Matron - Emergency Department

2 weeks ago

Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

A rare opportunity has become available for an experienced nurse with significant Emergency Department experience to apply for the Emergency Department Matron position at The Princess Alexandra Hospital.

We are looking for an individual who is compassionate, transformational and has an inclusive leadership style. Your role will focus on the provision of high-quality, visible professional leadership, setting and maintaining standards of clinical excellence, improving outcomes and experiences for patients, families and carers with a passion for staff well being.

You will work in the triumvirate management team for ED, which will also include a General Manager and Clinical Lead and will give you the opportunity to shape Emergency Care within the trust.

If you are a motivated individual, with a passion for Urgent and Emergency Care, we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Key aspects of the role include:

Providing professional leadership and acting as a role model within the Division and the Trust. Developing leadership capability and attitudes by role modelling and effective use of relevant various leadership styles. Ensuring that clear agreed policies, procedures and protocols are in place to support the delivery of safe services and care to patients. Effective leadership of change, embedding a culture of continuous quality improvement, innovation and use of technology that meets the changing needs of patients and users. Acting as an expert clinical resource within the areas of responsibility utilising highly specialist knowledge, underpinned by theory and practice experience. Leading on and facilitate strong clinical governance processes to ensure patient safety, experience and learning.

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registered nurse with significant previous experience Educated to degree level Evidence of continuous professional development Clinical leadership qualification or equivalent Mentorship qualification Qualification in the area of specialism (Emergency Care)

Desirable

Masters in relevant health related subject or actively working towards Teaching and assessment qualification

Experience

Essential

Substantial and relevant post registration experience Ability to demonstrate collaborative working across professions and services Significant experience of working in a senior nursing role including nursing management of team leadership Experience of effectively leading and implementing transformational change Experience of delivering education and developing and implementing evidence based practice Experience of managing a clinical team including significant experience of staff management, including the setting of team and individual appraisal, recruitment and disciplinary issues. Budget management experience, including reducing costs, monitoring and determining corrective action

Desirable

Research experience

Knowledge

Essential

Able to articulate the evolving vision for the future of nursing and to demonstrate opportunities this can bring to teams Awareness of broader issues affecting the whole health economy Knowledge of governance processes including experience in risk management and investigation of incidents and complaints Experience in recruitment and retention processes

Skills

Essential

Demonstrate ability to manage a department and undertake challenging conversations Excellent communication skills across a range of disciplines Effective managerial, leadership and motivation skills Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills Up to date, advanced clinical nursing skills

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