Clinical Practice Facilitator - Sister/Charge Nurse - NICU

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.

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)

This vacancy will close at midnight on 8 December 2024

Interviews are due to be held on 19 December 2024

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

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.

Qualifications

Essential

• Current registration with the NMC Paediatric RN or Adult RN
• Post registration Neonatal Critical Care qualification
• NLS training
• Teaching and assessing qualification and /or Mentorship Module
• Safeguarding Children training level 1,2,3

Desirable

• Evidence of degree level study
• NLS instructor status
• Recruitment and retention experience
• Appraisal training
• Leadership course

Experience

Essential

• Experience at Band 6 in a level 2 or 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
• Continuing experience as a mentor to Neonatal Critical Care course learners

Desirable

• Experience obtained in more than one Neonatal setting.
• Previous experience of mentoring in the clinical setting
• Presenting a topic within a formal setting e.g. at study days or conferences

Knowledge

Essential

• Works within the boundaries of local and national policies and professional issues
• To have a depth of neonatal nursing knowledge, integrating theory and practice.
• To have a contemporary knowledge of professional nursing strategy.

Desirable

• Current knowledge of research developments within neonatal care

Skills

Essential

• Competent to lead others in the care of neonates and their families in a safe and effective manner without direct supervision
• Advocate of neonatal care
• Evidence of excellent team work within a multi-disciplinary team
• Evidence of effective communication and decision making skills
• Evidence of forward thinking and progressive work ethos
• Advanced computer skills

Desirable

• Evidence of participation in research and audit projects
• Evidence of developing guidelines/policies

Additonal 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.
• Motivated

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).