Job summary
- Main area
- Vascular Access
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Bank holidays and potential weekend shifts)
- Job ref
- 180-B-247183
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division B
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 p.a. pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 17/05/2024
Employer heading
Specialist Support Nurse - Vascular Access Unit
Band 6
Job overview
An rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Support Nurse role in Vascular Access Unit. If you are passionate about providing excellent patient care related to vascular access and you are ready for the next move in your career, we would like to hear from you!
As a Specialist Support Nurse in Vascular Access Unit you will be trained to insert PICC lines and acute CVCs as well as remove Hickman lines. You will be actively involved in the teaching sessions targeted to the ward nurses and you will be participating in performing audits relevant to the speciality.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for the provision of high quality, patient focused care.
Responsible for assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing programmes.
Responsible for providing specialist advice and support to, and liaising with, other staff.
Competent in insertion of central venous access devices.
Working for our organisation
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) 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.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
A welcome subsidy of £1000 is available to all Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, Midwives, ODPs and Radiographers taking up substantive employment with the Trust.
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)
Closing date is midnight on 8 May 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 17 May 2024
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
- 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 the NMC as a registered nurse
- Relevant experience in vascular access
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching or mentoring qualification
Desirable criteria
- Degree
- Research module
- Post registration qualification in speciality or willingness to complete
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate expert nursing skills
- Knowledge of vascular access devices
- Evidence of mentorship/preceptorship roles
- Accept personal accountability for own practice
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of evidence based practice
- Understanding of clinical governance
- Understanding and knowledge of specialist field
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
- Adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Commitment to multidisciplinary working
Desirable criteria
- Assertiveness/perceptive counselling skills
- Documentation, audit and presentation skills
- Leadership skills
Additonal Requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent.
- To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct
- Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Maria Giannakopoulou
- Job title
- Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 596020
- Additional information
Informal visits are encouraged
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