Sister/ Charge Nurse - Apheresis Ward E10 inCambridge inCambridge PUBLISHED MON 21 OCT 2024

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Cambridge University Hospitals for a Sister/Charge Nurse for Apheresis. Our Apheresis team delivers a range of life saving and life-enhancing treatments including Plasma Exchange, Red Cell Exchange, Stem Cell Harvest and CAR-T Cell Harvest to adults and children.

We are looking for a passionate and driven registered nurse with knowledge and skills in the field of Adult apheresis.

Acting as a resource and point of reference for patients, donors, relatives, and all members of the multidisciplinary team and primary health care teams involved in the process.

You will play a pivotal role in the training, support and education of colleagues, the co-ordination and scheduling of procedures and act as a link with other members of the multi-disciplinary team involved in the patient's clinical pathway.

Assist the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse in the overall management of the Apheresis service.

Ensure patients are provided with a safe, individualised, holistic and evidence based care.

Provide leadership to all members of the ward promoting effective teamwork.

Act as Divisional bleep holder.

To educate and teach the nursing staff and to act as a resource for members of the Apheresis Team, patients, carers and members of the multi-professional team within Addenbrooke's Hospital and associated West Anglia Cancer Network.

To provide an on-call service as part of the roster.

About us

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

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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 3 November 2024

Interviews are due to be held on 14 November 2024

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 caf, 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.