Quality Matron

Job overview

Following significant investment, several opportunities have arisen to work in the role of Quality Matron, as part of the Nursing and Quality teams, within our three networks (North, South and Specialist). With eight posts available to cover the Inpatient and residential Services within our eight care hubs (Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside, Stockport, CAMHS, LD and Rehab and high support).

Reporting directly to the Network Director of Nursing, AHPs and Quality, you will work as an integral part of the network, ensuring high quality personalised care is provided to patients and their families, building on the "outstanding" work achieved so far.

The Quality Matron role is the cornerstone of improving the quality of patient care, delivered through visible, inclusive leadership and engagement with patients their families, frontline staff, and senior management teams.

Applications are invited from experienced self-motivated qualified nurses with leadership qualities and a passion for continuous improvement.

To provide professional nurse leadership and leadership to other clinical staff to ensure the delivery of safe, timely, high quality, effective and person centred care within area of responsibility

To provide through personal behaviours core values of the Trust ensuring and maintaining professional standards.

Accountable for monitoring standards of nursing practice by working regularly in clinical areas alongside staff providing care, responding effectively.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We are proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we are a great place to work.

Our ambition is to maximise people’s potential and we aim to promote an inclusive environment and improve the diversity of our workforce, so our people truly represent the communities we serve.

**, We offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including**:
Generous annual leave entitlement

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Continued Professional Development

Involvement in improvement and research activities

Access to staff wellbeing service

Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure, and travel

Main duties of the job

The Quality Matron will support the Head of Nursing and the Network directors of Nursing, AHPs & Quality to deliver clinical and professional leadership within the inpatient/residential services. Supporting the services to ensure delivery of safe, timely, effective, high-quality evidence-based care, consistent with internal and external standards.

This will be in line with the nationally agreed ten key responsibilities set out in the matron’s handbook as below:
Inclusive leadership, professional standards, and accountability

Governance, patient safety and quality

Workforce planning and resource management

Patient experience and reducing health inequalities

Performance and operational oversight

Digital and information technology

Education, training, and development

Research and development

Collaborative working and clinical effectiveness

Service improvement and transformation.

As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team the post holder will provide values-based leadership to facilitate consistent best practice, this will include taking a key role in the future transformation and development of services.