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Job overview

We are seeking  compassionate and highly motivated individuals who act as a role models and have clinical leadership skills to coordinate anaesthetic practitioners across all theatre and satellite areas alongside the anaesthetic team leaders.

CUH Theatres employ over 600 staff who work across a total of 37 operating theatres including specialities such as General surgery, Transplant, Orthopaedic surgery, ENT and Maxillofacial surgery, Neurosurgery and Paediatric surgery. We are a regional Major Trauma Centre and in doing so serve a very wide and complex population. The post holder must have the ability to work as part of a team as well as being able to work autonomously. The role requires an ability to act as an expert resource, provider and role model within clinical areas with a flexible and adaptable approach, responding to the demands within the trust.

 Applications are invited from Allied Health Professionals (AHP) or Nurses (RNs) with a passion for clinical education and practice development with the drive to ensure that all the members of our teams experience is of high quality, safe, and fit for purpose support.

 You will support and coordinate the development of pre and post registration ODP/Nursing students alongside our education team.

 If you share our vision of continuous growth, with a focus on patient safety and quality care, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Registration with appropriate professional body

The post holder is responsible for the provision of a high quality patient focused service, based upon the assessment of patient’s needs within a designated specialist area of perioperative practice.

To act as a clinical specialist, supervising and supporting the teams to ensure the provision of an effective and efficient service to patients and clinicians

Support the training and development of all grades of staff, including the provision of a positive learning environment in which staff can maximise their potential

Manage the department out of normal working hours and deputise for the Team Leader as required.

Working for our organisation

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.