Child Health Matron for Education and Workforce

1 month ago


Basingstoke Hampshire, United Kingdom Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a B8a Matron for Education and Workforce to join the paediatric senior nursing team at HHFT.

We are looking for an experienced Children's nurse with a passion for education to lead the education and workforce plans across Child Health.

The role will work cross site where children receive care at HHFT supporting the acute paediatric & neonatal services alongside outpatient, community & special school staff.

They will work with the Clinical Matrons, Lead Nurse CYP, Community lead, consultants & operational team to lead on the education agenda & develop & promote the workforce plan. They will build strong relationships with education providers across the region, managing the CPD budget & allocation of training & placement opportunities.

The post will be responsible for leading on the recruitment & retention programme across Child Health utilising expertise to support the workforce pipeline & skills acquisition of staff.

They will line manage the clinical practice facilitators, working with the neonatal educators to deliver a programme of educational opportunities for staff in Child Health enabling a skilled workforce to deliver exemplary care to the children and families using our services.

The role will provide strong, visible, clinical leadership, promoting professional standards & offering guidance to all paediatric staff while working as an integral part of the senior nursing team in Child Health including supporting the on call rota.

Main duties of the job


  • Provide professional leadership to all staff and line management to a range of allocated staff.
  • Develop exceptional working-together relationships, both within and outside the organisation that promote a culture of continuous improvement in quality and safety and assist in the implementation of the education and workforce strategies.
  • Create and maintain environments that support the implementation of the vision and values of HHFT and assist with embedding the Trust's vision and values into objectives, plans and business developments.
  • Develop, support the implementation, and evaluate a workforce strategy for Child Health
  • Develop, support the implementation, and evaluate an educational strategy for Child Health responding to service need and development

About us

Our values help us in what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand and use these valuesthroughout your employment with the Trust to define and develop our culture.

The post holder will be: -

  • Compassionate, caring about our patients.
  • Accountable and responsible, always looking to improve.
  • Respectful for all and show integrity in everything.
  • Encouraging and challenging each other to always do our best.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential


  • Registered Children's Nurse
  • Degree in related subject
  • Evidence of continuous professional practice and education
  • Study at MSc level
  • PG(Cert) or equivalent teaching qualification

Desirable


  • MSc in a related subject
  • Leadership and management training
  • Advanced communication skills course

Experience and knowledge

Essential


  • Experience at a senior level working within Children's Services
  • Experience working in an educator role within a multi professional clinical environment
  • Knowledge of effective clinical governance, audit performance and quality indicators
  • Experience working within a multi-disciplinary team
  • Extensive experience of supporting learners in practice including management of challenging / failing students
  • Experience of implementing service developments and change
  • Staff management experience
  • Experience of Audit and Research
  • Experience of recruitment process
  • Experience of developing policy and guidelines

Desirable


  • Experience of managing a budget
  • Acute and community experience
  • Workforce planning experience
  • Involvement in strategic developments

skills and Ability

Essential


  • Excellent clinical skills
  • Ability to motivate and develop staff
  • Ability to develop relationships across and external to the organisation

Desirable


  • Ability to undertake clinical benchmarking and gap analysis

Personal Qualities

Essential


  • Flexiblity to travel across sites
  • Links with networks supporting clinical education
  • commitment to be part of on call rota
  • Adherence to HHFT's CARE standards

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

BNHH / RHCH

Aldermaston Road / Romsey Road

Basingstoke / Winchester

RG24 9NA

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