Specialist Support Nurse - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - Cambridge University Hospitals

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Specialist Support Nurse Bowel Transplant
Band 6

Main area Small Bowel Transplant Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital-Division C Town Cambridge Salary £35,392 - £42,618 p.a.

The transplant team at CUH are pivotal in ensuring transplant patients continue to receive world class care.

The team expertly support and navigate patients throughout their whole transplant journey, from assessment through to lifelong post transplant care in the outpatient setting.

We currently have a full time band 6 vacancy for a specialist support nurse focusing on small bowel and multivisceral transplant patients.

If you have a background in gastro-intestinal and/or transplant nursing and are passionate about making a real difference for patients with end stage organ failure, then this could be the job for you.

The post holder is responsible for the provision of high quality, patient focused care
Responsible for assessing, developing and implementing specialist nursing care programmes
Responsible for providing specialist advice and support to, and liaising with, other staff

Provide support for the management of the intestinal failure/multi-visceral transplant recipient patient care pathway, from referral, preoperative education, and transplant surgery through to life-long follow up in accordance with national and local guidelines.

Partake in the provision of post-transplant clinics, MDT's, post op education and manage a case load of patients with complex physical and psychological needs.

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.

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; 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.

A welcome subsidy of £1000 is available to all Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, Midwives, ODPs and Radiographers taking up substantive employment with the Trust.

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
Our values and reputation for outstanding care
Career and development opportunities
Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
Lovely location and quality of life
Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Relevant experience in surgery and/or intestinal failure
Evidence of continuous professional development
Understanding and knowledge of specialist field
Assertiveness/perceptive counselling skills
To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct
Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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