Matron for Vascular

We are looking for a highly motivated senior nurse to work with the Vascular team within the Renal and Vascular directorate in University Hospitals Sussex (UHSx). The role will include day to day management of inpatient and outpatient care. You will need to be able to work autonomously and as part of a collaborative team with occasional travel across multiple sites. The majority of post holders time is spent at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, where the Sussex wide tertiary service has all their inpatient beds.

Provide professional nursing support to the inpatient ward and specialist nursing teams and provide direct line management of unit managers.

Cross cover with the Renal Matron within the same directorate.

Uphold effective multi-disciplinary team relationships with medical, nursing and admin teams across renal and vascular, the wider division, Trust and network.

Play a key role in both managing risk and governance across the directorate and lead on operational and strategic elements of this, ensuring patient safety and quality care.

Provide visible leadership across the directorate and wider division / Trust.

Have on-going operational management of defined designated clinical areas, working with operational managers and Clinical Site Team to ensure patient flow through the hospital.

Ensure excellent patient experience and promote the full implementation of the Patient Experience Strategy. Responding swiftly to any concerns and working closely with the Patient Advocacy and Liaison Service, clinical teams, and patient groups

To participate in the senior management on-call rota

**The Matron’s role will focus on**:
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.

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Inclusive leadership, professional standards and accountability

Uphold and display the Trust values of Commitment, Care & Quality.

Demonstrate compassionate, inclusive, visible and authoritative leadership to Ward/Department Managers in order to ensure high quality patient centred clinical care is delivered.

Ensure nursing practice reflects current clinical developments and is evidence based.

Enhancement of own role and that of team members.

In conjunction with the Senior Nurse Leadership Team actively embed the Trust’s Nursing & Midwifery Strategy locally within areas of responsibility.

Lead on the improvement of nursing standards by promoting Essence of Care and Best Practice nursing care.

Participate in the development, use and evaluation of integrated care pathways.

Work as part of a local multi-disciplinary team, in developing models of care.

Demonstrate and maintaining clinical credibility by acting regularly as a clinical practitioner in own areas of expertise.

Work collaboratively in developing, leading and facilitating a seamless patient pathway through the service.

Represent the Division at designated meetings.

Deputise for the Head of Nursing as required.

Be the Line Manager for the Ward/Department within defined areas of responsibility.

To participate in the senior management on-call rota.

Governance, patient safety and