Main area: Immunology
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered)
Job ref: 180-C-247364
Employer: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Addenbrookes Hospital-Division C
Town: Cambridge
Salary: £35,392 - £42,618 p.a. pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/09/2024 23:59
Interview date: 02/10/2024
Clinical Immunology Specialist Nurse
Job overview
There is a fantastic opportunity for the right individual to come and join the Immunology service. You will work within a small highly skilled team of specialist nurses supporting patients as they engage with the Immunology service. This is very much a hands-on role with a focus on patients and their needs. Immunology is a varied area of work with many different sub-specialties under one heading. The service is a Monday - Friday service currently operating mainly from clinic 1a in outpatients; however, there may be the need for some home visits, attending patients on the wards, and the possibility of working across Hospital locations.
The Addenbrooke's Immunology service covers the whole of the Eastern region providing specialist advice, treatments, and other interventions as needed.
Come and join the team, and try a fascinating area of specialist nursing.
Main duties of the job
To support the Immunology service in the provision of a high-quality effective nursing service for patients with an immunodeficiency both at home & in hospital.
Working for our organisation
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.
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Evidence of continuous professional development
* Teaching or mentoring qualification
* Post-registration qualification in specialty or willingness to complete
* Degree
* Research Module
Experience
* Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship roles
* Accept personal accountability for own practice
* Experience of formal/informal teaching
* Relevant experience in specialty
Knowledge
* Understanding of evidence-based practice
* Understanding of Clinical Governance
* Understanding and knowledge of specialist field
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
* Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management
* Effective interpersonal skills
* Commitment to multidisciplinary working
* Assertiveness/perceptive counselling skills
* Documentation, audit and presentation skills
Additional Requirements
* To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct
* Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions
* The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors, and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent
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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