Specialist Support Nurse Bowel Transplant | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 24 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 p.a. pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 May 2024 |
| Location: | Cambridge, CB2 0QQ |
| Company: | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6237309/180-C-247176 |
Summary
Do you want to contribute to world class outcomes for transplant patients?
The transplant team at CUH are pivotal in ensuring transplant patients continue to receive world class care. The team expertly support and navigate patients throughout their whole transplant journey, from assessment through to lifelong post transplant care in the outpatient setting.
We currently have a full time band 6 vacancy for a specialist support nurse focusing on small bowel and multivisceral transplant patients.
If you have a background in gastro-intestinal and/or transplant nursing and are passionate about making a real difference for patients with end stage organ failure, then this could be the job for you.
The post holder is responsible for the provision of high quality, patient focused care
Responsible for assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care programmes
Responsible for providing specialist advice and support to, and liaising with, other staff
Provide support for the management of the intestinal failure/multi-visceral transplant recipient patient care pathway, from referral, preoperative education, and transplant surgery through to life-long follow up in accordance with national and local guidelines.
Partake in the provision of post-transplant clinics, MDT’s, post op education and manage a case load of patients with complex physical and psychological needs.
Work closely with the multidisciplinary team, referring centres and other intestinal transplant centres nationally and internationally to share expertise and dissemination of best practice within intestinal/multi-visceral transplantation.
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.
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.
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Closing date is midnight on 6 May 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 20 May 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.
This advert closes on Monday 6 May 2024