Community Matron (Children and Young People) ( £3000 welcome bonus*)
Band 8a
Main area Nursing Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week Job ref 246-WSU7045579
Site Wedgwood House Town Bury St Edmunds Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum, pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 14/03/2025 23:59
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
We are committed to delivering quality driven mental health services. Every individual makes a valuable contribution. We are proud of our staff who have been commended for the care they provide.
We will consider flexible working arrangements for our roles, please indicate in your application if this is something you require.
Job overview
Are you a dynamic and experienced nurse leader passionate about mental health?
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Matron to join our Community Teams based in the West Suffolk locality, overseeing our Children and Young People teams, serving the local populations of Bury St Edmunds and Newmarket.
In this pivotal role, you will:
1. Provide expert clinical leadership across Children’s, and Specialist Suffolk Wide Neurodevelopmental services & MH in Schools
2. Ensure the highest standards of care within community settings, supporting individuals in their own homes and local environments
3. Drive service improvements, champion patient safety, and enhance care pathways
4. Lead, develop, and inspire multidisciplinary teams to deliver compassionate, person-centred care
As a key figure in our community services, you will play a crucial role in shaping the future of mental health support for the people of West Suffolk. If you have a strong clinical background, leadership experience, and a commitment to making a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Be part of a team dedicated to transforming lives.
Main duties of the job
As Matron, you will work closely with the locality leadership team to ensure that high quality care is delivered within your services and will provide professional leadership to the nursing workforce.
You will promote a culture of learning and openness and ensure clinical staff have the knowledge, capability, systems and support to deliver evidence based care and embed lessons learned in practice for the improvement of patient experience.
We are looking to appoint individuals who have a passion for their work and a track record of achievement in influencing colleagues and partners to deliver high quality care. We want inspirational and compassionate leaders who will develop their teams to provide outstanding care.
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Person specification
Qualifications
* Diploma level/Degree in relevant health/social care profession, eg RMN, RLDN OT, Social Worker.
* Current relevant registration with the NMC or HCPC
* Masters Level Degree or equivalent
Experience
* Clinical Leadership and clinical care
* Involvement in managing change/projects.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce.
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.
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