Nursing Associate Apprentice

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

This vacancy will close at midnight on: 8th September 2024

Interviews are due to be held on: 5th October 2024

Join our webinar to find out more!

We are holding Nursing Associate Apprenticeship webinars. You can join us at one of these to hear more about the Nursing Associate Apprentice role, meet the Nursing Apprenticeship Pathway Team, our Clinical Education team and Anglia Ruskin University:

If you are applying as an external candidate to Cambridge University Hospitals and the NHS please attend the following webinar:

Thursday 22nd August 2024: 4:45 5:45pm - Click here to join Teams Meeting

Or

Tuesday 3rd September 2024 12:00 1:00 pm - Click here to join Teams Meeting

If you are currently internal to Cambridge University Hospitals please attend one of the following webinars:

Thursday,22nd August 2024 3:30PM 4:30PM - Click here to join Teams Meeting

Or

Tuesday, 3rd September 2024 10:45AM 11:45AM - Click here to join Teams Meeting

If you are an internal member of staff a member of Clinical Education or Nursing Apprenticeship Pathway team will also be in the Deakin Centre Atrium on the following dates and times for drop-ins:

Thursday 22 August : 10AM 11AM

Tuesday 27 August: 2:00PM 3:00PM

Wednesday 4 September: 12:00 1:00PM

Please note: if you are currently internal to Cambridge University Hospitals you may have already completed your Care Certificate, please ensure this is highlighted on your application

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

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 cafe, 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

Requirements - Apprenticeship funding rules

There are government funding rules that apply to those undertaking apprenticeships; applicants must be able to evidence the following:

Evidence that you have been resident in the UK for 3 years prior to the apprenticeship course start date

The VISA must remain valid for the entire length of the Apprenticeship; this means if an apprenticeship lasting two years starts on 6 April, 2025 your visa must last until 6April, 2027.

CUH cannot accept applications if you do not or are unable to evidence the above criteria

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE Grade C/Grade 4 in Maths and English

Desirable

• Care Certificate

Experience

Essential

• Good inter-personal and communication skills
• Evidence of time management skills with the ability to prioritise and work effectively
• Ability to work effectively as a team player under supervision, and as part of a multi-professional team

Desirable

• Understand the importance of confidentiality
• Previous care experience
• Awareness and respect for colleagues', patients', relatives' cultural and emotional needs

Knowledge

Essential

• Can demonstrate understanding of the Nursing Associate Role
• Understanding of the importance of the promotion of health and wellbeing
• Ability to deal with non-routine and unpredictable nature of the workload

Desirable

• Understanding of own strengths and development needs and able to reflect and seek support as appropriate

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work on own initiative
• Possess IT skills for accurate recording of patient information and for the apprenticeship programme
• Able to take responsibility for duties in an efficient and safe environment
• Ability to communicate with members of the public, patients, carers, relatives and colleagues
• Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion

Additional Requirements

Essential

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Together-safe, kind, excellent
• Demonstrates ability to balance work, study and work life balance; good time keeping and punctuality
• Able to work the full range of shift patterns for the job role and apprenticeship programme

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division A/B/C/D

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

Employer's website

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)