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Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated nurse with excellent communication skills to join our team as a Sister/Charge Nurse on R2/HASU (Hyper Acute Stroke Unit) at Cambridge University Hospitals.

R2 is a 14 monitor bedded Comprehensive Stroke Centre that delivers regional Mechanical Thrombectomy service for the East of England. It has a strong multi-disciplinary team, providing care to Hyper-acute and acute patient following a stroke.

Closely supported by the ward manager and Matron you will work together as part of the Band 6 team to ensure the smooth running of the unit. You will also be supported to develop in your role as a leader within the exciting field of Stroke.

The full time (37.5 hours per week) and part-time (26.5 hours/ per week) posts involve a full range of shifts including bank holidays, nights and weekends and will require participation in the Stroke Alert Team rota.

Main duties of the job

To manage and co-ordinate nursing care and to provide a safe and effective level of patient care.

To assist with the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care using agreed frameworks. 

To participate in the supervision and teaching of qualified and unqualified staff including students.

To regularly take charge of the ward.

To deputise for the ward manager across the full range of ward management (Rostering, sickness management, Datix investigations, Audits, patient flow).

To participate in the Stroke Alert Team rota. 

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.