Clinical Lead in Surgery

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 18 May 2025

Job summary

We're on the lookout for passionate and skilled nurses to join our team as a Lead Specialist in Surgery, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of patient care. This unique opportunity blends clinical expertise with strategic leadership, offering a fulfilling and impactful career path.

Why Choose Us?

Innovative Leadership Role.

Be a leader in surgical nursing, influencing the delivery of high-quality care and service excellence.

Balanced Work Approach.

Enjoy a balanced schedule, where one-third of your week is dedicated to hands-on patient care, and the remaining two-thirds focus on strategic leadership and team management.

Professional Development.

Thrive in an environment that encourages continuous learning, research, and career growth. Undertake research and lead clinical audits in your specialised area to contribute to advancements and best practices.

Team Collaboration.

Act as a Clinical Coordinator, fostering seamless collaboration among the healthcare team for optimal patient outcomes.

Leadership Impact.

Lead and manage a specialized surgical nursing team, ensuring professional excellence in service delivery. Be actively involved in the appraisal, rota management, recruitment, selection, and supervision of staff, shaping the success of our dedicated healthcare professionals.

Main duties of the job

In this role, effective communication skills will be essential for maintaining clear and concise interaction with patients, colleagues, and external stakeholders.

Prioritising health and safety protocols, you will play a key role in ensuring a secure and compliant environment for both staff and patients.

As a part of clinical governance, you will contribute to maintaining and enhancing the quality of patient care through effective oversight and continuous improvement initiatives.

Taking a proactive approach to infection control, you will implement and monitor stringent measures to safeguard the well-being of patients and staff.

As a leader, effective people management skills will be crucial in fostering a collaborative and motivated team environment.

In the capacity of a budget holder, you will manage resources judiciously, ensuring efficient allocation to meet operational needs.

Contributing to safe staffing levels, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing workforce deployment to maintain high-quality patient care.

Your role includes active participation in risk management, identifying potential issues and implementing strategies to mitigate risks and ensure smooth operations.

You will be actively involved in training and development initiatives, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth.

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

06 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

175-2425-1-CA1224

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 Practitioner - Nurse or Operating
Evidence of working at a similar level or within a similar role Department Practitioner
Specialist knowledge of theatre procedures and/or instrumentation acquired through degree or diploma plus demonstrable competencies acquired through further study
Management qualification or demonstrable experience of team management
Holder of a teaching/training qualification or demonstrable experience

Experience

Essential

Ability to co-ordinate theatres effectively
Assess and authorise overtime, unsocial or salary payments for grades below Band 7 [surgical/anaesthetic staff groups]
Awareness of all policies relating to the environment and Trust where they relate to recruitment and selection, or performance management
Attendance of relevant in-house courses related to this role e.g. managing at Papworth
Evidence of managing a team [anaesthetic/surgical]
Maintenance of ongoing registration with the professional body
Ability to act in Departmental meetings for the Theatre Manager in their absence reporting back on issues of relevance
Regularly lead in trials of theatre equipment and consumables, which includes communicating with commercial companies, medical and theatre personnel
Take responsibility for the allocation of the departmental workload in the areas of anaesthetics/surgery
Be active in the decision making with regards to recruitment, selection and performance management of staff
Be instrumental in leading and managing change within the Department
Nights, weekends on calls
Be able to deal with sensitive and contentious issues in a calm professional manner
Ability to work powered hand tools

Additional Criteria

Essential

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered Practitioner - Nurse or Operating
Evidence of working at a similar level or within a similar role Department Practitioner
Specialist knowledge of theatre procedures and/or instrumentation acquired through degree or diploma plus demonstrable competencies acquired through further study
Management qualification or demonstrable experience of team management
Holder of a teaching/training qualification or demonstrable experience

Experience

Essential

Ability to co-ordinate theatres effectively
Assess and authorise overtime, unsocial or salary payments for grades below Band 7 [surgical/anaesthetic staff groups]
Awareness of all policies relating to the environment and Trust where they relate to recruitment and selection, or performance management
Attendance of relevant in-house courses related to this role e.g. managing at Papworth
Evidence of managing a team [anaesthetic/surgical]
Maintenance of ongoing registration with the professional body
Ability to act in Departmental meetings for the Theatre Manager in their absence reporting back on issues of relevance
Regularly lead in trials of theatre equipment and consumables, which includes communicating with commercial companies, medical and theatre personnel
Take responsibility for the allocation of the departmental workload in the areas of anaesthetics/surgery
Be active in the decision making with regards to recruitment, selection and performance management of staff
Be instrumental in leading and managing change within the Department
Nights, weekends on calls
Be able to deal with sensitive and contentious issues in a calm professional manner
Ability to work powered hand tools

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.