Specialist Support Staff Nurse - Paediatric Ophthalmology
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2024 |
| Location: | Cambridge, CB2 0QQ |
| Company: | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6235459/180-E-248021-RE |
Summary
A Vacancy at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The Paediatric Opthalmology team are excited to advertise for a new role of Specialist Support Nurse at a Band 5. This role will be to support children/young people and their families as they visit the Ophthalmology clinics. You will be working closely with the Clinical Nurse Specialist for the service and the wider multi-disciplinary team which comprises consultants, optometrists, safeguarding team and the inpatient ward staff.
The paediatric team is a dynamic team, recently having won the CUH award for innovation. This is a great opportunity to learn specialist skills and develop Band 5 nursing skills.
You will have good clinical skills and previous experience of working in an outpatient setting would be advantageous. You will be providing individualised nursing and family centred care for children in the ophthalmology clinic with minimal supervision.
You will need to be able to assess the care needs of the children / young people coming through ophthalmology as inpatient / outpatients and liaise with the members of the MDT to ensure that the children receive a high standard of care.
You should be able to communicate confidently and effectively with other professionals and also with families / carers. This will enable you to teach families, when appropriate, about ongoing care for their child.
You will be responsible for competently providing safe and effective care to children attending the ophthalmology outpatient department with minimal supervision by a more experienced registered nurse. Assess care needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care. Participate in the supervision and teaching of unqualified and qualified staff, including students. To develop specialist skills to support the specialist support nurse and clinical nurse specialist.
You will participate in teaching programmes for more junior staff and pre-registration students, facilitating them to achieve their learning outcomes and objectives.
You will be able to sensitively deal with the frequent challenges associated with social differences, parental anxiety and cultural diversity. You will have a good knowledge of safe guarding processes and now how to escalate any concerns.
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals 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.
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)
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close on 30-April-2024.
Interviews are due to be held on week commencing 13-May-2024.
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.
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.
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 advert closes on Tuesday 30 Apr 2024
The Paediatric Opthalmology team are excited to advertise for a new role of Specialist Support Nurse at a Band 5. This role will be to support children/young people and their families as they visit the Ophthalmology clinics. You will be working closely with the Clinical Nurse Specialist for the service and the wider multi-disciplinary team which comprises consultants, optometrists, safeguarding team and the inpatient ward staff.
The paediatric team is a dynamic team, recently having won the CUH award for innovation. This is a great opportunity to learn specialist skills and develop Band 5 nursing skills.
You will have good clinical skills and previous experience of working in an outpatient setting would be advantageous. You will be providing individualised nursing and family centred care for children in the ophthalmology clinic with minimal supervision.
You will need to be able to assess the care needs of the children / young people coming through ophthalmology as inpatient / outpatients and liaise with the members of the MDT to ensure that the children receive a high standard of care.
You should be able to communicate confidently and effectively with other professionals and also with families / carers. This will enable you to teach families, when appropriate, about ongoing care for their child.
You will be responsible for competently providing safe and effective care to children attending the ophthalmology outpatient department with minimal supervision by a more experienced registered nurse. Assess care needs, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care. Participate in the supervision and teaching of unqualified and qualified staff, including students. To develop specialist skills to support the specialist support nurse and clinical nurse specialist.
You will participate in teaching programmes for more junior staff and pre-registration students, facilitating them to achieve their learning outcomes and objectives.
You will be able to sensitively deal with the frequent challenges associated with social differences, parental anxiety and cultural diversity. You will have a good knowledge of safe guarding processes and now how to escalate any concerns.
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals 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.
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)
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close on 30-April-2024.
Interviews are due to be held on week commencing 13-May-2024.
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.
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.
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 advert closes on Tuesday 30 Apr 2024