Staff Nurse Critical Care

Royal Papworth Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust; Cambourne; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, invites applications for a Staff Nurse in Critical Care on Cambridge Biomedical Campus. You will join a highly specialist, multidisciplinary team in our 36-bed Critical Care unit, known for state-of-the-art facilities and outstanding patient care.

We offer access to expert mentors, higher education programmes, funded conference places, and clear progression routes in specialist roles.

Qualifications

• Qualified adult nurse with degree or equivalent
• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Experience in a hospital setting
• Ability to mentor junior staff
• Knowledge of safeguarding policies and PSIRF
• Strong communication and prioritisation skills
• Commitment to continuous professional development

Responsibilities

• Care for patients in a high‑class Critical Care unit in a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrate compassion, excellence and collaboration in daily practice
• Refer to the Role Profile for full information and requirements
• Engage in ongoing education and mentorship opportunities

Skills

Nursing experience

Mentorship

CPD mindset

Communication skills

Patient safety knowledge

Education

Professional adult nursing qualification

NMC registration

Job description

Job summary

It's a great time to apply to join our incredible organisation: The Trust's world-wide reputation and opportunities to gain exceptional training and experience have ensured highly successful nurse recruitment campaigns. We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity to apply to join the Royal Papworth Hospital family.

We are looking for dynamic, motivated and compassionate registered nurses to join our highly specialist and internationally renowned mutli-disciplinary team. Our 36 bedded Critical Care is one of the largest and busiest in the region, with state of the art facilities, we are able to provide outstanding compassionate and holistic care to our patients.

As a tertiary referral centre we look after some of the sickest patients who are referred to us for a variety of specialist services such as our ECMO (extra corporeal membrane oxygenation) service, heart and lung transplant, PCI pathway. Working in this environment is challenging and rewarding in equal amounts.

Our well established programme for registered nurses will be tailored to you, combining theoretical knowledge and practical skills required for you to excel in your role. You will have access to expert clinical mentors and higher education programmes such as the Critical Care Course at degree or master's level, funded places at international conferences, Critical Care rotations and careers coaching for progression in more specialist roles.

Main duties of the job

To care for our patients we need a highly skilled and innovative team, we will support your development through every stage of your career with our dedicated Critical Care education team.

Applicants should refer to the Role Profile attached to advert for full information about the role.

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

• Professional adult nursing qualification and clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree level OR diploma level qualification or above
• Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Experience

• Experience in a hospital/healthcare setting.
• Ability to mentor and educate junior staff.
• An understanding of safeguarding policy and procedures including Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), particularly those related to vulnerable patients.
• Good 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.

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 successful candidate 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).

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Staff Nurse Critical Care Cambridge Bio Medical Campus, United Kingdom