Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatal
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 2 years (Fixed Term/Secondment)
- Hours
- 22.5 hours per week (Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered)
- Job ref
- 180-E-247443-RE
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division E
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 p.a. pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Legacy Mentor - Neonatal Unit
Band 6
Job overview
In the children’s and neonatal services at Cambridge University Hospital’s we are dedicated to providing specialist, professional care to our patients and their families in a welcoming and committed atmosphere. Our ethos of neonatal and child centered care and multi-professional collaboration drives our service alongside a commitment to family focused teamwork.
The introduction and strengthening of the role of Legacy Mentors is one of NHS England Chief Nursing Officer’s High Impact Retention Changes to support those in late career to extend their career whilst supporting those in their early career to retain them.
We are seeking to recruit a band 6 registered neonatal nurse for a two year fixed term/ secondment to introduce the role of the legacy mentor. The role will support the journey of new registrants in the neonatal unit at CUH with a focus on experience and knowledge sharing. The legacy mentor role will support students and preceptors with training needs and create a link with practice development.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an experienced neonatal nurse able to coach and provide pastoral support to newly qualified nurses in a level 3 NICU, demonstrating empathy and patience, be passionate about the profession, supporting the nurses in the learning environment.
This role will be key in supporting colleagues to stay and stay well. The legacy mentor will need to build relationships within the team and demonstrate collaborative working.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
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.
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.
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)
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 29 December 2024
Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 6 January 2025
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current and relevant registration on NMC or HCPC Register
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of relevant continuous professional development
Desirable criteria
- Relevant postgraduate qualification in neonatal nursing
- Coaching experience and/or Mental Health first aid training
- Qualified Professional Nurse Advocate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate collaborative working across neonatal and children’s services
- Significant experience working within a level 2 or 3 neonatal unit
- Experience of delivering education and developing and implementing evidence based practice
- A good understanding of the health and social care environment and roles and responsibilities within it
Desirable criteria
- Research experience
- Experience of project management, financial management or supporting change management processes
- Experience in communications and stakeholder management
- Previous experience in similar role in public sector
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of current developments in neonatal and children’s nursing & political awareness of current NHS issues
- Able to articulate the evolving vision for the future of nursing and to demonstrate opportunities this can bring to teams.
- Knowledge of career opportunities available to health and social care professionals.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of quality improvement and experience of leading projects and / or implementing new policies across a service
Skills
Essential criteria
- Well-developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals
- Highly developed communications and interpersonal skills
- Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines and work independently
- Be able to use technology to support learning
- To be able to work effectively both independently and as part of the team
- Significant knowledge of IT systems and software programmes such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Willingness to work anywhere in the Trust and to travel, on occasions, within the region and nationally
- Ability to work flexible hours
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of together; safe, kind and excellent.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claudia Gray
- Job title
- Matron for NICU
- Email address
- [email protected]
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