Senior Sister/Charge Nurse - Paediatric ICU

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading teaching hospital in the UK is seeking a clinical expert to provide safe and effective care for critically ill children in intensive care. Join a vibrant team committed to excellence in child-centered care and benefit from excellent facilities and community feel. We support our staff’s professional development within a facility that integrates closely with Cambridge University.

Qualifications

• Clinical expertise in intensive care for critically ill/injured children.
• Effective decision-making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and effective care to children requiring intensive care.
• Develop the PICU team and service provision.

Job description

Overview

We have Our Trust values of Together - Safe, Kind, and Excellent to support the delivery of outstanding care. Our ethos of child centred care and multi-professional collaboration drives our service, alongside a commitment to family focused teamwork. We believe in supporting our patients, their families and our staff, and we offer a diverse range of dedicated psychosocial and clinical support services for all groups.

The post holder will be responsible for being a clinical expert, providing safe and effective care to all levels of critically ill and/or injured children requiring intensive care. You will demonstrate effective and safe decision making in the development of the PICU team and our service provision.

About Cambridge University Hospitals

Cambridge University Hospitals has a diverse child admission criteria and is a tertiary centre for oncology, major trauma, neurology and many paediatric surgical & medical subspecialties, with the exception of cardiac surgery. Many children make their way to us via a specialist Children\'s Transport Service, including the recently established PaNDR (Paediatric and Neonatal Decision, support and Retrieval service), which operates out of Addenbrooke\'s, and with whom we work in partnership.

Location and Campus

The city of Cambridge itself is a vibrant, exciting place to live and work. Addenbrooke\'s Hospital is part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest Teaching Trusts in the country, benefiting from close ties with Cambridge University and sitting within Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

Excitingly, planning for the new Cambridge Children\'s Hospital is well under way. Come Nurse with us...

About Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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.