Senior Matron

To be highly visible, accessible and an authoritative nursing/midwiferypresence providing compassionate and professional assistance oradvice to patients, carers and the workforce, spending at least 50% ofrostered time in clinical practice.To proactively manage and lead the designated matrons and clinicalnurse specialists providing support, guidance and direction to achieveoptimal effectiveness, clinical and financial outcomes.To champion strong collaboration across clinical pathways and supportother care groups to maintain flow across the hospital and wider localsystem.To play a lead role within the designated directorate in the care group,ensuring the governance structure and processes are in place, thatappropriate risk management and shared learning takes place, and thatassurance of quality are provided to the care group. This will includebeing responsible for contributing to the strategic direction andimplementation of the corporate objectives within the care group.To contribute to the delivery of Care Quality Commission (CQC)standards and to work with the Care Group Management Team to movethe services to a continuously improving CQC rating. Please see JD and PS for further details