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Hotel Services Assistant, Housekeeper, Bank Housekeeper, Receptionist, Health and Safety Officer, Staff Nurse – Spire Lea Hospital
The Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital in Impington is currently recruiting for multiple roles including these.
Hotel Services Assistant – Pantry to assist the Catering team in providing exemplary Care to patients who are on wards. You will be responsible for assisting them with menu options, general tidying and ensuring refreshments are regular. Apply before 29/12/2023
Housekeeper to support and maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout the hospital in line with housekeeping and infection control policy and to ensure the team is operating within all established regulations, legislation and Spire policies and procedures including Infection Prevention Control. Apply before 29/12/2023
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Bank Housekeeper to ensure high standards of cleanliness are met throughout the hospital. This will include cleaning Wards, Theatres, Offices and Reception areas as well as ensuring beds are made in time for new arrivals. Apply before 05/01/2024
Receptionist to welcome patients politely and courteously, registering and directing patients, consultants and hospital teams as required, in a proactive, warm, professional and caring manner and in such a way as to provide confidence and exceed customers’ expectations and provide an accurate, efficient, administrative service within the hospital. Apply before 29/12/2023
Health and Safety Officer to support line managers to ensure that working practices are established for employees, contractors and volunteers who visit or work at the facility do so in a safe and healthy environment in accordance to the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management of the Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999 are complied with. You will also provide support for the operational management of health, safety and risk and all related systems and initiatives for the hospital with the aim of ensuring the provision of high quality and safe care and services at all times. Apply before 05/01/2024
Staff Nurse – Pre Assessment to support in assessing patient’s health and well-being across a complex and changing caseload. Undertake electronic pre-operative assessment of patients, Identify and escalate patients of concern against the hospital’s admission criteria to senior nursing staff. Ability to undertake a full patient health assessment and triage their pre-operative assessment requirements. Apply before 08/01/2024
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13/12/2023
First and second floor extension above ground floor commercial premises and Library to create 15 residential apartments including a communal terrace, together with communal entrance/service building (including first and second floor commercial units), cycle parking, refuse provision, landscaping, reconfiguration of the car park, substation and associated infrastructure works at School Hill
First and second floor extension above the existing ground floor commercial Business and Service premises (Use Class E) and Library (Use Class F1(d)) to create 15 No. residential apartments including a communal terrace, together with an associated communal entrance/service building (including first and second floor commercial units (Use Class E)), cycle parking, refuse provision, landscaping, the reconfiguration of the established car park, substation and associated infrastructure works on Land Adjacent To School Hill Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9JE
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08/12/2023
Internal and external works to understand the existing construction at 61 Cottenham Road
Internal and external opening-up works to understand the makeup and condition of the existing construction at 61 Cottenham Road Histon Cambridgeshire CB24 9ES
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08/12/2023
Open Gardens may not open, say organisers
Organisers of the village’s biennial Open Gardens are putting out an urgent appeal for potential garden hosts to step forward right now to avoid the 2024 event being cancelled.
The event is scheduled for Sunday 16 June and they need to know at the latest by 16 December if any local gardener is thinking of taking part, as preparations have to begin immediately after Christmas to get all the arrangements in place.
Committee member Denise Walker said: “Open Gardens is a hugely popular event in the village, but we need more residents with gardens to sign up now to take part. As any visitor to previous events will tell you, it doesn’t matter how big or small your garden is, visitors love to see a wide range of garden sizes and styles, to get inspiration for their own gardens.
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“If your garden is simply a work in progress, then that doesn’t matter either. It certainly doesn’t need to be immaculate.”
Anyone potentially interested in taking part in the event should contact info@opengardens.org by 16 December.
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07/12/2023
IVC tops Sunday Times League table for third Year
Impington Village College (IVC) has been named East Anglia’s top Comprehensive (state) School of the Year 2024. It’s the third time the school has topped the comprehensive section of The Sunday Times Parent Power school ranking list.
In addition, IVC is the eighth highest placed school in the region in the category that includes both grammar schools and state, and ranks 115 in the League Table of Schools nationally.
The Sunday Times award ranks schools and colleges based on examination results and IVC’s latest accolade follows a successful year for the College, in which it became the first UK state secondary school for students aged 11–18 years to offer three International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes.
Its students performed significantly higher than the national average in their GCSE exams, with 16% of all grades achieved by pupils at Grade 9, over 30% at Grade 8 and above, and 45% at Grade 7 and above.
(L-R) The winning students from Impington International College: Anjali S., James W., Izzy H.
