Help us make a difference to people with life-limiting illnesses...
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Matron within our Adult Inpatient Unit Services and our Myton at Home Service, due to a recent re-structure of our clinical teams.
This role will support our work by creating effective teams in these services, so that they can overcome barriers and deliver excellent patient care which is responsive to patients and families needs.
It will be based in Coventry but working across our three hospice sites in Coventry, Warwick and Rugby.
Main duties of the job
As our Matron, you will provide operational management and clinical leadership for our medical-led and nurse-led inpatient beds and a caseload of community patients receiving care and support in their own homes during their last weeks of life.
This will include:
* Providing professional, effective, accountable and inclusive leadership
* Line managing the Service Leads/Managers
* Being our Infection Prevention and Control Lead
* Being accountable for the delivery of optimum quality care in these services
* Being visible and accessible to staff, patients and their families
About you
We are seeking a Registered Nurse with:
* Current NMC PIN
* A teaching, mentoring or coaching qualification
* Senior-level clinical experience including leadership and change management
* A history of successful problem solving and budget/resource management
* Skills in influencing, negotiation, time management, IT, and motivating others
* Ability to handle sensitive situations and provide both professional and emotional support
* Evidence of / awareness of own professional development
You must be able to travel to Coventry, Rugby and Warwick.
This role will involve an enhanced DBS check including the adults barred list, because you will be carrying out regulated activity with adults as part of the senior nurse on-call rota. We will cover the cost of this check.
Job responsibilities
A high profile, accessible and responsive leader with managerial responsibility for nursing service delivery and advice across our inpatient units & Myton at Home service.
To provide compassionate, inclusive leadership & management to promote high standards of clinical care, patient safety & experience; prevention and control of infections; workforce management; finance & budgeting; education & development; patient flow; performance management; digital technology; and research.
To work as a nursing lead, demonstrating & developing collaborative working within & across the multi-disciplinary team. To help create the best experiences and opportunities for our staff with the patient at the centre of everything we do.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
The Matron's role focuses on the 10 key responsibilities outlined in the Matron's Handbook (2019):
* Inclusive leadership, professional standards & accountability
* Governance, patient safety & quality
* Workforce planning & resource management
* Performance & operational oversight
* Digital & information technology
* Education, training & development
* Collaborative working & clinical effectiveness
* Service improvement & transformation
Person Specification
Experience
* Professional clinical experience at a senior level
* Experience in managing a ward or community-based setting
* Proven record of leading and effectively managing change
* Experience of successfully resolving complex problems
* Experience of successful resource and budget management
* Experience in delivering palliative and end of life care
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse with NMC professional registration
* Teaching, mentoring or coaching qualification
Skills and Attributes
* Highly developed communication, influencing and negotiating skills
* Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
* Able to use initiative and make decisions
* Personal and professional credibility
* Innovative and imaginative
* A confident approach and the ability to instil confidence
* Motivated and able to motivate others
* Able to deal with sensitive/difficult situations
* Able to provide professional and emotional support
* Aware of own professional development, needs to be an effective and competent practitioner to maintain professional registration
* Willing and able where required to work flexible hours to meet the needs of the service
* Willing to participate in the senior nurse on call rota
* Ability to travel between sites (Coventry, Warwick and Rugby)
* The right to work in the UK (we cannot support with sponsorship)
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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