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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.
Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.
To achieve this we value Respect, Compassion, and Inclusion; Being accountable over staying comfortable; Listening over always knowing best; and Succeeding together over achieving alone.
Job overview
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced nurse leader to join our team in the Acute and Emergency Services Team as Senior Matron.
Main duties of the job
As the Senior Matron, you will provide innovative clinical and professional leadership to the nursing staff at all levels within the Directorate. Your responsibilities will include ensuring that effective governance arrangements are maintained, that nursing care is delivered to a high standard, and that nursing resources are managed efficiently. You will be supported by two 8a Senior Nurses and a team of Band 7 nurses working across various clinical areas. This position is busy and challenging, yet highly rewarding, with significant opportunities for development for the right candidate.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Care Provision
* Holding the Departments/Wards, Matrons, Sister/Charge Nurse to account for delivery of their key performance indicators in clinical areas on Tendable.
* In conjunction with the Directorate's Divisional Director of Nursing and Head of Nursing ensure effective action is taken where nursing performance is at risk of falling below expected levels and standards are not maintained.
* Ensuring that the Trust's Nursing and Midwifery priorities are implemented locally.
* To lead and ensure action is taken on issues of staff discipline, grievance, poor performance and sickness, including dismissal.
* Be accountable to the Head of Nursing for the overall quality of nursing care within the area, taking a proactive approach to performance management of quality issues.
* Ensure that Divisional audit programmes are consistent with service objectives.
* Ensure that a Quality Monitoring Programme is fully implemented across and that action is taken to achieve and maintain quality standards in all areas.
Risk & clinical governance:
* Ensure patients are cared for in a clean and safe environment, including the appropriate decontamination of multi-use equipment, taking remedial action if standards are not maintained.
* Be champions for driving the infection prevention and control agenda and challenging poor practice.
* Take the lead on managing and monitoring complaints and adverse incidents, including serious untoward incidents.
* Lead on the implementation of patient safety strategies such as Tendable Ward audits, ITAP and CQC.
Professional leadership and staff management:
* Be a visible leader who is accessible to patients, visitors, and staff.
* Provide professional and clinical leadership within the Emergency Department and acute wards.
* Ensure that nursing staff comply with Trust-wide policies and procedures.
* Deputise for the Head of Nursing in their absence.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered nurse qualification
* Degree or equivalent clinical/advanced practice
* Master's Degree or working towards
Experience
* Minimum of 3 years' experience working at Band 8 or equivalent in an Emergency and acute setting.
* Achievement of high quality patient care through evidence based practice.
Knowledge
* A good understanding of the changing NHS environment.
* Highly developed written and verbal skills.
Personal Qualities
* Excellent inter-personal and communication skills.
* High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement.
We reserve the right to close the post before the stated closing date, please apply early.
Please note, not all roles will meet the criteria for a skilled worker visa.
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