Job summary
Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week
The Band 8A Matron role will support the Head of Nursing in the Planned Care Division to deliver safe, kind & effective services by translating the organisation's vision and values into meaningful actions for teams to respond to our patients' needs. This will be supported by implementation of the nursing & midwifery, educational & research strategies and taking actions to prevent hospital acquired harms.
The post holder will support the development & implementation of models of care that are patient-centered, safe, effective, economically sustainable and responsive to the needs of our patients. You will work closely with frontline staff across a range of services, setting standards & monitoring quality metrics to ensure a sustained and positive contribution to improvements in patient care.
Main duties of the job
The matron is responsible for maintaining an up-to-date overview of actual and predicted bed capacity and demand within their given areas to maximise inpatient flow.
The Matron has a key role working in partnership with all relevant key stakeholders to promote a safe and quality culture across all wards & departments, providing professional and clinical leadership within an identified area and leading specific projects related to safe, kind and effective care.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
1. The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
2. Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
3. Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Date posted: 11 April 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £53,755 to £60,504 a year pa
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 210-2025-247
Job locations:
Countess of Chester Hospital
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
Job description Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* RN/RSCN Diploma or Degree
* MSc in health, quality or leadership related or working towards within 2 academic years of appointment
Desirable
* Continuous professional development portfolio to include clinical and leadership training
Knowledge, Experience and Skills
Essential
* Knowledge of advanced clinical, psychological and social needs of patients attending urgent/acute care
* Evidence of prior senior clinical decision making
Desirable
* Experience of leading patient involvement/patient feedback
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name: Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address:
Countess of Chester Hospital
Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1UL
Employer's website: https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx
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