Matron

6 months ago


Blackburn, United Kingdom East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

This post will be based at Albion Mill but will form part of the wider Senior Nurse Management across the Intermediate Care Division

To provide senior clinical leadership and develop clinical leadership capacity in ward teams and to role model compassionate leadership and patient focus.

To provide assurance to the Assistant Director of Nursing the Division and Trust that the clinical areas you are responsible for are practicing within regulatory frameworks and escalating any concerns with regards to quality and safety.

To ensure all clinical areas are safely staffed with staff who have the required levels of skill and education and that are supported to develop and progress To ensure there are safe systems of working in place and a safety conscious and open culture of learning exists

To contribute to the development of clinical and operational improvements and to work closely with patients, nursing, medical and therapy colleagues to innovate care delivery with a focus on independence where at all possible.

Community and Intermediate care is a friendly supportive division which provides a range of services to thousands of patients every year.

The work can be challenging but rewarding and makes a real difference to our patients and their families

To be responsible and accountable for the overall clinical and operational day-to-day delivery of clinical standards of care and the management of the nursing workforce, in accordance with set objectives, targets, quality standards, controls and resource constraints, that ensures the
delivery of a high quality, patient centred service that meets patient need.
Contributes to the development, delivery and evaluation of Trust and Group strategy within the context of the NHS Modernisation agenda. Ensure a robust professional approach to service development and improvement. Ensures that any subsequent changes to structures, services and roles are underpinned by appropriate support and on-going professional development.
Supports the assistant director of nursing to provide professional leadership and management for the development, implementation and monitoring of the Strategy for Nursing & Midwifery. The core
nursing team is responsible for ensuring that effective systems of work are in place to ensure the safe delivery of evidence based patient care. Support effective patient flows and management of bed resources in the Trust.

There is an expectation that the post-holder will work flexibly and cross cover annual leave, acting as an escalation point for other wards in the directorate. The matron base is flexible and matrons may be required to change areas of responsibility.


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