Matron Gastroenterology

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse leader to join the medicine leadership team as Matron for Gastroenterology. We are looking for an enthusiastic, forward thinking senior nurse with a passion for quality and safety and the drive and commitment to lead in accordance with the Trust values.

You will be joining a passionate, cohesive and supportive team with areas of outstanding practice in a busy, fast paced environment offering the opportunity to lead, innovate and showcase.

This opportunity is a 3 month secondment in the first instance. Applicants will require the support of their line manager prior to application.

We are keen to appoint immediately and therefore the ability to join the team without delay is required.

Please note, there is a requirement for the successful candidate to commence in post by the start of December - please consider this and ensure this is supported before applying.

You will join the Medicine Divisional Leadership Team as Matron and be accountable for overseeing the performance of your wards and departments against key indicators and measures of quality, safety, people, finance and clinical effectiveness.

You should be a Registered Nurse with demonstrable leadership experience at Band 7. You should have a keen interest in leading your teams in providing high quality; harm free, patient centred care in a busy, fast paced, ever changing and often challenging environment.

For this role you will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills and possess the ability to lead teams effectively. As a Matron you must display a positive and professional manner, have a non-judgmental attitude, and be flexible and open to change.

You will also participate in the Matron of the day and Clinical Management rotas (after a period of support and shadowing) and play an active role in patient flow, Governance and financial management for your areas of responsibility.

In return you will receive support to develop personally and professionally and gain invaluable leadership and management experience.

For the main responsibilities, please see the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.

• Clinical Professional Qualification. Degree level or equivalent
• Significant evidence of post registration continued professional development, working towards masters
• Evidence of Leadership development
• Post-graduate/registration Management or Training qualification /equivalent

• Demonstrable extensive experience as a clinical manager, with responsibility for clinical quality, people management, budget responsibility and successful delivery of performance targets and quality standards within strict financial controls
• Demonstrate the ability to maintain high standards of care and team management over a sustained period.

• Key issues and pace of change facing the NHS nationally and locally assess and describe impact on Nursing/clinical professional service.
• Knowledge and understanding of the NHS policy and regulatory policy
• Understanding and appreciation of diversity
• Knowledge and understanding of computerised financial, management, budgetary management, and workforce information systems
• Knowledge and understanding of governance arrangements and standards in the NHS and the wider health and social care economy

• Coaching & values led leadership style, encouraging engagement and empowerment amongst staff and stakeholders, and in developing high performing teams
• A high level of communication skills, to include but not exclusively, mediation, negotiation, consultation, facilitation, presentation, training, and coaching skills using well developed interpersonal skills to influence, inform, reconcile differences, and resolve conflicts.
• Demonstrate the ability to lead and implement quality improvement strategies.
• Solve difficult problems, using a solution focused approach demonstrating competent persuasive and influencing skills
• Research information and use audit skills to applying findings to influence practice and develop business cases/plans.
• Analyse data and information, including preparing responses to issues, weighing risks, and forming judgements often within tight timescales
• Competently implement business plans, business cases and project plans in order to deliver the Clinical Service Strategy for the area
• Coordinate area day to day clinical operational activity to meet challenging performance targets within tight financial controls
• Implement policy and implementation plans to deliver the clinical strategy and plans ensuring successful implementation
• IT literate and able to use standard office software and bespoke systems.
• Imaginative and innovative in developing new ways of working in meeting patient care and service needs
• Cope with competing priorities and a demanding workload
• Deal with uncertainty in a political environment
• Work in an environment with frequent interruptions, and within stressful, unpredictable situations including responding to and solving urgent and emergency situations day to day
• Demonstrate competent project management skills

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.