South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced senior nurse to join the Rehabilitation and Elderly Medicine Directorate as a Matron for the Care of the Elderly service on a permanent basis. This is a chance for you to work in a senior nursing role where you will be fully supported in your professional development by the Directorate Senior Management and wider Nursing and Quality team.
The care of the elderly service at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest within the North East and Cumbria region and encompasses a range of specialities covering amongst others orthogeriatric, acute frailty, movement disorders, FASS and community geriatrics.
Our ambition is to deliver outstanding care for older people and their families, carers and to be seen as the leading provider of geriatric care within the region. To achieve this ambition, we are seeking a senior nurse with the drive, enthusiasm, ambition and values to support our patients, directorate and divisional team.
Main duties of the job
Applicants must be experienced as a B7 senior nurse, ideally within an elderly care environment, and possess excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills to be able to drive forward improvements in line with current operational and professional agendas. Candidates will be passionate about older persons care and able to provide visible and accessible senior leadership to support and develop the nursing team. You will have excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, be able to work autonomously and with the multidisciplinary team to maintain a patient-focused positive experience and environment.
A flexible approach to work is required as well as the ability to demonstrate resilience to manage varying challenges in this demanding role. You must be able to provide professional direction, always advocating excellence in clinical practice and participate in a senior nurse rota to provide senior nurse cover across 7 days. Cross site matron cover to support care of the elderly services may also be required and you will be expected to support colleagues within the matron team.
If you feel you are suitable for this role, can make a real difference to patient care and be a great addition to our team, then we would love to hear from you.
Job responsibilities
The Matron will ensure at all times that the patient is at the centre of all our actions and act as a role model for clinical staff.
The Matron has 24-hour accountability for the wards/departments/areas in their Directorate for the efficient and effective operational management of the nursing workforce, guaranteeing provision of high-quality evidence-based nursing practice which will be delivered within hospital, community and outreach settings.
The Matron will provide strong clinical leadership within the services and be highly visible and accessible to patients. Leading by example, the Matron will drive up standards of clinical care. They should have the responsibility and authority to get the essential components of care right for patients clean wards and departments, quality care, ensuring patients are treated with dignity and respect, resolving problems for patients and relatives and ensuring high standards are maintained and delivered throughout the services. They will have a particular responsibility to support the developments of Clinical Governance and Service Improvement, to modernise patient services and ensure the active involvement of patients and carers in the way services are developed, delivered and evaluated.
The Matron will contribute to identifying and managing issues of poor performance, risk and complaints. The Matron will promote and share best practice and encourage personal development.
In undertaking the duties for this post the post holder must comply with the NMC Code.
The Matron will uphold and ensure Trust nursing values are implemented and monitored to provide assurance that nursing/clinical staff behave in a professional manner.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Skills
* Competent in IT skills and ability to operate Windows programmes and Microsoft Office
* Evidence of participating in clinical audit
* Knowledge of NHS Policies and strategies
* Excellent presentation skills
* Excellent verbal briefing and communication skills
* Able to command respect of multi-disciplinary teams
* Knowledge and experience of using project planning IT programmes and tools.
* Knowledge of and ability to utilise LEAN techniques.
Qualifications
* First level NMC Registered Nurse (Adult) (RN Child for paediatric roles, RM for Midwifery).
* Degree in nursing studies or relevant clinical degree.
* Masters level study, or equivalent specialist study / experience.
* Recognised management or leadership qualification or relevant experience.
* Masters degree or working towards in relevant associated subject.
Experience
* Clinically credible with significant experience at senior nurse level in a relevant setting.
* Ability to manage conflict in the clinical environment.
* Experience of managing a clinical team including human resources management.
* Experience of managing difficult and complex personnel/people situations.
* Experience of policy critique and writing to ensure fit for purpose.
* Experience of successful budget management and evidence of achieving financial targets.
* Experience of leading and delivering significant programmes of change with an NHS setting
* Experience of undertaking root cause analysis
Physical Skills
* Travel between sites and off-site meetings as required
* Ability to work flexible hours as well as support for major incidents
* Able to participate in an on-call rota
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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