Job overview
St Bartholomew’s Hospital is recruiting an experienced critical care nurse to join our senior nursing team as matron. The postholder will work alongside other Matrons, Senior Nurse and Associate Director of Nursing together with other multiprofessional colleagues.
Applicants should have extensive nurse leadership experience in a large adult critical care unit and be able to demonstrate clinical credibility. The ability to provide visible clinical leadership, inspire others and demonstrate compassionate leadership is essential for the role.
The adult critical care unit (ACCU) at St Bartholomew’s hospital is currently funded for 53 beds (40 x Level 3 & 13 x Level 2) across four clinical areas, bringing together a wide range of expertise in clinical care, research, and education for cardiovascular and complex cancer conditions.
Professional development for all our team remains a key priority, there is access to a wide range of leadership and clinical development opportunities, both within the Trust, the North East London Adult Critical Care Network and with partner education institutes. We have successfully introduced clinical academic pathways within critical care, actively encourage research and have the support of our Director of Research and Innovation.
The role will also contribute to the hospital nursing leadership team with the opportunity to undertake hospital wide duties and responsibilities.
Main duties of the job
To oversee the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care focused on improving outcomes and experiences for patients, families and carers.
Deliver and actively contribute to the key performance indicators relates to the sites “safe and compassionate” quality improvement plans, this includes local and site wide quality improvements work streams.
Take responsibility for the continuing professional development and education of
registered and non-registered staff within ACCU at St Bartholomew’s hospital.
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.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
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/Knowledge
Essential criteria
1. Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development linked to demonstrable clinical competencies .
2. Extensive experience at a senior level in a relevant clinical environment
3. Experience in teaching, mentorship and supervision of staff
4. Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance & patient safety
5. Management of complaints and incidents and the implementation of subsequent learning.
6. Knowledge and understanding of Quality Improvement (QI)
Desirable criteria
7. Knowledge and understanding of clinical research and experience in practice
Skills
Essential criteria
8. Relevant specialist clinical skills
9. Excellent managerial, operational, leadership and organisational skills
10. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
11. Ability to problem solve and initiate change
Desirable criteria
12. Ability to interpret and analyse complex data and findings
Qualifications
Essential criteria
13. NMC Registered Nurse
14. Relevant First Degree in health care related subject
15. Specialist post registration qualification relevant to post
Desirable criteria
16. Relevant Master’s Degree or working towards it