Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Cardiology management team in Catheter Labs and Bronchoscopy.
Por team strive for high quality standards ensuring that the department is safe, patients' needs are met, and we are proactive in the wellbeing of our staff. We lead with compassion and work to develop the service and others we care and work with.
Cath Labs and Bronchoscopy has 6 Cath Labs, 2 Bronchoscopy suites and a recovery area. Within Cath labs you will be expected to scrub and circulate for both elective and acutely unwell patients undergoing procedures in the department. Procedures include Angiogram, Angioplasty, patients presenting with acute Myocardial Infarction via our emergency Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention PPCI pathway. EP studies and treatment of arrythmia with ablation. Implantation of pacemaker and ICD devices. Structural procedures including closure of PFO, ASD also valve implantation TAVI.
Bronchoscopy involves assisting during and monitoring patients during their procedure. You will also rotate to our recovery area, looking after patient who have had a general anaesthetic, Bronchoscopy procedure or require post procedure recovery care before going back to the ward.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be expected to deputise in the absence of the department sister and will oversee the day-to-day management of the nursing team providing clear leadership by acting as an expert practitioner and role model assisting junior colleagues to develop advanced knowledge and skills to benefit the treatment and care of critically ill patients in our hospital.
To manage the nursing team and provide a safe, effective level of patient care to patients coming to have procedures in Cath Labs and Bronchoscopy.
The role includes responsibility for systems which ensure the implementation, maintenance and monitoring of quality standards, the delivery of supervision and appraisal and the management of clinical rosters in line with our performance goals.
Development opportunities at Royal Papworth Hospital are first class, with supportive individualised orientation programme and opportunities to progress in your career.
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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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
- Professional adult nursing qualification and clinical knowledge acquired through training to diploma or degree level.
- PLUS post graduate learning or experience relevant to practice with demonstrable competence OR specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge or relevant practical experience.
- Mentoring/leadership qualification.
- Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Experience
Essential
- To be able to use clinical knowledge / expertise to make a range of judgement and assessment skills in planning, delivering, modifying and evaluating complex patient care plans based on a full assessment of individual needs in consultation with the multi-disciplinary team whilst communicating with patients, families and the multi-disciplinary team knowing when to escalate patient conditions. The post holder will also participate in discharge planning from Cath Lab recovery and ensuring safe patient transfers to the ward.
- To act as a senior support to care for complex patients with their potentially unpredictable care/treatment needs which may apply to single patient care and / or multiple patients across the clinical area.
- To ensure the safe and proper use of complex departmental equipment.
- To be able to manage own patient workload and prioritise care based upon patient/service need in a busy fast paced clinical environment escalating as required and supporting junior team members with their own escalation needs.
- To deliver patient care through appropriate delegation, responding to frequent changes in needs and/or environment. This will include staff rota management, complex discharge planning to the ward involving coordination with other agencies and professionals.
- To be able to undertake complex nursing interventions for deteriorating patient needs for example: administering medications, catheter insertion, vascular complication management and handling specialised equipment specific to Cath Labs and Bronchoscopy.
- To be able to undertake frequent moving and handling tasks for long periods relating to patient care with some tasks occasionally requiring intense effort.
- The post holder will have exposure to frequent emotional / distressing incidents and frequent exposure to bodily fluids (including as a result of surgical / medical intervention and in the delivery of activities of daily living).
- To be able to effectively communicate complex, confidential, and/or sensitive condition related information through a range of interpersonal skills to patients, colleagues, and families (such as providing educational support, complex discharge planning from Cath Labs Recovery to the ward).
- To understand the process of escalation within the Trust ensuring this is done promptly to ensure patient and staff safety and recognising and raising any safeguarding concerns.
- To be led by Trust policies and procedures and knowing when to appropriately escalate and to act independently within the NMC Code of Conduct.
- To plan and organise the running of the ward / department including line management of staff within their teams, complex work planning including allocating team members or activities based on situations to meet organisational requirements taking into account skill mix and clinical input.
