Critical Care Education Deputy Sister

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

INTERNAL ONLY

We are seeking a dedicated individual to join our team in a critical care teaching role. As part of this role, you will have the opportunity to teach, mentor, and supervise new staff, junior colleagues, professional visitors, and students, leveraging your own knowledge and experience.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and deliver a comprehensive Critical Care Academy (CCA) education programme through a combination of bedside and classroom teaching methods.

Act as a nurse-in-charge during clinical shifts, ensuring effective coordination and delivery of patient care.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance learning experiences and promote a culture of continuous improvement.

Provide support and guidance to learners, fostering their professional development and clinical competencies.

Stay abreast of industry advancements and best practices to ensure high-quality teaching and mentorship.

This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the development of healthcare professionals while contributing to the advancement of critical care practices. If you are passionate about education, mentorship, and clinical excellence, we invite you to apply for this rewarding position.

Main duties of the job

Job Responsibilities:

1. **Training and Development**

- Participate in and evaluate the training of all staff on Critical Care.

- Lead Continuing Professional Development (CPD) efforts, ensuring practices are research-based and taking responsibility for specific projects.

- Develop and implement medical device competencies for equipment used within Critical Care.

- Lead training of all staff, ensuring appropriate documentation.

2. **Professional Support and Communication**

- Lead on ensuring all professional visitors to CCA have structured learning and adequate support.

- Maintain effective communication within the Multidisciplinary Team (MDT).

3. **Education and Evaluation**

- Plan the provision of CCA education with a combination of bedside and classroom teaching.

- Evaluate the effectiveness of CCA Education.

- Participate in clinical audit to assess quality of care given and identify areas for improvement.

4. **Patient Care and Team Management**

- Continuously evaluate patient care and reassess patient needs in consultation with the multidisciplinary team, effecting changes as required to achieve planned goals.

- Identify learning needs of staff and plan/implement programs to meet these needs.

- Review own practices and develop skills and knowledge to enhance patient care.

- Recruit and manage staff, promoting effective teamwork.

- Line manage a team, ensuring staff performance is regularly assessed with appraisals and personal development plans in place.

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 & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & 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 & maternity, race, religion & 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

18 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

175-2425-1-CA586

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

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 include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and 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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Post registration ICU course, ENB or equivalent and CC3N Step 1, 2 and Competencies
Registration with NMC
Recent cardio-thoracic Critical Care experience at Band 5 or above
Evidence of continuing professional development
Practice Assessor Course (or equivalent) qualification
Experience in caring for patients with extra-corporeal devices (ECMO/VADS)
Experience mentoring junior staff
Experience and training in staff development, coaching, supervision, and teaching.
Edward Jenner Course or equivalent

Desirable

Degree, master's degree or working towards
Attained or willingness to work towards a PGCE in medical and health education (or equivalent)
Attained or willingness to complete Deputy sister program and Step 4 competencies

Experience

Essential

Significant post-registration clinical experience, including in the specialty.
Experience of working alongside new starters/ students.
Experience and training in staff development, coaching, supervision, and teaching in the clinical setting

Desirable

Management/leadership experience in clinical area
Audit and/or research in clinical area
Experience of educating and supporting staff in the classroom setting

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Post registration ICU course, ENB or equivalent and CC3N Step 1, 2 and Competencies
Registration with NMC
Recent cardio-thoracic Critical Care experience at Band 5 or above
Evidence of continuing professional development
Practice Assessor Course (or equivalent) qualification
Experience in caring for patients with extra-corporeal devices (ECMO/VADS)
Experience mentoring junior staff
Experience and training in staff development, coaching, supervision, and teaching.
Edward Jenner Course or equivalent

Desirable

Degree, master's degree or working towards
Attained or willingness to work towards a PGCE in medical and health education (or equivalent)
Attained or willingness to complete Deputy sister program and Step 4 competencies

Experience

Essential

Significant post-registration clinical experience, including in the specialty.
Experience of working alongside new starters/ students.
Experience and training in staff development, coaching, supervision, and teaching in the clinical setting

Desirable

Management/leadership experience in clinical area
Audit and/or research in clinical area
Experience of educating and supporting staff in the classroom setting

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

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.