Matron - Acute Care

6 months ago


Upton, United Kingdom Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Matron for Acute Care

We are looking to recruit a forward thinking, highly motivated and experienced nurse leader who will champion a high level of professional standards and excellence within Acute. This includes AMU, UMAC, MSSW, SNOP, OPRA.

As a Matron you will be highly visible and accessible to adult patients, visitors and staff and will focus on improving the fundamental and essential aspects of family care.

The role will be overseeing the quality of care within Acute care. You will be working alongside Consultants, Advance Nurse Practitioners, Senior Nursing managers and Specialists' Nurses.

The successful applicant with have worked in a leadership role at band 7 or above. Training and development opportunities will be offered and bespoke to individual needs.

Set and monitor clinical and non-clinical standards as and when required, take action to ensure high quality patient focus service in line with operational plan.
Work in partnership with Senior Sisters/Charge Nurses/Clinical Leaders to ensure the delivery of quality care, holding individuals and teams to account for performance against key indicators.
3. To present as a dynamic, innovative and enthusiastic role model providing leadership, guidance and advice on both operational, clinical and professional issues.
4. Ensure ward/clinical areas comply with national standards of cleanliness for NHS.
5. Empower and motivate team members to maximise their skills, knowledge and potential, with particular reference to the Chief Nursing Officers 10 commitments and the Trusts Nursing, Midwifery and AHP workforce strategy.
6. Lead service development ensuring the best use of all resources using effective benchmarking systems.
7. Work in partnership with ADN, Divisional Managers and Clinical Directors to ensure national and local priorities and standards are met.
8. To facilitate and lead in a positive, flexible and strategic manner.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England,. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

1. To work with CD, ADN and Divisional Managers (DM) to provide strategic direction and professional leadership for the Acute Division
2. To ensure the provision of effective, quality patient services, within existing resources.
3. To raise the profile of nursing amongst colleagues and patients.
4. To actively lead the safeguarding agenda in own area, especially for vulnerable patients.
5. Contribute to the delivery of, and to take the lead role on, key service targets and service change.
6. Contribute fully in the divisional business planning cycle, identifying key service developments and in the preparation of business cases to support new developments.
7. Support the division in achievement of all key performance indicators.
8. To support collaborative working with external partners
Please see Job overview & attached Job description for further information about the Matron position available with WUTH.


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