Job responsibilities
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More detail about the role
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a clinical matron within the critical care department in our Northern Services team at Royal Devon University Hospitals NHS Foundation trust (the Royal Devon). This is your chance to lead a successful and highly motivated team delivering care to some of our most unwell patients. Youll provide strong leadership and wellbeing support to our staff whilst further developing the department and ensuring the highest standards of care. In return we will take good care of you, supporting your ongoing development and career progression whilst demonstrating why the Royal Devon is consistently voted as one of the best Trusts to work for.
ABOUT THE TEAM:As matron, you will work as part of the senior leadership team within the critical care unit working closely with the multidisciplinary team to drive change and innovation. The unit boasts a strong and experienced nursing workforce with exceptional collaboration with all AHP teams that work in our speciality including therapy, pharmacy, and dietitians. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring collaborative working from all disciplines who work in the unit. The clinical lead works very closely with the unit matron to ensure joined up thinking from our nursing and medical teams.
WHAT YOU'LL DOYoull act as an autonomous professional leader with strategic responsibilities for critical care and wider operational responsibilities in line with other clinical matrons across the Trust. Your role will cover critical care nursing teams providing expert clinical leadership as well as professional development and wellbeing support to the team, alongside professional supervision to the inpatient pain nurses and outpatients lead nurse. You will lead the clinical governance agenda within critical care alongside your clinical lead and oversee the nursing education and practice development on the unit alongside the experienced clinical educators. As matron, you will be responsible for leading your senior team to achieve consistently high standards of quality, compassionate care for our patients.
WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR:The ideal candidate will have a critical care background, evidence of wider experience at senior nurse level and experience of managing complex workload areas. This role requires a visible, credible senior nurse, accessible to all staff, patients and families for assistance and support. The successful candidate will be accountable for maintaining patient safety and the quality of patient experiences. They will be responsible for managing the provision of nursing services and the clinical, managerial and professional leadership of the nursing teams. If applying for this post your portfolio will include strong clinical knowledge, pervious management experience and demonstrate experience in influential leadership, negotiation and change management skills.
WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY:The Royal Devons Northern services do things differently. We are an innovative and friendly service making a big difference to peoples lives in North Devon. We value our staff and pride ourselves on the learning, support and development available to all. This role is an excellent opportunity to develop your management skills and work with a skilled and motivated team. Its an opportunity to develop your leadership ability in a supportive environment and is an amazing next step for someone who has been clinically based and has an eye to work in management in the future.
Working Pattern: 37.5 hrs per week including some weekends
Interview Date: 8th February 2023
For further information please contact Mel Hucker, Associate Director of Nursing, Surgery on 01271 322377 or melaniehucker@nhs.net
Preference will be given to staff with Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on the 1st April 2022. Our plans build on the legacy and the strengths of the merged Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust (NDHT) and the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E). Both Trusts have very special and distinct cultures and histories. Through integrating our organisations, we began a process of bringing teams together to create stronger services in partnership with each other whilst respecting diversity and difference. Working together gives us the opportunity to offer unique and varied careers across our services combining the RD&Es track record of excellence in research, teaching and links to the university with NDHTs innovation and adaptability.
Benefits
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you're starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers.
You will also have access to other benefits including:
National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
Car lease schemes.
The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.
