Deputy Sister/Deputy Charge Nurse

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Cardiology management team on Wards 3 South, 4 North West and Coronary Care Unit.

Our team strive for high quality standards ensuring that the department is safe, patients needs are met and we are proactive in the wellbeing of our staff. We lead with compassion and work to develop the service and others we care and work with.

3 South and 4 North West currently have 57 beds commissioned including 6 Coronary Care Beds. Within the Coronary Care Unit you will be expected to care for acutely unwell patients such as post Myocardial Infarction who require interventions such as Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump and CPAP. Cardiology is fast paced and is on the cutting edge of technology, providing excellent cardiology experience for staff caring for patients undergoing cardiology procedures: angiograms, angioplasty including the Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention service, ablations, cardiac devices and various cardiac valve related procedures.

The nursing dependency of the patients is diverse with direct transfers from the regional general hospitals and emergency pathways running through our department and as such is dependent on the clinical skills of trained and motivated nurses.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to, deputise in the absence of the ward manager and will oversee the day-to-day clinical operations of the department providing clear leadership to the nursing team by acting as an expert practitioner and role model assisting junior colleagues to develop advanced knowledge and skills in order to benefit the treatment and care of critically ill patients in our hospital.

To manage nursing care and provide a safe, effective level of patient care, assisting with the assessment of care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.

The role includes responsibility for systems which ensure the implementation, maintenance and monitoring of quality standards, the delivery of supervision and appraisal and the management of clinical rosters in line with our performance goals.

Development opportunities at Royal Papworth Hospital are first class, with supportive individualised orientation programme and opportunities to progress in your career.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge.

We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure. Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future.

Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today.

The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence and collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles and interactions.

Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality. The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

Date posted

11 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9175-2324-2-CD3830

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

CB2 0AY


Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please ensure you evidence in the Essential Criteria how you uphold the Trust Values Compassion Excellence Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please ensure you evidence in the Essential Criteria how you uphold the Trust Values Compassion Excellence Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Able to perform all nursing activities specific to specialty
  • Able to problem solve and use own initiative
  • Able to facilitate and support learning
  • Able to plan, organise and prioritise own and others workload
  • Proven communication skills, written and oral
  • Able to contribute to policy and practice changes
  • Able to care for acutely deteriorating patients
  • Able to coordinate a department

Desirable

  • Staff management (ie appraisal, performance management, 1:1s).

Experience

Essential

  • Proven post- registration experience.
  • Evidence of significant experience in the specialty

Desirable

  • Demonstrable evidence of mentoring and preceptorship.
  • Managed clinical area in absence of more senior staff.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct and professional practice guidance
  • Knowledge of clinical governance and quality
  • Aware of cultural and social influences on health and of the importance of respecting diversity and differences

Desirable

  • Understanding management and leadership theory and practice
  • People management policies and procedures

Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Evidence ability to uphold the Trusts values Compassion Excellence Collaboration and associated behaviour standard at all times

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma in Nursing
  • Specialist training/continuing professional development
  • Undertaking cardiac module
  • Intermediate Life Support

Desirable

  • Degree in Nursing.
  • Qualification in specialty/Cardiac Module successfully completed
  • Any other acute cardiology course completed (ie Heart Failure, Arrythmia)
  • Advanced Life Support
  • Student Assessor

Professional Registration

Essential

  • Registration with NMC
Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Able to perform all nursing activities specific to specialty
  • Able to problem solve and use own initiative
  • Able to facilitate and support learning
  • Able to plan, organise and prioritise own and others workload
  • Proven communication skills, written and oral
  • Able to contribute to policy and practice changes
  • Able to care for acutely deteriorating patients
  • Able to coordinate a department

Desirable

  • Staff management (ie appraisal, performance management, 1:1s).

Experience

Essential

  • Proven post- registration experience.
  • Evidence of significant experience in the specialty

Desirable

  • Demonstrable evidence of mentoring and preceptorship.
  • Managed clinical area in absence of more senior staff.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct and professional practice guidance
  • Knowledge of clinical governance and quality
  • Aware of cultural and social influences on health and of the importance of respecting diversity and differences

Desirable

  • Understanding management and leadership theory and practice
  • People management policies and procedures

Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Evidence ability to uphold the Trusts values Compassion Excellence Collaboration and associated behaviour standard at all times

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma in Nursing
  • Specialist training/continuing professional development
  • Undertaking cardiac module
  • Intermediate Life Support

Desirable

  • Degree in Nursing.
  • Qualification in specialty/Cardiac Module successfully completed
  • Any other acute cardiology course completed (ie Heart Failure, Arrythmia)
  • Advanced Life Support
  • Student Assessor

Professional Registration

Essential

  • Registration with NMC

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

CB2 0AY


Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

CB2 0AY


Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Nicola Davies

Nicola.Davies25@nhs.net

07880783549

Date posted

11 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£33,706 to £40,588 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9175-2324-2-CD3830

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Cambridge

Cambridgeshire

CB2 0AY


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