Job summary
Are you an experienced Neonatal or Paediatric Critical Care Nurse looking for an exciting career opportunity? We are currently looking to recruit Nurses to join our transport service at bands 6, 7 and advanced practitioner 8a level.
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 to their new care centre.
This career path will enable you to enhance your skills in stabilising and transferring some of the sickest neonates and children within a small team. You will also develop and deliver with the MDT outreach learning to our service users across the region.
A full induction process is provided with competencies surrounding the transport situation and equipment. As a team we have daily teaching and regular simulation drills to maintain our skills. Shifts include rotation between our 6 teams which cover each 24 hours, 365 days of the year.
Main duties of the job
You will take the lead for innovation; developing and delivering a programme of service improvement for all staff involved in the Paediatric Transport Service.
You will work closely with the Education Leads, Risk Leads and Managerial Team to ensure strategies are in place to address issues related to safety and quality.
As part of the Senior Nursing team you will provide strong leadership, role modelling professional and clinical qualities expected from a Band 7 as identified in the Trust values and performance standards.
To use time flexibly to ensure the service needs are met.
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 ofTogether - Safe, Kind, Excellentsupport 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.
Closing date is midnight on 6th February 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 19th February 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.
If you would like to be part of this friendly, progressive, innovative team providing family centred care to critically ill neonates and children in the East of England and would like more information please contact:
Lorraine Highe, Matron:lorraine.highe1@nhs.net
Liz Lock, Lead Nurse for Education:elizabeth.lock8@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Closing date is midnight on 6th February 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 19th February 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.
If you would like to be part of this friendly, progressive, innovative team providing family centred care to critically ill neonates and children in the East of England and would like more information please contact:
Lorraine Highe, Matron:lorraine.highe1@nhs.net
Liz Lock, Lead Nurse for Education:elizabeth.lock8@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registration with NMC Post registration
- Paediatric critical care qualification
- Teaching and assessing / mentorship preparation qualification
- Evidence of degree level study or equivalent
- Approved Paediatric life support course
Desirable
- Enhanced practice qualification
- Paediatric life support course instructor
Experience
Essential
- Experience at Band 6 or above in a PICU environment
- Experience in the care of children requiring surgery
- Current or previous experience within a structured transport service
- Experience of managing and leading change processes
- Experience writing or updating guidelines for practice
- Evidence of identifying, writing and delivering audit packages to enhance quality and safety of care
- Experience of using computer packages to make working processes more effective and efficient
- Experience of innovation for service improvement
Desirable
- Participation in teaching programmes at higher education providers
Knowledge
Essential
- To have a depth of Paediatric nursing knowledge, integrating theory and practice
- An understanding of service and operational issues related to Paediatric transport
- Awareness of professional issues affecting nursing and Paediatric care
- Understanding of risk processes and how to facilitate learning to reduce future risk
Desirable
- Knowledge of commissioning of higher education courses
Skills
Essential
- Clinical skills appropriate for transporting children requiring all levels of care without direct supervision
- To work well under pressure
- Excellent decision making, communication and organisational ability enabling you to effectively manage complex operational situations
- To work flexibly within the team
- Ability to teach and motivate others at all levels
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
- Able to travel between hospitals to support outreach and education
- The following hazards are associated with this job role: Contact with patients in a clinical environment, regular contact with patients who are vulnerable to infection, contact with patients who are known to be infected, shift work including night duty, manual handling, regular hand hygiene exposing to skin sensitisers (exc latex)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registration with NMC Post registration
- Paediatric critical care qualification
- Teaching and assessing / mentorship preparation qualification
- Evidence of degree level study or equivalent
- Approved Paediatric life support course
Desirable
- Enhanced practice qualification
- Paediatric life support course instructor
Experience
Essential
- Experience at Band 6 or above in a PICU environment
- Experience in the care of children requiring surgery
- Current or previous experience within a structured transport service
- Experience of managing and leading change processes
- Experience writing or updating guidelines for practice
- Evidence of identifying, writing and delivering audit packages to enhance quality and safety of care
- Experience of using computer packages to make working processes more effective and efficient
- Experience of innovation for service improvement
Desirable
- Participation in teaching programmes at higher education providers
Knowledge
Essential
- To have a depth of Paediatric nursing knowledge, integrating theory and practice
- An understanding of service and operational issues related to Paediatric transport
- Awareness of professional issues affecting nursing and Paediatric care
- Understanding of risk processes and how to facilitate learning to reduce future risk
Desirable
- Knowledge of commissioning of higher education courses
Skills
Essential
- Clinical skills appropriate for transporting children requiring all levels of care without direct supervision
- To work well under pressure
- Excellent decision making, communication and organisational ability enabling you to effectively manage complex operational situations
- To work flexibly within the team
- Ability to teach and motivate others at all levels
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
- Able to travel between hospitals to support outreach and education
- The following hazards are associated with this job role: Contact with patients in a clinical environment, regular contact with patients who are vulnerable to infection, contact with patients who are known to be infected, shift work including night duty, manual handling, regular hand hygiene exposing to skin sensitisers (exc latex)
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).