Employer: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Lancaster Infirmary
Town: Lancaster
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59
Matron for Neonatal and Children & Young People’s Services
NHS AfC: Band 8a
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
We are delighted to advertise the post of Matron for Neonatal, Children and Young People. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced Children’s nurse to be appointed into a senior leadership role, which will support the Deputy Associate Director of Nursing for CYP to drive high standards of quality care and patient experience.
Base site is negotiable and will be confirmed upon appointment of successful applicant.
Applicants from across the North West are encouraged to apply.
The post holder will oversee a diverse portfolio, which includes a general children’s ward, elective day surgery, children’s assessment area, outpatients department, and neonatal unit.
As part of the senior nursing team, you will have the opportunity to shape services to ensure they are responsive and child-focused.
There is an expectation that you will not only demonstrate expert clinical knowledge and high standards but also present skills that will enthuse, innovate, support, and challenge our team to achieve an exceptional service for our local families.
Main duties of the job
As the successful candidate, you will:
1. Provide visible leadership and clear direction to the staff for which they are accountable, ensuring delivery of safe, high-quality care aligned with the organisational strategic vision.
2. Be accountable for both the standard of nursing care and clinical environment within the identified area of responsibility. The post holder will work collaboratively with clinical teams to maintain high standards of care, infection prevention and control practices, and ensure patients’ privacy and dignity are always maintained.
3. Be highly visible and accessible to staff, patients, and visitors/family members and be able to assist where issues cannot be resolved by the Sisters/Charge Nurses/Team Leaders.
4. Deliver direct patient care on a regular basis, meeting requirements of a registered nurse/midwife, including assessment, care planning, and evaluation of care.
5. Provide effective line management of Senior Sisters/Charge Nurses/Team Leaders within the area for which they are responsible to support a culture of consciousness to deliver financial balance and achievement of efficiencies.
6. Deputise for the Associate Director of Nursing & Midwifery as required.
7. Support the delivery of targets and key performance indicators to improve access to Children & Young People services while improving the quality of patient care.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units, and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life-threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case, and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals, and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health, and manage their conditions through high-quality care, advice, and support.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Educated to Masters level or equivalent relevant experience
* Registered Children’s Nurse
* Evidence of relevant ongoing professional development
Experience
* Demonstrable management and leadership experience
* Experience of governance, risk management including clinical risk, incidents, complaints
* Experience of managing workforce and operational competing priorities
* Knowledge & understanding of safeguarding process
* Proven ability to develop teams and maintain constructive working arrangements at all levels and with all disciplines
* Proven senior nurse experience within acute BCYP services.
The Behavioural Standards Framework
Everybody’s responsibility in everything we do.
Please note that shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email.
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities wherever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive.
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formerly CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and an additional £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.
Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6-month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.
We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us at UHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new role including: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. To access click on this link: Pre-Onboarding.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Rachel Lomax
Job title: Deputy Associate Director of Nursing and Therapies for Children, Young People and Neonates
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07811989540
Additional information: Nicola Bottomley - contact 01539 715342
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