Matron for Vascular Access and OPAT service
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Please see the job description and personal specification that is attached for detailed information about this role.
Through strong clinical leadership, the Matron will provide expert clinical nursing advice and management support to the Vascular Access (VAST) and Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial (OPAT) service Sisters/Charge Nurses. The post holder will support the Lead Nurse in risk management, patient safety, and clinical governance issues within VAST and OPAT, ensuring that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity, and respect, placing value on the diversity of the local community and beyond. The post holder will promote best practice in vascular access and OPAT, ensuring that the prevention of infection is central to all we do. The post holder will help identify areas for service improvement and will represent the Trust in the area of specialty for the organization.
The Matron's key responsibility is to ensure that the patient experience is of the highest quality, inspiring patient and public confidence. This will be achieved through high visibility, accessibility, and surveillance. The post holder will be expected to work clinically for 85% of their time and will be a specialist in their clinical area.
The Matron is accountable directly to the Lead Nurse for VAS and OPAT, who has overarching responsibility for the operational management and strategic direction of the teams.
Closing Date: 9 January 2025 at Midnight
Interview: 24 January 2025
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a dynamic and innovative nursing leader, committed to improving care provided to patients receiving support through intravascular therapy. The matron role provides leadership for both the vascular access service that provides support to patients with difficult intravascular access and the OPAT service that focuses on the safe discharge of patients to their homes on intravenous antibiotic therapy. The VAST covers acute and pediatric support across Guys and St Thomas and the Evelina London Children's hospital and covers a wide range of areas as well as having a strong clinical presence and leadership for the teams and the trust.
As an applicant, you must be able to demonstrate multidisciplinary team working; exhibit strong communication and conflict resolution skills. You will have some experience of leading change, innovation, staff and service development. You must have proficient skills in PICC insertion and advanced cannulation skills.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best-known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton, and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research, and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer, and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and creating a sense of belonging and fun for all our teams caring for women, children, and families; as we continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighboring NHS organizations, local authorities, charitable bodies, and GPs, we recognize the huge benefit of our workforce being reflective of the diverse communities we serve.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centers, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching, and research.
Job responsibilities
To provide the safe provision and development of the Vascular Access (VAS) and Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic (OPAT) Services ensuring the smooth running of the services day-to-day. The post holder will provide leadership, expert clinical nursing advice in vascular access and management support (coordination, audit, information, and education) for both services. The post holder will act as a senior clinical role model leading and supporting growth, development, and extended skills for the nursing team to allow collaborative working across the hospital sites. The post holder will work in partnership with the Deputy Director of Infection and Control, the Lead Nurse for the service, and the Band 7 Nurse Leads to continually improve the services and to develop successful networks advocating for the services locally, nationally, and internationally.
Further details on the main responsibilities can be found in the job description and person spec attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
* First level registered Nurse with NMC current registration
* Masters level qualification or working towards achieving an equivalent qualification
Previous Experience
* A proven track record of operational service management at a senior level in an acute hospital environment, including staff management, financial management, and change management
* Demonstrable success in leading and delivering change and performance
* Broad clinical experience across a range of complex infection prevention and control settings.
* Experience of leading an infection prevention and control team or programme
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
* Proven ability to analyze and manage complex problems
* Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically, and creatively, and to prioritize work in the face of competing demands
* A strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled with a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority
* Well-developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate, and involve individuals and teams
* Experience in working with both adults and children
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.
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
£61,927 to £68,676 a year p.a Inclusive of HCA
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