Job summary
Are you an experienced NICU qualified nurse looking for an exciting career opportunity? We are currently looking to recruit experienced nurses to join our neonatal retrieval team.
PaNDR (Paediatric and Neonatal Decision Support and Retrieval Service) is the neonatal and paediatric retrieval service for the East of England. Whilst the teams work within their clinical speciality, the teams also work supportively and collaboratively together. Providing expert critical care to neonates and children up to the age of 16 years with a variety of medical and surgical conditions both at their referring hospital and in the ambulance en-route their new care centre.
If you would like to be part of this friendly, progressive, innovative team providing excellent family centred care to critically ill neonates in the East of England and would like more information please contact:
Lorraine Highe, Matron for PaNDR: lorraine.highe1@nhs.net
Emma Towler Senior Sister NIC PaNDR: emma.towler1@nhs.net
Rhonda Young Senior Sister NIC PaNDR: rhonda.young2@nhs.net
With plans for a pioneering new Children's Hospital in development for the East of England and based in Cambridge, this is a perfect time to join our paediatric and neonatal services. More information about the Cambridge Children's Hospital can be found at: www.cambridgechildrens.org
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for providing direct clinical care to infants requiring emergency and elective transfer. Team working ability and leadership skills will be used to ensure safe and effective delivery of the service for staff, parents and babies according to the CUH Trust values and behaviours.
About us
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.
Job description
Job 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.
Closing date is midnight on 9 July 2023
Interviews are due to be held on 17 July 2023
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.
Job description
Job 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.
Closing date is midnight on 9 July 2023
Interviews are due to be held on 17 July 2023
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
- First Level Registration Neonatal Critical Care qualification
- Teaching / mentorship qualification
- Neonatal Life Support Course
- Safeguarding level 3
Desirable
- Enhanced Nursing Skills Qualification (ENP)
- Degree in relevant health related subject
- Leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Tertiary level neonatal nursing experience
- Shift leader experience
- Transferring infants between departments internally
- Experience of being involved in governance processes which help to development the service and measure quality
Desirable
- Experience of surgical neonatal nursing
- Transferring infants externally
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of professional issues
- Knowledge of team working dynamics
- Emotional intelligence
Desirable
- Knowledge of neonatal transport developments and strategic National agenda
Skills
Essential
- Organised
- Ability to be calm under pressure
- Effective team member
- Able to take responsibility and use feedback for service improvement
- Basic IT skills
Desirable
- Budgetary skills
- Intermediate IT skills
Additonal Requirments
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First Level Registration Neonatal Critical Care qualification
- Teaching / mentorship qualification
- Neonatal Life Support Course
- Safeguarding level 3
Desirable
- Enhanced Nursing Skills Qualification (ENP)
- Degree in relevant health related subject
- Leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Tertiary level neonatal nursing experience
- Shift leader experience
- Transferring infants between departments internally
- Experience of being involved in governance processes which help to development the service and measure quality
Desirable
- Experience of surgical neonatal nursing
- Transferring infants externally
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of professional issues
- Knowledge of team working dynamics
- Emotional intelligence
Desirable
- Knowledge of neonatal transport developments and strategic National agenda
Skills
Essential
- Organised
- Ability to be calm under pressure
- Effective team member
- Able to take responsibility and use feedback for service improvement
- Basic IT skills
Desirable
- Budgetary skills
- Intermediate IT skills
Additonal Requirments
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).