Sister/Charge Nurse/Clinical Leader - Theatres Recovery

Job overview

We are pleased to announce the exciting opportunity to join our dynamic recovery units as a band 6 Sister/Charge Nurse/ Clinical Leader. There are opportunities for two 12 month fixed term/secondment posts with the aim to build experience and skills as a leader in Recovery.

You will be able to work effectively under pressure, have excellent leadership, communication and organizational skills with proven experience and knowledge in the care and management of acute post anaesthetic surgical patients. You will be responsible for providing excellent care to patients and their families within the recovery environment as a clinical specialist and willing to cover the areas of Main Recovery, Neuro Recovery and Overnight Intensive Recovery.

You will be highly motivated, approachable and passionate about recovery care and service improvement, whilst providing calm, effective leadership, with sustainable clinical and leadership skills to act as a catalyst for change and drive compassionate and safe care, whilst working within a multi-professional team. You will be deputising for the Senior Sister and acting as a Clinical Specialist and expert role model within Perioperative Care Services ensuring safe, effective, research based patient care is delivered. Being enthusiastic about developing a career in recovery and having a vision of the Theatre Recovery Team as whole is essential.

Main duties of the job

To act as a Clinical Specialist and expert role model within Perioperative Care Services. Promoting excellent team working and ensuring safe, effective, research based patient care.

To deputise for the Band 7 team in their absence across the full range of management responsibilities, including bed management and staff management, sickness management, roster management, etc.

To assist the Senior Sister with the recruitment, selection and interviewing of staff.

To be responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care without supervision.

To assist in the setting and implementation of objectives and appraisal of trained staff and learners and to provide a caring working environment in which staff can maximise their potential and develop skills in clinical practice, teaching and management.

To be a facilitator for change and assist in establishing new policies and protocols.

To be able support other recovery areas.

Detailed job description and main 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.

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A welcome subsidy of £1000 is available to all Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, Midwives, ODPs and Radiographers and Band 5 Orthoptists taking up substantive employment with the Trust.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 20 October 2024

Interviews are due to be held on 11 November 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 café, 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.