Company

Cambridge University HospitalsSee more

addressAddressCambridge, Cambridgeshire
CategoryHealthcare

Job description

Main area
Addenbrookes Hospital - Newly Qualified Staff Nurse
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
180-NQSN-20APR24
Employer
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Addenbrookes Hospital-Division A,B,C,D,
Town
Cambridge
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/04/2024 23:59

Job overview

If you are a Newly-Qualified Adult Nurse or qualifying shortly, we would love to tell you more about opportunities to develop your career here at Cambridge University Hospitals.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises of Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional areas, as well as offering 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 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.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of safe individualised, holistic and evidence-based patient focused care in consultation with the patient, relatives and the multidisciplinary team.

Working for our organisation

We currently have opportunities for Newly Qualified nurses in the following areas. Please select a maximum of two preferences in your application. If there is a specific ward within one of the specialties listed below that you are particularly interested in working in, please include this information within your supporting statement detailing why you should be considered.

    Radiology

    Oncology

    Haematology

    Cambridge Infusion Centre

    Acute Medical Ward

    Renal Medicine

    Department of Medicine for the Elderly

    Acute Assessment Unit

    Transplant

    Theatres

    Critical Care

    Emergency Department

    Ely Day Surgery Unit

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification)

This vacancy will close on the 7th April 2024

If successfully shortlisted you will be invited to our Newly Qualified Recruitment Event, which will be held on site on the 20th April. Please note if you have indicated Critical Care as one of your two options you will be required to complete a maths test prior to the event date. The Recruitment team will be in touch to confirm details closer to the time.

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

    Our values and reputation for outstanding care

    Opportunities to experience a range of specialties

    Career and development opportunities

    Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team

    Research experience and opportunities

    £1000 Welcome Subsidy on commencement and up to a further £3000 loan to support your resettlement and contribute towards a deposit or first months’ rent subject to eligibility

    Lovely location and quality of life

    Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

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 criteria

    • Current registration with NMC on part one or two of the register • Newly Qualified or working towards registering with the NMC

Desirable criteria

    • Teaching and assessing qualification • Other post-basic, health-related courses evidence of continuing professional development and its application • NHS Acute experience

Experience

Essential criteria

    • Proven clinical practice • Experience of utilising reflective practice

Desirable criteria

    • Experience of mentoring junior staff • Experience of teaching junior staff • Experience of shift: shift ward management in absence of senior colleagues • Clinical supervision

Knowledge

Essential criteria

    •NMC Code of Conduct and guidelines of professional practice •Good theoretical and practical knowledge of nursing within the clinical area •Health and Safety awareness •Quality issues and Clinical Governance •Awareness of Trust and Ward/Department policies •Awareness of need to demonstrate a professional appearance and behaviour

Desirable criteria

    •Awareness of risk management procedure •An understanding of the professional nursing agenda •Awareness of broader issues within the Trust and NHS

Skills

Essential criteria

    • Proven verbal and written communication • Skills with all members of the healthcare team, colleagues, patients and relatives • Practical application of Trust documentation standards • Self motivated • Ability to take initiative when required and liaise with the appropriate manager/bleep holder • Maintenance of confidentiality • Identify problems and recommend solutions • Time management • Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload • Awareness and respect for colleagues’, patients’, relatives’ cultural and emotional needs • Able to remain calm and work effectively in pressured situations • Willingness to adapt to change as the organisation develops

Desirable criteria

    •Ability to achieve competency in Trust computer systems •Ability to induct and orientate new staff to clinical area and to identify the key learning needs of less experienced staff •Practical skills teaching •Able to demonstrate practical application of health and safety in relation to acuity and patient/nurse ratio •Effective management of equipment and resources

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria

    The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent. The following hazards are associated with this job role: •Flexible approach to working in line with service requirements

Applicant requirements

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.


Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Alina Manole
Job title
Recruitment Advisor
Email address
alina.manole@nhs.net
Telephone number
01223 217038

Benefits

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