- To act in a professional manner at all times and as a role model to other staff members, providing clinical supervision of junior staff as required
- To devise and implement as well as participate in departmental education programmes.
- To propose and implement policies and changes to clinical working practices for own area which may impact on other departments.
- To act as a reflective practitioner, questioning clinical practice.
- To act as a link nurse (within an allocated area of expertise), undertake audits as required and may occasionally participate in research and development.
- To maintain accurate electronic and/or manual clinical, patient and other records, as appropriate, ensuring that all documentation adheres to the Trust's standards.
- To be able to use computer software to occasionally write and develop reports in relation to department audits/CPD reports.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- As well as being able to demonstrate examples of how they work in a way that is consistent with our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration the post holder will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to driving culture change through equality, diversity and inclusion.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional adult nursing qualification and clinical knowledge acquired through training to diploma or degree level.
- PLUS post graduate learning or experience relevant to practice with demonstrable competence OR specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge or relevant practical experience.
- Mentoring/leadership qualification.
- Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Experience
Essential
- To be able to use clinical knowledge / expertise to make a range of judgement and assessment skills in planning, delivering, modifying and evaluating complex patient care plans based on a full assessment of individual needs in consultation with the multi-disciplinary team whilst communicating with patients, families and the multi-disciplinary team knowing when to escalate patient conditions. The post holder will also participate in discharge planning from Cath Lab recovery and ensuring safe patient transfers to the ward.
- To act as a senior support to care for complex patients with their potentially unpredictable care/treatment needs which may apply to single patient care and / or multiple patients across the clinical area.
- To ensure the safe and proper use of complex departmental equipment.
- To be able to manage own patient workload and prioritise care based upon patient/service need in a busy fast paced clinical environment escalating as required and supporting junior team members with their own escalation needs.
- To deliver patient care through appropriate delegation, responding to frequent changes in needs and/or environment. This will include staff rota management, complex discharge planning to the ward involving coordination with other agencies and professionals.
- To be able to undertake complex nursing interventions for deteriorating patient needs for example: administering medications, catheter insertion, vascular complication management and handling specialised equipment specific to Cath Labs and Bronchoscopy.
- To be able to undertake frequent moving and handling tasks for long periods relating to patient care with some tasks occasionally requiring intense effort.
- The post holder will have exposure to frequent emotional / distressing incidents and frequent exposure to bodily fluids (including as a result of surgical / medical intervention and in the delivery of activities of daily living).
- To be able to effectively communicate complex, confidential, and/or sensitive condition related information through a range of interpersonal skills to patients, colleagues, and families (such as providing educational support, complex discharge planning from Cath Labs Recovery to the ward).
- To understand the process of escalation within the Trust ensuring this is done promptly to ensure patient and staff safety and recognising and raising any safeguarding concerns.
- To be led by Trust policies and procedures and knowing when to appropriately escalate and to act independently within the NMC Code of Conduct.
- To plan and organise the running of the ward / department including line management of staff within their teams, complex work planning including allocating team members or activities based on situations to meet organisational requirements taking into account skill mix and clinical input.
- To act in a professional manner at all times and as a role model to other staff members, providing clinical supervision of junior staff as required
- To devise and implement as well as participate in departmental education programmes.
- To propose and implement policies and changes to clinical working practices for own area which may impact on other departments.
- To act as a reflective practitioner, questioning clinical practice.
- To act as a link nurse (within an allocated area of expertise), undertake audits as required and may occasionally participate in research and development.
- To maintain accurate electronic and/or manual clinical, patient and other records, as appropriate, ensuring that all documentation adheres to the Trust's standards.
- To be able to use computer software to occasionally write and develop reports in relation to department audits/CPD reports.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- As well as being able to demonstrate examples of how they work in a way that is consistent with our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration the post holder will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to driving culture change through equality, diversity and inclusion.
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).
