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An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Band 5 registered nurse to join the progressive Occupational Health and Wellbeing team onsite in the CUH OH and Wellbeing building.
Every aspect of Occupational Health delivered through our service aims to provide the highest quality of care for CUH staff, other NHS organisations and external companies that the wider oh multi-disciplinary team support.
CUH invests in its workforce’s health &wellbeing , through Occupational Health service such as; pre-employment staff screening, flu and covid vaccination, risk assessment, as well as mental health and wellbeing support.
Main duties of the job
This job role is suited for a registered nurse who has a keen interest in Occupational Health, or is seeking to learn new skills, to join an established and SEQOHS accredited OH team.
You will have a positive attitude towards the health and wellbeing of those attending, or contacting Occupational Health for support and advice.
You need to be confident working both autonomously and as part of the wider team and will need excellent communication and interpersonal skills, liaising with staff, managers, other departments across RPH, CUH and other stakeholders on the biomedical campus.
Working within a team of Occupational Health professionals providing a high quality needs based Occupational Health service to all contracted clients NHS and non NHS.
The role is predominantly based in the CUH OH & Wellbeing building on the biomedical campus, and you may be required on occasion to work offsite so independent mobility throughout East Anglia is desirable.
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 £3000 loan to support your resettlement and contribute towards a deposit or first months’ rent subject to eligibility
Lovely location and quality of life
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Personal Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Closing date: 31st January 2024
Interviews to be held on the 15th February 2024
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.
For further details of our fantastic benefits please refer to the attachment below - CUH Benefits.
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 Candidates applying from outside the UK
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 and Band 5 Orthoptists taking up substantive employment with the Trust.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Desirable criteria
Evidence of continuing professional development and its application.
Experience
Essential criteria
Proven clinical 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
Desirable criteria
Awareness of risk management procedure
An understanding of the professional nursing
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
Ability to take initiative when required and liaise with the appropriate manager
Maintenance of confidentiality
Identify problems and recommend solutions
Time management
Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload
Awareness and respect for colleagues and clients cultural and emotional needs
Able to remain calm and work effectively in pressured situations
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
Desirable criteria
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.
