Oncology Matron

We are recruiting for an Oncology Matron who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

Working alongside the senior nursing team you will provide visible leadership and you will maintain local and national standards, adhering to the clinical governance framework and audit/evaluation of the service and patient experience. Also, you will foster a culture of compassionate leadership that embeds the principles of psychological safety for all staff and establish an effective workplace culture that sustains person-centered, safe and effective care through self-awareness, leadership, active learning, development, improvement and innovation.

You will be the transfusion nursing lead and the champion for driving the infection prevention and control agenda for MVCC. You will be responsible for safeguarding and health and safety compliance and addressing any concerns within the inpatient/ambulatory service.

Our Values are I nclude, R espect and I mprove. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond

The matron will act as a resource, providing advice, information and support for patients, relatives, carers, health professionals and all multidisciplinary team members in relation to all aspects of cancer and its treatment.

Ensure the provision of evidence based practice, high quality standards of care that reflect best clinical practice through, evaluation, audit and by active participation in local and national review processes.

To represent MVCC as the infection control nurse lead

To represent MVCC as the transfusion nurse lead

Embed a workforce culture that is built on p sychological safet y, ensuring staff are heard and included in the developments of their service. Prioritise their wellbeing and support staff retention.

Support the implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) by develop ing and maintai ning effective systems in respon se to patient safety incidents. Utilise the learning response tools to ensure a focus on learning and promotion of a just culture.

Lead on driving clinical governance in the inpatient/ambulatory service with a focus on accountability, responsibility, q uality improvement and risk management.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

**We run the following hospitals**:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

Hertford County, Hertford

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.