James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The James Paget Hospital is located directly alongside the beautiful Norfolk coastline and provides care to a population of 230,000 residents of Great Yarmouth and Waveney. We have an amazing opportunity for a senior nurse ready to take the next step in their career pathway.
The Corporate Matron position is pivotal to leading and influencing excellence in patient care and professional practice. It is integral to the delivery of the strategic vision for the Trust and how we shape and grow services that are responsive to the changing needs of the local population, healthcare arena, and exciting expansions and developments in clinical practice.
The post holder will have responsibility for working collaboratively with MDT colleagues to lead, direct, and centralise the various functions that enable us to deliver exceptional outcomes for patients and staff in relation to COVID vaccinations, staff testing, and patients in our hospital-at-home pathways.
If you have a passion for making a difference to patient care and staff health and wellbeing and can see your talent and potential as a positive contribution to the Corporate Nursing team, please contact Claire Ward, Corporate Lead Nurse at claire.ward@jpaget.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide clinical, managerial, and professional leadership to nursing/AHP staff at all levels within their area of responsibility, ensuring that patient care is delivered to a high standard.
The post holder will be responsible for the ongoing safe and effective delivery for their designated portfolio to ensure the attainment of quality and clinical performance indicators concerned with nursing and midwifery practice and the wider context of patient care delivery.
The post holder will work collaboratively with the Corporate Lead Nurse and Deputy Director of Nursing to ensure all relevant nursing and midwifery/AHP measures/indicators are robustly monitored, and effective governance arrangements are in place to ensure that patients consistently receive a good experience that meets all relevant aspects of the CQC key Lines of Enquiry.
The post holder will be responsible for leading on service and professional developments, working in close liaison with the Corporate Lead Nurse, Deputy Director of Nursing, and Divisional clinical teams to ensure all developments are considered and contribute to the wider aims of the Trust's 5 Year Strategy and the underpinning suite of strategies.
About us
Working for the James Paget University Hospital is a fantastic opportunity to grow and develop your leadership talent and make a difference to the way patient care is delivered. Everything we do in the Trust is enshrined in our Values and Behaviours, and as a Matron, you will have firsthand experience of being able to influence and enhance standards of patient care and professional practice.
Norfolk is a wonderful place to live and provides many opportunities to maintain a healthy lifestyle in close distance to the city of Norwich, the Norfolk Broads, and the beautiful Norfolk and Suffolk coastlines.
Job responsibilities
Main responsibilities include providing visible leadership for the portfolio of responsibility and across the Trust, acting as a positive role model, using influencing skills, and being an ambassador for excellence in patient care. Supporting staff to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients and achieving all components of the nursing practice assurance framework.
Additionally, providing pastoral support to staff, ensuring health and well-being is promoted at all times. Taking responsibility for the best use of financial resources. Contributing to transformation programmes and facilitating innovations.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* Registered Nurse
* First Degree or relevant experience
* Evidence of ongoing CPD at relevant level
* Leadership qualification or equivalent experience
* Masters degree or working towards
Experience and Knowledge
* Extensive experience and knowledge of national, regional, and local vision for nursing practice
* Experience of managing staff
* Positive outcomes from change management within acute inpatient/outpatient settings
* Experience of working with IT systems
* Experience of business planning
Skills, Abilities, and Competencies
* Good understanding of CQC fundamentals and NHS performance targets
* Aware of broader issues in relation to areas of responsibility
* Participate and lead MDTs
* Lead through empowerment, ability to build relationships, lead, address and participate in public forums, calm and confident, motivated, enthusiastic, motivating
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.
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