Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- 8a
- Contract
- Permanent: Flexible working hours may be considered.
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 180-E-247381
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital - Division E
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 PA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/09/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 07/10/2024
Employer heading
Matron Children's Services
8a
Job overview
In the paediatric department 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 work is wide ranging and we are well respected both locally and as a regional tertiary specialist treatment centre. We provide excellent care across both medical and surgical specialities. Our ethos of child centred care and multi-professional collaboration drives our service, alongside a commitment to family focused teamwork.
We are seeking to recruit a Matron for the children’s service, within the Women and Children Division (Division E). The post offers many opportunities to develop and shape the service, in addition to contributing to the senior nursing management across Children’s Services. As a professional lead in this service you will be expected to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills as well as leading and influencing change. You will be motivated to make a positive difference to the child and family experience, maximising effective patient pathways and flow.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Head of Nursing for children’s services you will ensure partnership working across teams in promoting service development for future development of the Cambridge Children’s Hospital.
You will be visible and supportive to the team’s and empower them to develop. As a senior nurse you will be involved in ensuring service standards and guidance are achieved.
Working alongside the multidisciplinary team you will be responsible for coordinating a comprehensive, integrated, service. You will provide specialist clinical skills and leadership and will liaise with all relevant professional groups and agencies within and outside the Trust to enhance the delivery of care to children, young people and families, providing guidance, support and advice
Working for our organisation
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 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.
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
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close at midnight on the 29th of September.
Interviews are due to be held on the 7th of October.
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
- RN (Part 8 or 15).
- Relevant post registration nursing qualification.
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development (Graduate or equivalent)
- Management Qualification.
- Masters qualification or willingness to work toward.
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate qualification.
- Attendance on a Leadership development programme.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of management of clinical area/service.
- Line management.
- Experienced in managing budgetary resources across a service.
- Significant experience in change management.
- Success in working collaboratively across professions and services.
Desirable criteria
- Developing evidence based practice.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of demonstrable knowledge of management development and nursing policy and practice development.
- Sound knowledge of relevant specialist children’s standards and commitment to networking.
- Understanding of clinical governance.
- The NHS Plan & Making a Difference, NSF for Children, Every Child Matters agenda.
- Workforce Planning, recruitment and retention strategies.
- Professional education training.
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates appropriate understanding of research and audit systems.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to lead and empower others.
- Ability to manage the service and contribute to overall strategy for the service.
- Highly developed communications skills including inter-personal skills, liaison and negotiation skills, writing and presentation skills.
- Good report writing skills.
- Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines and work independently.
- Positive and effective team worker.
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to understand and behave at all times towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust’s Values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
- Ability to work flexibly across Children’s Services and the Trust.
- Ability to act up for Divisional Nurse when required.
- Ability to travel within the region and nationally.
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
- Tara Llewellyn
- Job title
- Divisional head of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223274864
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