IVC’s Principal Victoria Hearn described the Sunday Times award as “the culmination of a hugely successful year for the College”, saying it “highlights our commitment to going beyond academic achievements and placing emphasis on the holistic development of our students.”
A recent example of students’ non academic achievements was just last month, when Year 12 students from Impington International College were crowned the winners of the annual Rotary Youth Speaks public speaking competition, beating teams from The Leys, Chesterton Community College and Netherhall School. The team will go on to compete in the district final in March 2024.
Commenting on the win, Victoria Hearn, said: “Debate and discussion are nurtured by the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and our students are looking forward to showcasing their skills at the district final next year.”
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07/12/2023
Have your say on GP services
Residents are being asked to give feedback on their GP service experience in a survey being conducted on behalf of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT).
The survey, which was launched on 1 November and runs until 17 December, asks respondents to answer 18 questions. The results will be used anonymously to help CPFT shape the future of local services to meet the needs of residents.
Questions ask for views on topics including receptionists triaging needs, preferences on ways to book appointments and expectations when making urgent and non-urgent GP appointments.
The survey also seeks to determine the next port of call for patients who are unable to make an immediate appointment, whether respondents try again, give up, use NHS 111, use local pharmacy services, attend a minor injuries unit – or use A&E departments.
To have your views on local GP services heard, fill out the survey by 17 December.
07/12/2023
Primary schools win big at district cross country competition
Wimpole Estate. Photo: alasdair massie on VisualHunt.com
Park and Brook Primary schools each came top out of 21 competing schools at the South Cambs School Sport Partnership Big Schools Cross Country competition at Wimpole Estate on 29 November.
The annual event saw over 1,000 participants run the 1-mile track that looped out around the estate. Over the course of eight races Brook Primary School were able to retain the title of Year 5/6 Team Winners by an incredible 150-point margin, while for Park Primary School the Year 3/4 team competition was a much closer call.
Despite it being only the second year that Park Primary School took part, they came out on top of the highest five scorers to receive the winners shield. Brook Primary also came third in the Year 3/4 team competition.
Partnership manager Claire McDonnell said: “There were lots of incredible performances but for me the highlight was listening to the children cheering on their team mates as they went through the start area and again at the finish line in front of the house. Lots of them told us how they felt really happy, proud of themselves and pleased to represent their school.”
07/12/2023
Retail Maintenance Assistant – East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices
EACH is looking to fill the following role.
Retail Maintenance Assistant to be responsible for both routine exterior and interior maintenance of EACH’s retail units throughout East Anglia, and primarily in the Cambridgeshire area.
Part-Time, 15 hours per week, to be worked 2 days over 5 working days.
To view the full Job Description, please click here.
To apply please click here . Apply before 13/12/23.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our Human Resource Department at hrinbox@each.org.uk who will put you in contact with the Hospice Team.
07/12/2023
Life is good – but not for everyone, survey reveals
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Cambridgeshire County Council’s first annual countywide ‘quality of life’ survey has found that although happiness and health scored highly, loneliness in the county is much higher than the national average.
Histon & Impington residents were among the 5,500 residents who took part in the survey, and South Cambridgeshire came out as the district with the most positive scores in eight of ten areas rated in the study. These included happiness, health, Cambridgeshire as a place to raise children, and ‘feeling connected to the local community’ – which was defined as the community within a 15-minute walk of home.
Countywide, over 70% of residents said they feel happy, safe and have a sense of belonging, but the picture, especially among younger residents, wasn’t as rosy across the board.
48% of respondents said they do not trust the County Council and 56% do not think it delivers value for money – though 46% said they did not know what services the Council offers.
Younger people, renters, disabled residents and those from ethnic minorities reported more negative views and experiences. Loneliness was especially an issue for those in the 18-25 bracket, who also reported more struggles with their mental health.
The survey will be repeated yearly so that the impact of changes in council decisions and policies can be measured. It will also show where its financial resources need to be focussed and enable funds to be reallocated if there are changes in residents’ responses.
Given the Council’s budget gap for 2024/25, improving residents’ experiences will be more challenging than was previously expected.
07/12/2023
Christmas tree disposal arrangements
Oakington-based Brookfield Groundcare are once again offering free disposal of Christmas trees at two locations in Histon & Impington.
Christmas trees can be left on either the triangle of land near Villa Road or on The Green next to the pump by Sunday 7 January and these will be chipped the following morning.
Any Christmas trees not left out in these places by 7 January will not be chipped.
07/12/2023