Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a 4 month secondment to the role of Practise Development Lead within the Chief Nurse team. The postholder will support the Deputy Chief Nurse and Chief Nurse in leading on specific projects and service review.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work across divisional, service and the multidisciplinary team providing leadership and support in the areas of focus and responsibility. The secondment opportunity is open to nursing and AHP professionals.
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
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
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional
- Master's degree in nursing or working towards a Master's degree or willingness to undertake, or equivalent.
- Leadership and management training/ qualification
Desirable
- Teaching or mentorship qualification
- Budget training
- Quality improvement experience
Experience
Essential
- Proven track record (through feedback from peers, other colleagues, and patients) that you can lead staff in a compassionate and collective way, empowering them to develop and lead within their areas of responsibility and ensuring that their health and wellbeing are a priority.
- Experience in managing change.
- Experience in staff development- mentorship, coaching, and supervision
- Ability to collaborate effectively with multi-disciplinary teams to improve patient care and experience and to build strong staff engagement.
- Proven experience in undertaking audits, Serious Untoward incidents, and change management skills.
- Experience in writing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures in own area of practice.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Experience at Band 7 or above
- Give honest and professional feedback to colleagues.
- Ability to prioritise own work.
- IT skills -- good working knowledge of MS Office applications.
- Able to facilitate and support learning.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Desirable
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
- Ability to deal with many conflicting priorities.
- Flexibility: Ability to cope with new and changing demands and emotionally demanding situations e.g. dealing with distressed patients and sometimes challenging visitors and staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional
- Master's degree in nursing or working towards a Master's degree or willingness to undertake, or equivalent.
- Leadership and management training/ qualification
Desirable
- Teaching or mentorship qualification
- Budget training
- Quality improvement experience
Experience
Essential
- Proven track record (through feedback from peers, other colleagues, and patients) that you can lead staff in a compassionate and collective way, empowering them to develop and lead within their areas of responsibility and ensuring that their health and wellbeing are a priority.
- Experience in managing change.
- Experience in staff development- mentorship, coaching, and supervision
- Ability to collaborate effectively with multi-disciplinary teams to improve patient care and experience and to build strong staff engagement.
- Proven experience in undertaking audits, Serious Untoward incidents, and change management skills.
- Experience in writing and implementing Standard Operating Procedures in own area of practice.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Experience at Band 7 or above
- Give honest and professional feedback to colleagues.
- Ability to prioritise own work.
- IT skills -- good working knowledge of MS Office applications.
- Able to facilitate and support learning.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Desirable
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
- Ability to deal with many conflicting priorities.
- Flexibility: Ability to cope with new and changing demands and emotionally demanding situations e.g. dealing with distressed patients and sometimes challenging visitors and staff
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
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).
