Clinical Matron, General Intensive Care Unit

7 months ago


Southampton, United Kingdom University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Full time

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

We have a unique opportunity for a senior nurse with extensive critical care experience to co-lead in the matron role, our 31 Bedded Adult General Intensive Care Unit (GICU).

As matron you will be working with a broad multi-disciplinary team supporting your staff to care for emergency and elective patients, ensuring that GICU is safe, effective, and responsive.

Your leadership will guarantee the provision of high-quality care and pivotal to this will be to ensure the clinical quality standards are achieved consistently by providing inspirational, consistent, and visible clinical leadership. Supporting the teams in the delivery of contemporary, high-quality evidence-based patient care.

You will require a high level of organisational skill and have a resourceful and professional approach to work, always striving to improve through feedback processes. You should be able to demonstrate excellent inter-personal, communication skills and forge and maintain relationships with a variety of clinical and non-clinical staff. In return we can offer you opportunities to enhance your skills and be part of a forward thinking and supportive multi professional team. It will provide an exciting opportunity for strategic planning and service development along with supporting and overseeing day to day operations of the 70 bedded adult critical care footprint.

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Applicants must be a registered nurse with critical care experience and have appropriate qualifications in Critical Care.

You should be able to provide expert clinical, professional, and managerial leadership across GICU and the wider adult critical care services.

To work collaboratively and in partnership with other health care professionals, providing appropriate leadership, guidance, and supervision to colleagues. Assisting in the recruitment, selection, and training of critical care workforce.

To co-lead general ICU alongside medical lead, working closely with care group management team, matron/medical leads and AHP's in cardiac ICU, neuro ICU and surgical HDU. Actively support the team objectives by developing services and leading Care Group and Divisional projects to influence service redesign. To be accountable for all aspects of the quality agenda with regards to patients and staff experience, safety and outcome. You will be co
- responsible for 12million budget.

You will be required to work predominantly Monday - Friday with some weekend working and on call to cover the duty matron and staffing hub role as per an agreed rota.

Informal visits are strongly encouraged.


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