Job summary We are recruiting for a Modern Matron - Community Children's Services who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. The Matron for Community Children's Services has day to day professional and managerial responsibility for Community Nursing Services including; Children's Community Nursing Teams, Special needs Health Visitors, nurses in the special School, work alongside the Continuing Care Team Matron and supporting the DDoN and Divisional Management Team in delivering safe, high quality, and cost effective services. The post holder will participate in the children's community nursing service and continuing care teams on-call services as required including the management of palliative care needs. At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us. Main duties of the job You will advocate for high standards in quality of care for children and young people using both regional and national networks and East and North Herts NHS Trust services. Provide expert professional leadership, informed, objective and pragmatic nursing advice to the team and the Divisional senior team, ensuring there are robust systems and monitoring in place to support all matters relating to patient care and experience. You may be expected to deputise for the DDDoN as required for key activities and take a leading role in clinical governance across the whole division. About us At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now. We run the following hospitals: The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen. Date posted 30 October 2024 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum pro rata, plus 5% High Cost Area Supplement Contract Fixed term Duration 6 months Working pattern Part-time Reference number 361-6724669 Job locations New QE11 Hospital Howlands Welwyn Garden City AL7 4HQ Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role. Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role. Person Specification Qualifications/Training Essential Registered Children's Nurse - RSCN / RN Child Qualification in Community Nursing BSN Master's Degree or willing to undertake Evidence of leadership or management qualification/study Up to date with mandatory training Previous Experience Essential Held a senior post (band 7) in a Paediatric clinical environment Expansive experience as a Community Children's Nurse Substantial NHS management experience in acute environments Experience of budget management and financial accounts Credibility as a clinical leader Working effectively across organisational and professional boundaries Line management experience Experience of developing and implementing clinical governance procedures Experience in child protection procedures and the support of staff in safeguarding Experience in driving the patient experience agenda Skills Essential Able to use a wide range of contacts both inside and outside the organisation to gain support for and achieve the Trust's goals Able to communicate and work effectively and co-operatively with a wide range of people of different backgrounds and viewpoints Able to build professional and personal credibility to gain support, express ideas persuasively within a range of settings and environments Able to express ideas clearly and succinctly in speech or writing Able to demonstrate leadership in self and others Able to grasp quality issues nationally and locally and achieve implementation of solutions to such issue Ability to manage an expansive portfolio of responsibility Knowledge Essential Have an in-depth understanding of children's and young people's nursing policy and its implications for the workforce and future health care delivery Understanding of children's health national policy and future impact on health organisations Understand workforce planning and the wider Trust and health economy Have a thorough understanding of the NHS improvement and performance Have a thorough understanding of the NHS improvement and performance Other Requirements Essential Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning Role model our Trust values every day Person Specification Qualifications/Training Essential Registered Children's Nurse - RSCN / RN Child Qualification in Community Nursing BSN Master's Degree or willing to undertake Evidence of leadership or management qualification/study Up to date with mandatory training Previous Experience Essential Held a senior post (band 7) in a Paediatric clinical environment Expansive experience as a Community Children's Nurse Substantial NHS management experience in acute environments Experience of budget management and financial accounts Credibility as a clinical leader Working effectively across organisational and professional boundaries Line management experience Experience of developing and implementing clinical governance procedures Experience in child protection procedures and the support of staff in safeguarding Experience in driving the patient experience agenda Skills Essential Able to use a wide range of contacts both inside and outside the organisation to gain support for and achieve the Trust's goals Able to communicate and work effectively and co-operatively with a wide range of people of different backgrounds and viewpoints Able to build professional and personal credibility to gain support, express ideas persuasively within a range of settings and environments Able to express ideas clearly and succinctly in speech or writing Able to demonstrate leadership in self and others Able to grasp quality issues nationally and locally and achieve implementation of solutions to such issue Ability to manage an expansive portfolio of responsibility Knowledge Essential Have an in-depth understanding of children's and young people's nursing policy and its implications for the workforce and future health care delivery Understanding of children's health national policy and future impact on health organisations Understand workforce planning and the wider Trust and health economy Have a thorough understanding of the NHS improvement and performance Have a thorough understanding of the NHS improvement and performance Other Requirements Essential Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda. Able to actively support the development of a culture that recognises and promotes equality, values diversity, and actively leads by example in deploying these qualities. Understands the impact on equality, diversity and inclusion issues in all aspects of service delivery and planning Role model our Trust values every day Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name East and North Herts NHS Trust Address New QE11 Hospital Howlands Welwyn Garden City AL7 4HQ Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)