An exciting opportunity has arisen for a temporary Matron post within Surgical and Associated Specialties Clinical Board, working predominantly within ENT and the Institute of Transplantation. This is a diverse clinical area and the post holder will have the opportunity to directly influence and improve the care of patients in both inpatient and busy specialist outpatient settings. In addition, you will manage and lead a number of Clinical Nurse Specialists and Nurse Practitioners, supporting them to develop the services they provide.
We are looking for an innovative and enthusiastic, highly visible nursing leader who is passionate about providing professional and clinical leadership for all the clinical teams, ensuring the delivery of patient-focused high-quality standards of care.
To undertake this challenging but exciting role you will need to have extensive experience in leading and managing nursing teams and have the ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams. The successful candidate will be proactive and ensure that service needs and patient experience are met to the high standards we aspire to.
You will work with a supportive leadership team who will encourage your professional development and provide the opportunities for you to thrive in this role.
Main duties of the job:
* Demonstrate effective highly visible leadership, setting, monitoring, and maintaining professional standards.
* Work collaboratively with a range of professionals and lead the nursing contribution for clinical governance at specialty/department level. Ensuring robust processes are in place to share learning from complaints and clinical incidents and to use this knowledge to influence and improve practice.
* Be an integral member of the leadership/management team providing nursing advice, manage specialty nursing teams and contribute innovative solutions to the development of clinical pathways.
* Monitor clinical standards of practice.
* Provide a visible, accessible clinical presence to enable staff, patients, and their families to access appropriate advice and support.
Job responsibilities:
* The Matron has 24-hour accountability for the wards and departments in their Directorate.
* They must ensure appropriate systems and processes are in place to ensure the continuity of safe and effective care at all times.
* Deputies for Directorate Manager as required / appropriate and is part of Directorate Management Team.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person Specification:
KNOWLEDGE
Essential:
* Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project-specific policy context.
* Maintain and improve professional knowledge, skills and competence.
SKILLS
Essential:
* Good IT skills.
* Report writing skills.
* Effectively manage the directorate nursing resource.
* Appropriate clinical skills.
* Move and handle objects in line with Trust guidelines using appropriate aids.
EXPERIENCE
Essential:
* Significant post-registration experience, some of which must be at Band 7.
* Significant experience at a senior level of managing nursing/clinical teams.
* Audit/research experience.
* Evidence of achievements in current post.
* Evidence of proven leadership skills in relation to professional accountability.
* Evidence of significant experience of safeguarding adults/children.
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential:
* Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch).
* Current NMC registration.
* Able to demonstrate academic achievement at post-graduate/masters level or significant demonstrable experience in specialty at Matron level.
* Willing to undertake full Master's Degree within an agreed timescale.
* Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship relevant to role.
Desirable:
* Leadership/management qualification.
Employer details:
Employer name: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Freeman Hospital, 317 01 Freeman Hospital, NE7 7DN
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