Advanced Nurse/Clinical Practitioner- Surgical Ward Secondment

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 14 March 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Nurse Practitioner or Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ANP/ACP) to join the Surgical Ward ANP Team on a six month secondment to cover maternity leave. This service fundamentally supports the delivery and inpatient management of the elective and 'In House Urgent' (IHU) cardiothoracic surgical pathways from admission to discharge.

We are seeking a knowledgeable, experienced, innovative, and enthusiastic team player who will embrace advanced clinical assessment and take a pro-active role in enhancing our service.

Under the leadership of the Lead Nurse, you will contribute to provide a 7 day a week service, working 12-hour daytime shifts (07:00-19:30hrs). This will include the advanced clinical assessment of both elective and IHU cardiothoracic surgical patients.

All applicants will additionally be required to undertake a Resuscitation Council (RC) UK ILS course annually.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to undertake occasional teaching and education of staff across the wider multidisciplinary team. We will do our best to support and allow your own professional development. Current experience of teaching and educational delivery would be advantageous. This advanced level of practice is benchmarked against the Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice (2017) which encompasses four pillars of clinical practice, leadership, management, education & research. You will be required to keep a portfolio to evidence core capabilities.

At a minimum for a Band 7 ANP or ACP appointment you must already have completed the Advanced Skills in Clinical Assessment course at level 7 master's level. You must already be working at a minimum level of a Band 6 and within an acute care setting.

Ideally you will also be a current non-medical prescriber. If not, you would be required to complete this module at level 7 and at the earliest opportunity following your appointment.

Candidates who do not meet the minimum requirement would only be considered for a trainee Band 6 appointment with the provision that on completion of the required level 7 module/s (as above) that they would progress along an agreed training pathway leading to a Band 7. For a band 6 trainee appointment you must already be working at this current level/banding.

You must have an ability to use your own initiative along with having well developed communication, clinical, organisational and team working skills.

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.

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Date posted

20 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Secondment

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

175-2425-2-NS889

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

RN or ACP
Educated to degree level/ diploma equivalent
Advanced Skills in Clinical Assessment

Desirable

Non-medical prescribing
MSc in Advanced Practice

Experience

Essential

Recent clinical experience within an acute care setting and at a minimum of Band 6 level.
Able to communicate complex information to colleagues, patients and relatives
Evidence of continued professional development
Effectively co-ordinates own workload
Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Flexible approach to working hours and practices to meet changing service demand
Treat hospital information confidentially
Ability to supervise and develop staff
Ability to enable and empower others
The post holder needs to have a reasonable degree of physical fitness to undertake this job. This is a physically demanding post involving prolonged periods of walking and standing. The post holder may be required to undertake short periods of intense physical activities eg. manual handling, CPR.
Ability to deal with complex and emotional situations
Ability to deal with poor performance issues

Desirable

Recent cardiology or cardiothoracic experience
ILS certification
Teaching and assessing qualification
Experience of managing a team

Additional Criteria

Essential

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RN or ACP
Educated to degree level/ diploma equivalent
Advanced Skills in Clinical Assessment

Desirable

Non-medical prescribing
MSc in Advanced Practice

Experience

Essential

Recent clinical experience within an acute care setting and at a minimum of Band 6 level.
Able to communicate complex information to colleagues, patients and relatives
Evidence of continued professional development
Effectively co-ordinates own workload
Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Flexible approach to working hours and practices to meet changing service demand
Treat hospital information confidentially
Ability to supervise and develop staff
Ability to enable and empower others
The post holder needs to have a reasonable degree of physical fitness to undertake this job. This is a physically demanding post involving prolonged periods of walking and standing. The post holder may be required to undertake short periods of intense physical activities eg. manual handling, CPR.
Ability to deal with complex and emotional situations
Ability to deal with poor performance issues

Desirable

Recent cardiology or cardiothoracic experience
ILS certification
Teaching and assessing qualification
Experience of managing a team

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.