Job Overview We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated neonatal matron to join our friendly level 2 neonatal unit and neonatal community outreach team at Wexham Park Hospital. This post is a temporary cover to support the neonatal unit until the arrival of the permanent matron in February 2025. If you are dedicated to contributing to a team striving to deliver excellence in neonatal care and serious about pursuing a rewarding career in neonatal nursing, then this is the role for you. You will be accountable for the neonates and their family experience and the delivery of high-quality services within the neonatal unit on our Wexham Park site, ensuring efficient and effective management of all resources to deliver safe and effective neonatal care in an environment of continuous improvement. As a professional lead in this service, you will be expected to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills as well as leading and influencing change. Main duties of the job The post holder will have clinical and managerial responsibility for a defined clinical portfolio at Frimley Health Foundation Trust. The Matron will also have a defined set of relevant requirements specific for the core area of responsibility this will be defined by the Head of Nursing. The post holder will report directly to the Head of Nursing. The post holder will be accountable for ensuring the highest standard of clinical care is provided within the Neonatal department taking responsibility for the Neonatal unit and neonatal community/outreach team at Wexham Park Hospital. Providing strong, visible leadership and have the appropriate level of authority to provide support, advice and assistance required by patients, families and carers. Emphasis on the areas of Patient Safety, Patient Experience, User Engagement/Participation and Clinical Outcomes will be essential. The post holder will have clinical responsibility for supporting the Head of Nursing in activities relating to the delivery of high - quality services, including involvement in maintaining activity levels, managing service pressures and maintaining the highest standards of care. They will provide support to the Head of Nursing for day to day operational issues and deputise as deemed appropriate. The post holder will have direct access to the Head of Nursing for advice, support development and professional guidance. Working for our organisation Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description attached to this vacancy. Person specification Qualifications And Experience Essential criteria Registered Nurse Masters level or equivalent level of study/experience Qualification in Speciality (QIS) Recognised leadership & development training Significant experience at senior clinical/managerial level. Understands the concepts of clinical governance and shared governance including evidence- based practice and critical appraisal of research findings. Demonstrates Knowledge of effective risk management Able to lead empower others and influence innovative practice and service development Able to foster positive relationships with co-workers and work across professional and organisational boundaries. Significant experience of working as a clinical leader in the specified nursing field of practice. Desirable criteria Experience of leading patient involvement/patient feedback initiatives. Involvement in clinical audit and/or research. In-depth experience in a variety of hospital units. Experience of working with, involving and empowering groups of patients and the wider public on specific projects. Knowledge Essential criteria Understands the concepts of clinical governance and shared governance including evidence- based practice and critical appraisal of research findings. Demonstrates knowledge of effective risk management. Skills and aptitude Essential criteria Understand principles of effective budgetary management and demonstrate experience of managing budgets. Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment. Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future. Apply online now