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Job overview

Division C Practice Development team are looking for two motivated individuals with a passion for teaching to join the team. You will deliver a diverse range of training including the delivery of training to staff new to the Trust both newly qualified and staff from overseas to consolidate prior learning and become familiar with CUH policies and procedures relevant to their daily work. You will be responsible for upskilling existing team members with more specialised skills and knowledge e.g. Caring for patients with Dementia / Alzheimer’s / NG and PEG feeding / PICC unblocking etc, and for supporting senior sisters and charge nurses to deliver training specific to the skills analysis for their clinical area.

You will support nurses working within a range of our wards and as such a range of experience and transferable skills is desirable. Specialities covered within the division currently includes Care of the Elderly/ hepatology /nephrology / transplant /infectious diseases /general medicine /respiratory medicine /emergency assessment units / Infusion centre and OPAT. You will support and assess learners on a daily basis and therefore should hold the Practice supervisor and Practice Assessor qualification or equivalent.

You will deliver formal training face to face in classrooms as well as informal training in the clinical areas. Training and support with this will be given. You will also be expected to work a minimum of one clinical shift each month across the division. 

Main duties of the job

Training will be provided to help you fulfil this challenging and exciting role.

Main duties:

Working alongside staff in the clinical areas to provide education and support

Undertaking Trust required assessments of competency

Developing and implementing learning resources

Planning, facilitating and teaching on study days/ sessions

Taking forward improvements in practice

Undertaking / assisting with ward audits where required

If you are looking for an opportunity to develop your career and you enjoy supporting staff to develop their skills and knowledge then please come and have an informal chat for more information.

This is a full time role (37.5hrs per week). Working hours are Monday – Friday with a range of early / late / long days between the hours of 7am and 7pm.  Job share will be considered on a case by case basis.

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.