Matron Leadership Role

4 weeks ago


Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Matron to join our team in Secure Services. As a key member of our leadership team, you will play a crucial role in promoting high-quality care and ensuring the safe delivery of services to our service users.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide clinical and operational leadership to our team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality care and services.
  • Work closely with Ward Managers to identify and address operational issues, focusing on service user safety and quality improvement.
  • Support the development of local policies and protocols, ensuring the continuity of safe and effective care.
  • Drive the infection prevention and control agenda, challenging poor practice and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Manage and respond to complaints and adverse incidents, providing support and debriefing to teams as needed.
  • Carry out root cause analysis and develop action plans to address serious incidents, working closely with Ward Managers and Senior Leadership.
  • Provide reports to Senior Management as required, undertaking root cause analysis and developing action plans.
  • Maintain effective communication with patients, relatives, and staff, contributing to the active resolution of complex situations, conflicts, and issues.
Person Specification

We are looking for a candidate with:

  • Current NMC registration.
  • Proof of postgraduate development.
  • Previous experience of managing a team.
  • Desirable: experience at Band 7 or above in a mental health setting, experience in forensic mental health, knowledge of the Mental Health Act, and experience of working with carers and families.
About Us

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust is a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire, and in parts of Dorset.

We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds, particularly those from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.



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