Matron

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Barts Health NHS Trust Full time

Job overview

A 6 month opportunity for a Matron has arisen in Specialist Medicine Division at the Royal London Hospital. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated, experienced Band 7 Registered Nurse to take the next step in their leadership journey. The post holder will be passionate about high quality, patient centered care and understand the need for change and quality improvement across the services. The role involves working with directorate MDT colleagues to ensure governance, safety and quality metrics are adhered to. You will be passionate about improving care and services for patients and will have led on quality improvement projects or initiative’s.

You will have experience in managing teams of nurses and be a compassionate, forward thinking leader who is confident in their abilities. The role will include clinical and operational management of services and nursing teams including ward/unit leaders and clinical nurse specialists. You will have experience of workforce utilisation and understand safe staffing and regular reviews.

You will understand the importance of governance, quality and safety in relation to patient care and this will be at the heart of your practice as a nurse leader. The role will involve leading initiatives and projects to sustain and improve care whist inspiring your team to do the same. Inspiring and developing members of your team is a key element of the role and we are looking for someone with this mindset and drive.

You will be supported by the Specialist Medicine Nursing Leadership team as you develop into this role and opportunities will be given to gain further confidence, knowledge and skills in various leadership activities such as quality improvement, workforce planning and strategic planning across the division.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide a high level of clinical and professional leadership to nursing teams within the directorate, ensuring that care is delivered to a high standard and that the nursing resource is managed effectively. The Matron will be accountable for quality, safety and improvement strategies across the directorate.

The post holder will provide professional nursing leadership across specialist medicine to ward/unit managers and clinical nurse specialist’s whilst working in close collaboration with the directorate triumvirate. The post holder will provide expert leadership, supervision and guidance to direct reports.

The Matron will be accessible and visible to staff, patients, and visitors. Working with the senior nurse, the post holder will ensure that the directorate contributes significantly to the achievement of Trust objectives and that effective governance arrangements are implemented and maintained. The Matron may deputise for the Senior Nurse in their absence.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

“We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.” 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience in leadership/managerial role with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team Demonstrable ability to coach, consult and advise on specialist area of professional practice with multidisciplinary and multiagency staff. Experience of leading and managing multidisciplinary teams Budgetary management experience including cost improvement activity. Experience of leading change management and service improvement in clinical services Participation in Quality Improvement Projects

Desirable criteria

Experience of strategy development and implementation

Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent written and verbal communication skills Well established leadership, interpersonal and managerial skills Effective teaching and public presentation skills Effective multidisciplinary team working. Conflict management IT skills such as Powerpoint, Word and Excel Able to initiate and implement change and carry out objectives/ projects High degree of technical expertise and competency relating to specialist area of professional practice. Ability to formulate complex patient care and treatment plans in relation to Renal services, health protection and safeguarding issues

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered Nurse – NMC registration Evidence of Continued Professional Development 1st Level professional registration (Nursing)

Desirable criteria

Teaching qualification Educated to master’s degree level education or equivalent relevant experience. Leadership Development course/programme

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