Job summary
The Respiratory Support & Sleep Centre (4N) is a specialist 15-bedded ward dedicated to the care and management of patients with sleep and respiratory disorders. The ward includes 3 high dependency beds supporting patients requiring weaning from invasive ventilation. We also provide ongoing follow-up care within our 10-bedded day case ward.

We are proud to be one of the largest units in the UK providing non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for patients with lung disease and neuromuscular disorders. Our service currently supports more than 1,500 patients on long-term home ventilation.

At the heart of everything we do are our patients, their comfort, and the quality of care we provide. We are continually striving to innovate and enhance the services we deliver.

We are seeking a highly motivated and forward-thinking Deputy Sister/Deputy Charge Nurse to join our dedicated team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced respiratory nurse to develop leadership and ward management skills within a specialist and supportive environment.

This position is for 36 hours per week, long days, nights and weekends.

Main duties of the job
As Deputy Sister/Deputy Charge Nurse, you will:

• Provide clinical leadership and support the delivery of high-quality nursing care
• Act as a role model and expert clinical practitioner
• Support the day-to-day management of the ward
• Undertake delegated responsibility for the unit
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives
• Support and mentor junior staff and students

About You
The successful candidate will:

• Be a registered nurse with post-registration experience in respiratory nursing
• Have experience managing patients requiring invasive and non-invasive ventilation
• Demonstrate excellent communication, leadership, and clinical skills
• Be flexible, adaptable, and committed to delivering outstanding patient care
• Ideally have experience in home NIV therapy

This role is ideal for an enthusiastic nurse looking to further develop their leadership capability within a highly specialised respiratory service.

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.

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.

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.
• Leadership/management training and/or experience.
• Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience in field of own practice including experience in specialty.
• Ability to lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team as well as mentor and educate junior staff.
• An understanding of clinical governance frameworks including Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), policy and procedure, audit and quality assurance.
• An understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures, particularly those related to vulnerable patients.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be able to problem solve, use own initiative and plan, organise and prioritise own and others' workload.
• Evidence of continuous professional development and a willingness to participate in further training and education.
• Competent IT skills.

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 successful candidate will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to driving culture change through equality, diversity and inclusion.

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.