesthetic Practitioner
* Experience in audit and resource management
* Awareness of HR processes pertaining to staff and management
* Experience with clinical teaching
Knowledge
* Of managing, leading and working as an integral member of the team
* Of development / innovation in Theatre
* Clinical practice
* Awareness of strategic objectives
* Of principles of lifelong learning, professional
* Education and training
Skills
* Ability to work within the boundaries of the NMC / HCPC Code of Professional Conduct
* Clear and consistent communication skills
* Liaison and negotiation skills
* Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines and work independently
* Ability to lead, motivate and empower others
* Ability to respond and manage emergency situations
* Awareness of the process involved in introducing change
* Participation in developing and implementing policies, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion in line with all perioperative theatre policies
* Team building and Team working skills and able to lead a team to achieve results
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.
* Flexible to meet the needs of the service
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.
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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