We are recruiting for a Modern Matron Unplanned Care Division- Acute Care group 2 who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You will be integral to the divisional management team; ensuring nursing input into strategic and operational decisions and providing visible professional leadership to the wards, Discharge lounge and the Unplanned Care Division. This is a pivotal role in our senior management structure to drive forward innovative service change in partnership with the senior team.
You will have day to day professional and managerial responsibility for the wards/departments under your auspices, supporting and providing assurance to the Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing and Divisional Management Team on the delivery of safe, high quality and cost effective care. You will also deputise for the Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing as required.
You will provide expert professional leadership, informed, objective and pragmatic nursing advice to the ward team and the Divisional senior team, ensuring there are robust systems and monitoring in place to support all matters relating to patient care and experience.
Main duties of the job
1. In this role you will have line and professional management for the ward managers for medicine as well as the Clinical Nurse Specialist Nurses aligned to that ward specialty, supporting the ward managers with their budgetary responsibilities.
2. Provide regular updates to the Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing and Divisional Team about the performance of the services covered by this role.
3. Review workforce requirements with stakeholders and support the recruitment and retention, training and development of staff to create innovative ways to deliver care.
4. Plan and manage resources together with line managers to deliver the best possible healthcare within the available resources.
5. Work with key stakeholders to actively support the implementation of a Trust wide system for various areas such as Mental Health Capacity Act, Patient safety benchmarking, Patient experience measures, Productive ward/theatre and other areas detailed in the job description.
6. Be responsible for the delivery, monitoring and recording of care episodes in line with national and local clinical quality standards for your specialty area, demonstrating compliance and assurance as required by specialist commissioning groups.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important.
We run the following hospitals:
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
We are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees, supporting flexible working patterns.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications/Training
* Registered Nurse.
* Post Graduate level achievement or equivalent experience.
* Continued professional development.
Previous Experience
* Substantial NHS experience in an acute environment with demonstrable achievements in improving patient care.
* Leading development, implementation, and evaluation.
* Working effectively across professional boundaries.
* Line management experience of staffing groups.
Skills
* Effective communication and cooperation with a wide range of people.
* Ability to build credibility and express ideas persuasively.
* Clear and succinct expression of ideas in speech or writing.
* Demonstrated leadership in complex organizational circumstances.
* Ability to address quality issues and implement solutions.
Knowledge
* In-depth understanding of nursing and midwifery policy.
* Understanding of national policy and its future impact.
* Good awareness of equality issues.
* Understanding of workforce planning issues.
* Thorough understanding of NHS improvement and performance management.
Other requirements
* Experience and evidence of engagement in equality, diversity, and inclusion.
* Role model our Trust values daily.
Our values
We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do.
Include: We value the diversity and experience of our community.
Respect: We create a safe environment open to new ideas.
Improve: We are committed to delivering excellent services and looking to improve.
Committed to our Community: We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients, and the wider community.
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