Staff Nurse - Transplant

NHS; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading heart and lung healthcare provider in Cambridge seeks a dedicated Staff Nurse to join their Transplant Directorate. The role involves supporting patients through their care journey and coordinating outpatient services. Candidates should possess a professional adult nursing qualification and be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. This opportunity offers a structured developmental package and the chance to work in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Evidence of post-registration experience.
• Knowledge of cardiothoracic patient care.
• Ability to work autonomously and prioritise own workload.
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Understanding of and participation in clinical research projects.
• Knowledge of the transplant patient pathway.

Responsibilities

• Support patients and their carers during assessment and while awaiting transplants.
• Educate patients and staff on medication management.
• Coordinate outpatient services and manage a telephone helpline.
• Gain experience through a 24/7 on-call rota.

Education

Professional adult nursing qualification

Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council

Job description

Go back Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse - Transplant

The closing date is 19 October 2025

Are you ready to make a difference at a world-leading centre for heart and lung transplantation? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Royal Papworth Hospital is the largest adult cardiothoracic transplant centre in the UK and a global pioneer in DCD heart transplantation. Our committed teams perform approximately 90 heart, lung, and heart-lung transplants each year. Since our first successful heart transplant in 1979, nearly 3,000 transplants have been carried out. With world-leading survival rates, an increasing number of our patients are now celebrating 30+ years post-transplant.

We care for around 1,000 transplant recipients and facilitate organ retrieval for other UK centres.

We are committed to supporting your professional growth, by ensuring you receive a development programme that includes; exposure to cutting-edge organ retrieval techniques and novel technologies, assessing patients for transplant along with comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care and opportunities for academic investment and continuous learning.

If you are seeking a rewarding, challenging role that combines a structured developmental package with a friendly, supportive working environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Main duties of the job

Under the guidance of our experienced senior nurses, you will become an integral member of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing long-term care within the Transplant Directorate.

Key responsibilities will include;

-Providing essential support to patients and their carers during inpatient and outpatient assessment, as well as while they await lung and/or heart transplants and mechanical circulatory support devices. You will also manage their care whilst in the community to ensure continuity of support.

-Enhance your expertise by educating patients, carers and staff on medication management and long-term post-transplant care. You will coordinate outpatient services and manage a telephone helpline, contributing directly to improved patient outcomes.

-Gain valuable experience in the organ donation process through exposure to a 24/7 on-call rota and become a member of the National Organ Retrieval Service (NORS) team.

If you are passionate about patient care and looking to advance your career in a dynamic healthcare environment, we invite you to apply and join our dedicated team.

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 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

• 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

• Evidence of post-registration experience.
• Knowledge of cardiothoracic patient care
• Ability to work autonomously and prioritise own workload
• Ability to work as part of a MDT
• Have an understanding of and participated in clinical research projects
• Knowledge of the transplant patient pathway

Additional Criteria

• Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
• Flexible approach to working hours including 24 hour on-call commitment
• Able to undertake manual handling tasks whilst delivering patient care which may also include moving medical devices ie OCS

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.

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust