Job Description
Summary
There is a vacancy at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Do you have the ability to sustain morale, encourage and motivate a team, prioritise care, and effectively lead the team amid periods of personnel scarcity and high acuity? If yes, an amazing opportunity has arisen for you to join our team as a Band 6 Registered Nurse.
Hinchingbrooke Dialysis Unit is one of four off-site dialysis units run by Addenbrooke’s Hospital. It is located at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon. We are a nurse-led unit supported by colleagues from our multidisciplinary team who work offsite. You will be engaged by CUH in collaboration with Fresenius Medical Care.
The 20-station satellite unit consists of 18 operational stations and two isolation rooms, and it dialyses a mix of long-term dialysis dependent patients from the surrounding area as well as any of our regular dialysis patients who become inpatients at Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
Our shift patterns will be as follows, following consultation to open a twilight shift:
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
6.30 – 14.30
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday: 6.30-18.30, 11.00-23.00, and 14.30-23.00.
6.30 – 14.30
6.30 – 18.30
10.30 – 18.30
We are not open on Sundays unless the unit requires a service provision or if Christmas/New Year’s Day falls between Monday and Saturday.You can work flexibly across the various shifts listed above.Prior dialysis experience is preferred, but not required.
Please contact Sister Susan Bell at the unit at 01480 421850 about this position.
To support the Senior Sister in the general management of the ward and the coordination of the multidisciplinary team to provide a safe and effective standard of patient care.
To be a team leader for a group of patients receiving hemodialysis in a clinical setting.
Provide leadership in a chronic dialysis situation.
Join us as a Nurse
The Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching trusts in the UK. It includes Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible, high-quality healthcare to the Cambridge community, as well as regional and national specialty services. It’s an excellent environment to breastfeed, work, and live.
You will work on a lively hospital campus with a welcoming community atmosphere; we have excellent facilities for honing your skills and abilities to help your career path and development. Our values of Together – Safe, Kind, and Excellent underpin the delivery of exceptional care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is boosting health-care quality by transforming services, increasing patient safety, and improving clinical outcomes.
CUH is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment in which we may all be ourselves. We value our diversity and completely advocate for and support an inclusive work environment in which everyone can reach their potential. We aim to guarantee that our employees are authentically representative of all of the areas we serve. We welcome applications for all posts within the organisation, regardless of age, handicap, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, or social economic background.
For a list of important roles and responsibilities, please review the accompanying Applicant Information Pack (which includes a combined job description and person specification).
All Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, Midwives, ODPs, and Radiographers who begin meaningful employment with the Trust will receive a welcome £1000 stipend.
If you want sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, please confirm that you are not applying from a Red list nation. – Code of Practice for International Recruitment of Health and Social Care Personnel in England – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The closing date is midnight on May 21, 2024.
Interviews will be place on May 29, 2024.
Why pick Cambridge University Hospitals?
Our principles and reputation for providing exceptional care
Opportunities to experience a variety of specialties.
Career and development opportunities
A dedicated clinical education support staff provides preceptorship and mentoring courses.
Research experience and opportunities.
Excellent schools, institutions, and transportation options (road, rail, and air) make this a desirable place with high quality of life.
Benefits to You
We provide development possibilities and a variety of amenities, such as on-site leisure facilities, a shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a fantastic transport system with quick access to airports and train travel.
Please keep in mind that if you have any further questions about the required hours for this position, you should contact the person listed. In some circumstances, other working hours will be considered.
We accept applications from the armed forces.