Palliative Care and Medicine for Older People

3 weeks ago

Aylesbury, United Kingdom Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Full time
Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced leader to join our team in a senior clinical position as Matron within our Community and Rehab care group.
We are looking for a highly motivated, dynamic and passionate individual with proven leadership experience who has the energy to support and coach staff to ensure best practice across services. You will be an exceptional communicator, problem solver and able to build positive and effective relationships. You will lead by example, motivate, and empower the team as well as be passionate about staff well-being.
The Role would be part of the team that covers Medicine for Older People, Community Hospitals and Florence Nightingale Hospice.
Candidates must be able to travel between sites 

Main duties of the job

To provide senior clinical leadership by being creative with both human and physical resources;hastheabilitytolookatnewwaysofworking,highlightingnewpossibilities and can influence others having the ability to see and understand situations from various perspectives

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The post holder needs to be able to respect other feelings and can be responsive to bothindividualsandorganisationalneedshavingtheabilitytobesupportiveofothers particularly when experiencing change management.

The post holder will need to provide specialist clinical knowledge and expertise in their related field. They will be a driver of qualitative, innovative, productive, safe evidencebasednursingcarewhichpromotesbestpracticeandbestoutcomesfor patients.

Outcomeswillbebasedondirectandindirectpatientfeedback,auditsbothinternal and external, peer reviews, matron’s rounds and corporate quality targets for both patients and staff.

Theroleisonethatis50%clinicaland50%managerial.Thepostholderwillprovide a positive visible role model; influencing best practice from the clinical base; challenging, encouraging, coaching and mentoring appraisal needs of staff as they become apparent.

Working for our organisation

 Why colleagues think we are

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes. 

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Person specification

Education, Qualification and Training

Essential criteria

RN or AHP Degree in related field (or equivalent experience) Completion of appropriate management and leadership programme Teaching and Assessment recognised qualification

Desirable criteria

Working towards a Masters in related subject or willing to complete

Experience

Essential criteria

Significant experience at a senior nurse level within related field Proven track record in change management, team leadership , performance management

Desirable criteria

Previous experience to teaching, lecturing large audiences

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Excellent Communication and interpersonal Skills Ability to demonstrate appropriate non antagonistic behaviour in stressful situations Evidence of participation in audit, research, and development of staff Proven track record when dealing with human resource issues.

Desirable criteria

Proven ability to analyse highly complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them

PPE requirements:  Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

I f you are successful  at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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