Job summaryWe are offering an exciting 12-month secondment opportunity for a Band 6 Deputy Sister/Deputy Charge Nurse & Education Facilitator within Cath Labs and Bronchoscopy at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
At Royal Papworth Hospital, our core values of compassion, excellence and collaboration are central to everything we do. To support this, the Trust is committed to ensure that all staff have access to up to date, relevant and practical clinical development programmes specific to their chosen area of work.
This role is ideal for a motivated nurse who wants to develop as a clinical educator, practice development leader and senior member of the Cath Lab team. Our department delivers a highly specialist 24/7 service across coronary intervention, PPCI, pacing, electrophysiology, structural heart procedures, bronchoscopy and recovery care.
The successful candidate will support the delivery and evaluation of high-quality education for nurses, learners and the wider multidisciplinary team. This will include clinical skills training, competency development, simulation-based learning, induction support, practice supervision and contribution to future service development.
This is a rare opportunity to help shape how we educate, prepare and support our workforce as Cath Lab & Bronchoscopy practice continues to evolve.
Main duties of the jobWe are offering a 12-month secondment for a Band 6 Deputy Sister/Deputy Charge Nurse & Education Facilitator in Cath Labs and Bronchoscopy. This is a development opportunity for a nurse who wants to help shape how others learn, grow and practise safely in one of the most specialist procedural environments in the NHS.
Cath Lab & Bronchoscopy practice is changing quickly. Minimalist TAVI, advanced electrophysiology, complex device work, conscious sedation, recovery pathways and human factors all require a confident, skilled and adaptable workforce. This role will support that ambition by helping to deliver practical, high-quality education that is clinically relevant and directly connected to patient safety.
Working with the Education Lead, senior nurses and specialist teams, the post holder will support competency development, simulation, study days, clinical skills teaching, learner support, induction, practice supervision and service improvement. The role will also include senior clinical responsibilities within the department, ensuring education remains grounded in real practice.
We are looking for a credible, enthusiastic and reflective nurse with strong communication skills, a commitment to professional development and the ability to inspire confidence in others.
About usRoyal 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 responsibilitiesOn 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 SpecificationQualifications- 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.
- Post registration qualification in mentoring, leadership and /or teaching
- Specialist training/continuing professional development
- Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Experience- 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.
- Post registration qualification in mentoring, leadership and /or teaching
- Specialist training/continuing professional development
- Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Additional Criteria- 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 CheckThis 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
