Job summary As a pivotal part of our team you will be responsible for the daily management and coordination of thenursing team to ensure critically ill patients, and their families, receive an optimum level of safe, effective care. You will also be responsible for supervising, leading and developing Nurses and Nursing practice within our Critical Care Units. You will undertake a rotation programme, across Critical Care, developing your transferable Critical Care skills and providing a comprehensive portfolio of experience. In return for your dedication and hard work we offer excellent opportunities for all staff which include local education and leadership and development programmes. The interview process will consist of both panel and group interview taking place on the same day. Main duties of the job As a proficient Critical Care Nurse, you will act to ensure the highest standard of patient care is delivered either individually at the bedside, as a pod coordinator supporting more junior members of the team or as the Nurse in Charge of the shift. You will be an expert practitioner, role model and mentor and will participate in the education and development of Nursing and Healthcare staff. You will work closely with the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse, Matron and senior members of the Critical Care team. 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 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? o Our values and reputation for outstanding careo Opportunities to experience a range of specialitieso Career and development opportunitieso Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support teamo Research experience and opportunitieso Lovely location and quality of lifeo Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air) Date posted 04 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £37,338 to £44,962 a year p.a. pro rata Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working Reference number 180-A-257029 Job locations Addenbrookes Hospital-Division A Hills Road Cambridge CB2 0QQ Job description 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 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 taking up substantive employment with the Trust. Closing date is midnight on 16th February 2025 Interviews are due to be held on 26th and 27th 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 caf, 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. For further details/informal visits please contact: Name Laura Ellarby Job title Senior Sister - NCCU (Neuro Critical Care Unit) Email address l.ellarbynhs.net Telephone number 01223 216358 Additional contact information Name Adam Deeks Job title Senior Charge Nurse - JVF ICU (John Farman Intensive Care Unit) Email address adam.deeks1nhs.net Telephone number 01223 217494 Job description 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 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 taking up substantive employment with the Trust. Closing date is midnight on 16th February 2025 Interviews are due to be held on 26th and 27th 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 caf, 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. For further details/informal visits please contact: Name Laura Ellarby Job title Senior Sister - NCCU (Neuro Critical Care Unit) Email address l.ellarbynhs.net Telephone number 01223 216358 Additional contact information Name Adam Deeks Job title Senior Charge Nurse - JVF ICU (John Farman Intensive Care Unit) Email address adam.deeks1nhs.net Telephone number 01223 217494 Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registrant with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) of UK Adult Critical Care Course Certification programme with 60 credits (or equivalent) Degree or equivalent experience Desirable ILS Certification Leadership and/or Management training Specialist relevant clinical Courses Working towards Masters Experience Essential Extensive Critical Care Nursing experience, evidenced by completion of step 1-3 (or equivalent experience) Evidence of a positive contribution to the ICU team. For example; individual or group project work, link roles etc Awareness about the importance of evidence based practice and research in Critical Care Desirable Experience post adult Critical Care course Experience in a specialised unit e.g. Trauma, Neurosciences, Vascular and Transplant Knowledge Essential Up to date knowledge of the clinical specialties relevant to patients (evidence based practice) Knowledge of current NHS, professional and educational issues Desirable Understands the principles of Clinical and Shared Governance and the implications for practice Demonstrates an understanding of current educational practices relating to basic and continuing education Experience and qualifications in research Skills Essential Evidence of proficient clinical skills in Critical Care Nursing Demonstrated proficiency in communication, both verbally and in writing Able to use initiative, solve problems and prioritise work Able to work in a changing environment and to actively support / promote planned change Demonstrating active participation and/or initiation of a quality improvement, service improvement and or audit project Demonstrates effective team work skills Desirable Actively engaged in Clinical Supervision / Action Learning Basic Computer Skills Additional Requirements Essential The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registrant with Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) of UK Adult Critical Care Course Certification programme with 60 credits (or equivalent) Degree or equivalent experience Desirable ILS Certification Leadership and/or Management training Specialist relevant clinical Courses Working towards Masters Experience Essential Extensive Critical Care Nursing experience, evidenced by completion of step 1-3 (or equivalent experience) Evidence of a positive contribution to the ICU team. For example; individual or group project work, link roles etc Awareness about the importance of evidence based practice and research in Critical Care Desirable Experience post adult Critical Care course Experience in a specialised unit e.g. Trauma, Neurosciences, Vascular and Transplant Knowledge Essential Up to date knowledge of the clinical specialties relevant to patients (evidence based practice) Knowledge of current NHS, professional and educational issues Desirable Understands the principles of Clinical and Shared Governance and the implications for practice Demonstrates an understanding of current educational practices relating to basic and continuing education Experience and qualifications in research Skills Essential Evidence of proficient clinical skills in Critical Care Nursing Demonstrated proficiency in communication, both verbally and in writing Able to use initiative, solve problems and prioritise work Able to work in a changing environment and to actively support / promote planned change Demonstrating active participation and/or initiation of a quality improvement, service improvement and or audit project Demonstrates effective team work skills Desirable Actively engaged in Clinical Supervision / Action Learning Basic Computer Skills Additional Requirements Essential The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent. 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information 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. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Address Addenbrookes Hospital-Division A Hills Road Cambridge CB2 0QQ Employer's website https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)