Deputy Sister / Charge Nurse Catheter Labs and Bronchoscopy

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 05 March 2025

Job summary

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join the Cath Lab and Bronchoscopy team at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as a Deputy Sister.

At Royal Papworth Hospital, our core values of compassion, excellence and collaboration are central to everything we do. To support this, the Trust is committed to ensure that all staff have access to up to date, relevant and practical clinical development programmes specific to their chosen area of work.

We are looking for a Deputy Sister for Cath labs and Bronchoscopy, who shares our vision, our enthusiasm and our pride for scope of practice, personal governance and accountability. We are looking for an enthusiastic and professional individual with drive and passion for multi-professional practice development to join a dynamic team and to help the Trust maintain its position as one of the most innovative and leading NHS organisations in the country.

The post will enable the right candidate to develop their own portfolio in clinical leadership development. This is a fantastic opportunity for personal and professional development.

Main duties of the job

Candidates will need to have previous clinical experience with evidence for supporting learning and development. It would be desirable for candidates to hold a mentor qualification or its equivalent and will be able to work flexibly across the rota to cover the service needs.

Your application: please include in your Supporting Information how you meet the Trust values: Compassion Excellence CollaborationFor further information, or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Oenone Page Sister for Cath Labs and Bronchoscopy.

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

20 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

175-2425-1-CL1143

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

Registered Nurse
Educated to degree level
Practice Assessor qualification or equivalent

Desirable

Post registration qualification or proven experience.

Experience

Essential

Extensive Cath Lab experience
Practice assessor/supervisor experience
Proven management and leadership experience
Proven knowledge of Cath Lab procedures.
Knowledge of current developments in Cath Labs.
Knowledge of leadership principles
Good verbal communication skills
Good attendance record
Flexible approach to working hours

Desirable

Acute Care Experience
Leadership course

Additional Criteria

Essential

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Nurse
Educated to degree level
Practice Assessor qualification or equivalent

Desirable

Post registration qualification or proven experience.

Experience

Essential

Extensive Cath Lab experience
Practice assessor/supervisor experience
Proven management and leadership experience
Proven knowledge of Cath Lab procedures.
Knowledge of current developments in Cath Labs.
Knowledge of leadership principles
Good verbal communication skills
Good attendance record
Flexible approach to working hours

Desirable

Acute Care Experience
Leadership course

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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