Matron / Senior Charge Nurse
Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust
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Job summary
We are now looking for a Hospice Matron to join us in our Three Counties Hospice in Worcester to provide expert leadership to the hospice team and be accountable for the delivery of high-quality care, uphold professional standards, develop the hospice team and provide assurance to families and the organisation.
As Hospice Matron, you will provide expert, visible leadership to the multidisciplinary team in an environment that can be physically, mentally and emotionally challenging. You’ll lead on patient and employee experience to maintain safety and quality and implement local systems and processes.
We are a UNICEF Rights Respecting Organisation, so you’ll work with your team to ensure safe and effective clinical practice, ensuring the services are child-centred, respectful, inclusive and enhance the experience of care for children. You will develop a high-peforming culture, ensuring all incidents and near misses are identified and investigate root causes and identify learning.
You’ll work with your team to ensure recruitment and retention of an effective workforce, supporting employee development and progression. You’ll ensure that all clinical employees receive supervision and support, so that they can carry out their duties to the high standards expected. You’ll deliver service improvement and transformation, empowering teams to take on a wider range of clinical tasks.
Main duties of the job
You will be a registered child nurse, with a recognised management or leadership qualification and extensive experience of paediatric nursing. You’ll have experience of supporting families who have experienced loss or bereavement.
You’ll be leading a large, multi-disciplinary team in the hospice, so previous management experience is essential. You’ll be highly IT literate, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
You’ll have a strong commitment to the organisational performance and the care that we provide.
About us
This role is as inspiring as it is challenging, leading the team offering support, short breaks and end-of-life care to vulnerable children, young people and their families, both in our hospices and in their homes. We’re structured so that you’ll simply ‘have the time to care’.
Each hospice is purpose-built with individually decorated rooms overlooking our gardens. We try to make it as welcoming and friendly as possible – a homely environment for the children, young people and their families.
- £45,000 - £47,955 per annum, plus allowances
- 37.5 hours per week
- Employee discounts from leading retailers
- Employee gym discount scheme
- Bike-to-Work scheme
- Generous contribution to group personal pension plan or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
- NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme
Date posted
23 March 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£45,000 to £47,955 a year Plus allowances
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
B0025-CA-TC-17a
Job locations
350 Bath Road
Worcester
WR5 3EZ
Employer details
Employer name
Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust
Address
350 Bath Road
Worcester
WR5 3EZ
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