Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Are you a highly motivated and experienced Critical Care Nurse who is looking to fulfil their potential at a higher grade? Within Division A we have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and supportive Matron team as one of two Matrons for Critical Care.
We are looking for an experienced senior Critical Care Nurse, someone who is a natural role model, who consistently demonstrates the Trust values with a passion for supporting and developing others while delivering high quality, safe care to our patients. This is an important Nursing leadership role in an innovative and supportive Division here at Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust.
Please note the post will be available from May 2025 onwards.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide professional and managerial leadership to the relevant nursing teams and provide a highly visible and authoritative presence ensuring the provision of high quality, responsive services with the needs of the patient at the centre of care delivery.
2. Provide nursing leadership to assigned inpatient and theatre teams.
3. Work in partnership with Divisional Head of Nursing and the wider Divisional Management Team to ensure effective and efficient management of services to meet agreed standards within the resources available.
4. Be accountable for all clinical aspects of quality within the service.
5. Maintain a visible presence where patients, carers, staff, and visitors can turn for assistance and upon whom they can rely to ensure that the fundamental and specialist aspects of care are met. This includes working clinical shifts.
6. Support the Divisional Head of Nursing by leading and developing nurses, nursing practice, and improvements in patient care.
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 healthcare quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Current and relevant registration on NMC register.
* Additional relevant Critical Care nursing qualification or equivalent experience.
* Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
* Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
* Management & leadership training.
* Recent attendance on a leadership development programme.
* MSC or willing to work towards.
Experience
* Substantial experience of managing a Clinical area / Team.
* Demonstrable success in working collaboratively across professions and services.
* Demonstrable success in managing change & innovative working and introducing evidence-based practice.
* Audit Experience.
* Experience of co-ordination of complex discharges.
* Research experience.
Knowledge
* Clinical practice and demonstrable knowledge of developments in nursing policy and practice.
* Clinical governance.
* The importance of successful partnership working.
* Principles of lifelong learning.
* Professional education and training.
* Workforce planning, recruitment, and retention.
Skills
* Ability to lead and motivate empower others.
* Highly developed communications skills including inter-personal skills, liaison and negotiation skills, writing and presentation skills.
* Advising and influencing senior managers in relation to risk management and quality improvement.
* Budget management.
* Developing and implementing policies, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion.
* Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines and work independently.
* Positive and effective team worker.
* Ability to respond and manage emergency situations.
* Ability to make effective judgements in stressful situations.
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.
* Flexibility in attitude and hours.
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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