Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen on our Respiratory Support and Sleep Centre (RSSC) for a Band 7 Sister/Charge Nurse. We are one of the largest units in the UK providing non-invasive ventilation for patients with lung disease and neuromuscular disorders. We support over 1500 patients on long term home ventilation.
The RSSC consists of a 15 bedded ward and an 8 bedded day case area specialising in the care and management of patient's respiratory disorders including those with neuromuscular conditions such as MND. It also incorporates 5 high dependency beds for patients requiring weaning from invasive ventilation.
Main duties of the job
Our focus is our patients, their comfort and care. This is at the forefront of our thinking, and we are constantly working to develop the service we offer to the people we treat. We are looking for a highly motivated and forward-thinking Sister/Charge Nurse who can provide clinical leadership and ensure the provision of high-quality nursing care, to act as a role model and expert clinical practitioner.
You will be expected to work alongside the current Ward Sister and have responsibility for the unit.
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
- Registration with NMC
- Degree in Nursing
- Teaching and assessment qualification or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Advanced Clinical Assessment skills
- Respiratory Module
- Management development training
- Leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration clinical experience
- Recent experience in a management/leadership role.
- Audit and/or research in clinical area
- Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct and professional practice guidance, clinical governance and quality
- Awareness of broader issues in the Trust, the wider NHS and an understanding of the professional nursing agenda
- Understanding management and leadership theory and practice, together with people management procedures
- Aware of cultural and social influences on health and of the importance of respecting diversity and differences
- Up to date knowledge in clinical practice specific to the area
- Able to perform all nursing activities specific to specialty
- Staff management & appraisal
- Able to problem solve, use own initiative and plan, organise and prioritise own and others' workload
- Able to facilitate and support learning
- Proven communication skills
Desirable
- Project management/project team participation
- Involvement in recruitment and selection
- Contribution to policy development and changes in practices
- Budgetary management
- Negotiating and influencing skills
- Coaching skills
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with NMC
- Degree in Nursing
- Teaching and assessment qualification or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Advanced Clinical Assessment skills
- Respiratory Module
- Management development training
- Leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-registration clinical experience
- Recent experience in a management/leadership role.
- Audit and/or research in clinical area
- Knowledge of NMC Code of Conduct and professional practice guidance, clinical governance and quality
- Awareness of broader issues in the Trust, the wider NHS and an understanding of the professional nursing agenda
- Understanding management and leadership theory and practice, together with people management procedures
- Aware of cultural and social influences on health and of the importance of respecting diversity and differences
- Up to date knowledge in clinical practice specific to the area
- Able to perform all nursing activities specific to specialty
- Staff management & appraisal
- Able to problem solve, use own initiative and plan, organise and prioritise own and others' workload
- Able to facilitate and support learning
- Proven communication skills
Desirable
- Project management/project team participation
- Involvement in recruitment and selection
- Contribution to policy development and changes in practices
- Budgetary management
- Negotiating and influencing skills
- Coaching skills
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.
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).
