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Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation TrustCambridge

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Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Staff Nurse - Cardiology

The closing date is 18 November 2026

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Cardiology team on Wards 3 South, 3 North East and Coronary Care Unit.

Our focus is our patients, their needs, ensuring their comfort and providing quality care. This is at the forefront of our thinking and we are constantly working to develop the service we offer to the people we care for. We have 53 beds commissioned including 6 Coronary Care Beds, with expectations of further expansion in the coming months. Cardiology is fast paced and is on the cutting edge of technology, providing excellent cardiology experience for staff caring for patients undergoing cardiology procedures, such as angiograms, angioplasty, ablations, cardiac devices and various cardiac valve related procedures.

Our ward is fast paced with a high turnover, using new pathways and initiatives to maintain patient flow and positive patient experience. With this, there is a wide variety of learning opportunities including caring for patients requiring intra-aortic balloon pumps, temporary pacing systems and many more. The educational opportunities are endless.

Main duties of the job

The nursing dependency of the patients is diverse with direct transfers from the regional general hospitals and emergency pathways running through our department and as such is dependent on the clinical skills of trained and motivated nurses. We have a superb and supportive team of dedicated nurses and support staff. Our staff are focused on providing the highest standards of patient care, upholding our Trust values of Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. We are keen to recruit staff to join our team who will share our vision, enthusiasm and pride in the care we deliver.

We have good development opportunities at Royal Papworth, with a supportive individualised orientation program following trust induction. There is specialist in house study days and courses alongside support from our education team for your professional growth.

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.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

Details

Date posted

06 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

175-2627-2068

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

United Kingdom

Job description

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current registration with NMC, part one or two of the register
Diploma, BSc or MSc in Nursing

Experience

Essential

To support complex patients with their potentially unpredictable care/treatmentneeds.
To be able to prioritise care based upon patient/service need in a busy clinicalenvironment.
To use a range of judgement and assessment skills in planning, delivering andevaluating complex patient care plans whilst communicating with patients,families and the multi-disciplinary team.
To identify the learning needs of patients, relatives and staff and, in consultationwith the ward/department manager, plan and implement programmes to meetthose needs
To be able to manage own patient workload in terms of prioritisation of needsescalating as necessary.
To be able to undertake complex nursing interventions for example: administeringmedications, catheter insertion, complex wound management.
To be able to undertake frequent moving and handling tasks relating to patientcare utilising mechanical aids with some tasks requiring moderate effort.
The post holder will have exposure to some emotional / distressing incidents andexposure to bodily fluids (including as a result of surgical / medical intervention
and in the delivery of activities of daily living).
To be able to effectively communicate complex, confidential, and/or sensitivecondition related information through a range of interpersonal skills to patients,
colleagues, and families (such as providing educational support, complexdischarge planning).
To understand the process of escalation within the Trust ensuring this is donepromptly to ensure patient and staff safety and recognising and raising any
safeguarding concerns.
To be led by Trust policies and procedures and knowing when to appropriatelyescalate and to act independently within the NMC Code of Conduct.
To be responsible for the day-to-day supervision of staff within their teamsincluding delegating patient care activities. To co-ordinate ward/department when
appropriate with managed support from senior colleagues.
To act in a professional manner and as a role model to other staff members, providing clinical supervision of junior staff as well as patients and their families.
To participate in reviewing policies and procedures to improve outcomes and the quality of service provided and actively participate in the implementation of any changes in practice within the clinical area.
To act as a link nurse (within an allocated area of expertise) and / or undertake audits as required and may occasionally participate in research and development.
To maintain accurate electronic and/or manual clinical, patient and other records, as appropriate, ensuring that all documentation adheres to the Trust's standards.

Additional Criteria

Essential

As well as being able to demonstrate examples of how they work in a way that isconsistent with our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration the postholder will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to driving culture changethrough equality, diversity and inclusion.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Current registration with NMC, part one or two of the register
Diploma, BSc or MSc in Nursing

Experience

Essential

To support complex patients with their potentially unpredictable care/treatmentneeds.
To be able to prioritise care based upon patient/service need in a busy clinicalenvironment.
To use a range of judgement and assessment skills in planning, delivering andevaluating complex patient care plans whilst communicating with patients,families and the multi-disciplinary team.
To identify the learning needs of patients, relatives and staff and, in consultationwith the ward/department manager, plan and implement programmes to meetthose needs
To be able to manage own patient workload in terms of prioritisation of needsescalating as necessary.
To be able to undertake complex nursing interventions for example: administeringmedications, catheter insertion, complex wound management.
To be able to undertake frequent moving and handling tasks relating to patientcare utilising mechanical aids with some tasks requiring moderate effort.
The post holder will have exposure to some emotional / distressing incidents andexposure to bodily fluids (including as a result of surgical / medical intervention
and in the delivery of activities of daily living).
To be able to effectively communicate complex, confidential, and/or sensitivecondition related information through a range of interpersonal skills to patients,
colleagues, and families (such as providing educational support, complexdischarge planning).
To understand the process of escalation within the Trust ensuring this is donepromptly to ensure patient and staff safety and recognising and raising any
safeguarding concerns.
To be led by Trust policies and procedures and knowing when to appropriatelyescalate and to act independently within the NMC Code of Conduct.
To be responsible for the day-to-day supervision of staff within their teamsincluding delegating patient care activities. To co-ordinate ward/department when
appropriate with managed support from senior colleagues.
To act in a professional manner and as a role model to other staff members, providing clinical supervision of junior staff as well as patients and their families.
To participate in reviewing policies and procedures to improve outcomes and the quality of service provided and actively participate in the implementation of any changes in practice within the clinical area.
To act as a link nurse (within an allocated area of expertise) and / or undertake audits as required and may occasionally participate in research and development.
To maintain accurate electronic and/or manual clinical, patient and other records, as appropriate, ensuring that all documentation adheres to the Trust's standards.

Additional Criteria

Essential

As well as being able to demonstrate examples of how they work in a way that isconsistent with our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration the postholder will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to driving culture changethrough 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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ward Sister

Emily Pryke

[email protected]

01223638511

Details

Date posted

06 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

175-2627-2068

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

United Kingdom

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