An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term Matron Post within the Medical Care Group, working as the Matron for Frailty on the York site. There are two opportunities available, one for 6 months and the other for 9 months.
This post will have the opportunity to directly influence and improve the care of patients on our journey to excellence.
The Matron role is to provide professional and clinical leadership for all the nursing staff, ensuring the delivery of patient focussed high quality standards of care are delivered to ensure patient safety and a positive patient experience, supporting the delivery of national and local strategic and operational service objectives.
This post may become Permanent.
This vacancy will be considered for a secondment opportunity. Please note - if you would like your application to be considered for secondment, you must secure agreement from your line manager beforehand that you can be released to undertake the role.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant should be able to demonstrate effective professional compassionate leadership, alongside being a competent accountable clinical practitioner who has excellent clinical and leadership skills, and be a role model for the nursing workforce for implementing and sustaining change and patient centred care.
You will need to be flexible, enthusiastic, and passionate about the delivery of innovative safe patient centred care. To carry out this role you must have proven management and leadership experience within the acute hospital setting. You will be expected to contribute to the Trusts Duty Matron rota which includes out of hours working on site.
About us
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
1. Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
2. 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
3. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
4. Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
5. NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
6. An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
7. Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
If you are an internal candidate applying for a secondment opportunity, please ensure you have the permission of your current line manager first.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind we are open and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Registered Nurse (Level 1) or Registered Midwife (as appropriate)
2. Masters level qualification in health care leadership or in a relevant nursing speciality or equivalent qualifications or knowledge or willing to work towards
3. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Experience
Essential
1. At least 3 years at senior level in nursing
2. Additional Specialised Knowledge of healthcare leadership acquired through experience combined with demonstrable evidence of specialist work, short courses and extended self-study
3. Experience of managing staff
4. Budgetary skills
5. Change Management
Desirable
1. Experience in relevant speciality
Employer details
Employer name
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
York Hospital
Wigginton Road
York
YO31 8HE
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