Deputy Head of Nursing (Surgery Transplant and Anaesthetics)
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Head of Nursing to join the Surgical, Transplant, and Anaesthetic (STA) Division. The role will provide clinical and operational leadership to the Surgery Department within the STA Division as part of a team with the STA Head of Nursing, Clinical Directors, and Operational Director. A key element of the role is setting the tone and modelling collective and compassionate leadership behaviours to build positive staff engagement and an inclusive culture to ensure our patients experience the best and safest care.
We are looking for a leader who can support teams across Surgery to build their clinical capability and confidence. We are interested not just in your clinical excellence but also in your ability to be a visible, optimistic, and compassionate leader who will develop staff by understanding their needs and aspirations.
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic nurse to join our leadership team in the Surgery, Transplant, and Anaesthetic division. This is an exciting role in delivering exceptional patient care, enhancing clinical governance, and supporting continued professional development for our staff.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work collaboratively with the Head of Nursing to ensure effective management of nursing services and alignment with the organisation's vision and values. The role will also be involved in efficient resource allocation, patient flow, and staff management.
You will be involved in leading quality improvement initiatives and identifying opportunities to enhance patient care and safety. Working closely with the matrons, you will ensure rigorous monitoring and auditing processes are in place, responding to any concerns or issues in a timely and effective manner.
In collaboration with the Head of Nursing and finance teams, you will contribute to the efficient financial management of the nursing service by supporting budget planning and allocation to ensure the optimal use of resources.
You will play a key role in supporting the education and professional development of nursing staff by leading initiatives to foster continuous professional development, ensuring nurses are equipped with skills and knowledge to deliver high-quality care.
In collaboration with the leadership team, you will be involved in fostering a culture of openness and transparency, encouraging staff to raise concerns, and ensuring appropriate follow-up actions are taken.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse (NMC)
* Post-registration Masters degree in nursing or related field or working towards
* Substantial leadership experience across clinical areas
* Evidence of Continuous Professional Development, including in the area of EDI.
* Desirable: Post-graduate qualification in teaching within health care.
* Emergency planning / critical incident management course (this could be HMIMMs / ALS)
Experience
* Can you show us through experience/examples from your personal and/or professional life how you:
* Have a proven track record (through feedback from peers, other colleagues and patients) that you can lead staff in a way that is compassionate and collective in situations that can be as different as a cardiac emergency to simply giving comfort and holding a patient's hand
* Give honest and professional feedback to colleagues.
* Collaborate effectively with operational and other clinical professionals to lead teams.
* Have a good working knowledge of clinical and quality governance with particular knowledge of assurance and risk management.
* Can diversify the nursing leadership within an organisation to improve the employment journey for staff with protected characteristics
* Adapt your leadership style as required to encourage innovation among staff and allow them to make the most of the opportunities offered at Royal Papworth.
* Able to balance the administrative requirements of a role with being visible and accessible to the team
Additional Criteria
* Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
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.
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