Surgical Matron Leader

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom NHS Full time
About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join our surgical senior team as a surgical matron. You will be responsible for the management and patient safety of some of our surgical clinical areas as well as the management of other senior staff (CNS/ANPs/PEs).

As a key member of our surgical team, you will work closely with several members of our surgical MDT, senior management team, and bed management team to promote patient flow pathways and ensure effective management of our surgical emergency and elective activity.

We are looking for an expert leader to provide nursing leadership and promote best practices across our surgical areas, supporting clinical decision making and promoting patient flow across our hospital.

Main Responsibilities
  • Responsible for the operational management and professional leadership of a defined group of clinical areas and their staff, with delegated responsibility to ensure that performance and budgetary objectives are met
  • To be a highly visible and proactive leader acting as a clinical resource and ensuring the sustained delivery of high standards of nursing care and service delivery
  • To be responsible for exploring current practice, identifying areas for development, and planning the appropriate change using current evidence to evaluate outcomes
  • To be responsible for the quality of the patients environment and lead on facilitating changes which improve the patients experience
  • To play a key operational role and maintain a proactive approach to managing patient flow through the service.
About Us

St George's is committed to valuing its staff and promoting their professional and personal development.

We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities to support your career progression and help you achieve your goals.

We also offer flexible working arrangements, including flexible working hours, study leave, paternity leave, adoption leave, and carers leave, to help you achieve a better work-life balance.

Requirements
  • Registered nurse level 1
  • Leadership Course
  • Highly developed specialist knowledge of NHS & social care agenda
  • Knowledge and application of HR procedures
  • Understanding of governance and assurance systems and application to practice
  • Experience of senior nurse level (surgical) for a minimum of 3 years (band 7 or above)
  • Experience of gathering and interpreting patient experience data and implementing measurable improvement plans
Skills
  • Models excellent clinical skills and has the ability to implement these in practice. Demonstrates up to date, evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
  • Able to take accountability for service delivery within a context of safe patient care
  • Professionally credible/Accountability
  • Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information
  • Demonstrates excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills
  • Able to facilitate clinical supervision and reflective practice
  • Able to chair, co-ordinate and facilitate meetings
  • Ability to work across professional teams and organisational boundaries
Selection Criteria

Applications will be assessed against the following criteria:

  • Leadership and management skills
  • Clinical expertise and knowledge
  • Communication and interpersonal skills
  • Problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities
How to Apply

If you are a motivated and experienced nurse leader looking for a new challenge, please submit your application, including your CV and a covering letter, to [insert contact details].

We look forward to hearing from you.

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