Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Our combined Outpatient Department is based at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge. We have a 30 room Outpatient Department and facilitate the ongoing care and management of patients with chronic diseases including Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Hypertension, thoracic oncology, pre and post cardiac and lung transplantation and cardiac failure patients.
Our nursing team is small, skilled and friendly working within a busy specialist ambulatory care outpatient setting. We work as part of a number of multidisciplinary teams in a constantly evolving and innovative ambulatory care setting. We currently work on a Monday to Friday between 7.30 and 18.30.
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to work alongside the outpatient nursing team to ensure the clinical environment is clean and safe for our patients. You will be responsible for cleaning equipment used in the outpatient area and assisting the nursing team in the preparation of the clinic areas.
If this sounds like the job for you and you are able to uphold our values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
If you are a well-organised, team player and able to deal with ever-changing priorities then we would love to hear from you. As part of our team, we would expect you to be able to effectively multitask and ensure all infection control risks are managed effectively. We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality patient care which is enhanced through good and clear communication and teamwork.
The successful applicant will be kind and compassionate, have excellent communication skills and work well within a team. Ideally, we would like individuals who are flexible about how they work and are willing to learn about infection control, its importance and how it relates to the role.
Please include in your Supporting Information why you wish to join Royal Papworth Hospital and how you would uphold our values.
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 ensure you evidence in the Essential Criteria how you uphold the Trust Values: Compassion, Excellence, 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
* Recent experience of working with the general public communicating with a range of different people.
Experience
* Ability to communicate with colleagues on everyday organisational matters.
* Ability to work under supervision.
* Demonstrate the ability to organise and manage own workload effectively.
* Ability to treat all information confidentially.
* Ability to work within a team and to take instruction.
* Ability to achieve work under pressure.
* Ability to communicate information verbally.
* Able to write and record relevant information.
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.
Employer name
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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