Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse - Ward N2 Infection & Inflammation
Band 7
Main area: Infection & Inflammation
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Mostly Mon-Fri with a late shift and weekend shift per rota for Divisional Bleepholding - Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered)
Job ref: 180-C-257001
Employer: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Addenbrookes Hospital-Division C
Town: Cambridge
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 p.a. pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 23/01/2025
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated nurse with excellent leadership and management skills and high standards of quality to join our team on Ward N2 as a Senior Sister/Senior Charge Nurse.
N2 is a 22 bed Ward that is all siderooms. We specialise in caring for patients who have Respiratory and Gastroenterology Infections who require to be barrier nursed.
You must be an experienced individual who is able to work with a large multidisciplinary team to promote change, high quality patient care and effective patient flow.
Main duties of the job
You will lead and co-ordinate a multidisciplinary team to ensure an optimum level of safe and effective patient care within budgetary resources. You will be required to assess care needs, to develop, to implement and evaluate programmes of care.
You will be responsible for all aspects of staff management and recruitment in line with HR policy. You will be required to participate in Divisional bleep holder rotas which entails a late shift and weekend shift.
You will be a visible presence in the ward area and be responsible for all aspects of clinical governance and management within the ward area.
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 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?
* 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
* Current and relevant registration on NMC Register
* Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
* Recent attendance on a leadership development programme
* Educated to degree level
Experience
* Experience of managing a ward/unit
* Success in working collaboratively across professions and services
* Demonstrable understanding of managing change
* Introduced evidence based practice
* Experience of Respiratory and Gastroenterology Nursing
* Experience in Infection Control
Knowledge
* Clinical practice and demonstrable knowledge of developments in nursing policy and practice
* Clinical governance
* Principles of lifelong learning
* Workforce planning, recruitment and retention
* Previous experience of ward management
* Knowledge of Respiratory and Gastroenterology Medicine
* Knowledge of Infection Control
* ILS trained
Skills
* Ability to lead, motivate and empower others
* Highly developed communications skills
* Inter-personal skills
* Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines and work independently
* Positive and effective team worker
* Writing and presentation skills
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.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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