An opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated individual to join our team of adult neurosurgical specialist nurses. Currently, this role is Monday to Friday only.
We are looking for an experienced nurse who has a keen interest in supporting patients with a range of spinal conditions across the elective and emergency pathways. This includes but is not limited to: spinal stenosis, spinal tumours, vertebral fractures, and spinal cord injury management. You will work closely with a number of Spinal Consultants and AHPs to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care provision across the inpatient and outpatient settings.
You will have excellent communication and listening skills and the ability to provide expert specialist advice as you support patients and their families throughout their journey, including those who may experience life-changing disability or chronic pain due to their spinal condition. This role requires you to lead proactively on planning both rehabilitation and complex discharge.
A key aspect of the role is to improve the patient pathway from referral through to discharge and there is scope for you to lead on a number of service development projects. This includes development of nurse-led clinics and participating in nurse-led discharge. This role involves Trust level teaching, participating in research projects and presenting at the Spinal MDT meetings. You must have a current NMC registration and relevant experience within neurosurgery or spinal surgery.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is a recognised expert in the specialty, responsible for assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care programmes and undertaking specialist nursing procedures, where relevant.
Responsible for providing specialist advice and support to, and liaising with, other staff. This includes the provision of specialist education and training for other staff and students.
Responsible for implementing a clearly defined integrated approach to patient care, both inpatient and outpatient, encompassing new treatments and evidence-based care.
Required to undertake research and lead clinical audits in own specialist area.
This post holder will also work collaboratively with the Spinal Cord Injury CNS to link in with the spinal rehabilitation pathway, cross covering planned absences to enable seamless service provision.
The post holder will be required to work to meet the needs of the service. Initially this will be Monday - Friday; however, the role may require unsocial hours, working weekends and bank holidays in the future.
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 healthcare quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
1. Our values and reputation for outstanding care
2. Opportunities to experience a range of specialties
3. Career and development opportunities
4. Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
5. Research experience and opportunities
6. Lovely location and quality of life
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
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This vacancy will close at midnight on 18 November 2024.
Interviews are due to be held on 26 November 2024.
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
Essential
* Registered Nurse educated to Degree level or willingness to undertake
* Evidence of post-registration continuous professional development within the spinal and neurosurgical specialties
* Advanced communication skills/counselling qualification or willingness to undertake
Desirable
* Masters Degree
* Advanced Clinical Assessment qualification or willingness to undertake
* Non-Medical Prescribing qualification, or willingness to undertake
* Spinal Cord Injury Course completion
* Teaching qualification.
* Research Module.
Skills
Essential
* Significant relevant experience in the Specialty and ability to demonstrate expert nursing skills
* Accept personal accountability for own practice.
* Experience of formal/informal teaching.
* Experience of initiating change
Knowledge
Essential
* Understanding of evidence-based practice.
* Understanding of Clinical Governance.
* Understanding of patient pathways its complexities and how to support the patient through this.
Skills
Essential
* Good verbal and written communication skills.
* Capable of working as an integral member of a small team.
* Adaptable to changing situations due workload and colleagues' needs.
* Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients.
* Leadership skills.
* Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload effective time-management.
* Effective interpersonal skills.
* Ability to lead developments in practice.
* Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
* Demonstrate analytical and judgmental skills.
* Ability to quickly appraise situation and act accordingly.
Desirable
* Advanced Communication Skills.
Additonal Requirements
Essential
* To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with 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.
Desirable
* Knowledge of broader issues related to specialty - political and Trust.
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Addenbrookes Hospital-Division D
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
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