Matron for Children's Outpatient Services
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic Children's Nurse to join our team of Matrons, focussed on leading our outpatient nursing services. You will be joining a supportive team who really care for each other and support one another to drive brilliant care in our department.
The successful nurse will be working across our sites supporting Children's Ambulatory Care & Outpatient clinics on our acute sites, Children's clinic at Heatherwood Hospital, and our clinical nurse specialists.
You will have experience of working in outpatient settings, perhaps as an outpatients nurse or in a specialist nurse role, with a good understanding of how outpatient services integrate with acute services. You will be able to quickly build strong working relationships and will have some experience in working with multiple teams.
You will work closely with your peers to develop and deliver outstanding nursing care to our patients no matter where they come in to our department.
We are a welcoming and friendly senior team, so pick up the phone and organise an informal visit so that we can show you why you should join us.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be accountable for ensuring the highest standard of clinical care is provided within the Children's Outpatients Services. Taking responsibility for the nursing and support teams within the department and the clinical nurse specialists cross site.
They will be easily identifiable, provide strong, visible leadership and have the appropriate level of authority to provide support, advice and assistance required by patients, their families and carers. Emphasis on the areas of Patient Safety, Patient Experience, User engagement and Clinical Outcomes will be essential.
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts -We have three main hospitals: Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough, and we also provide integrated community services to North East Hampshire, Farnham and Surrey Heath in partnership with Virgin Care Services.
Recently we have invested £150m in new facilities to create the best environments for our patients and staff. Our projects include new state-of-the-art Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park and a newly planned care hospital in Ascot.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other. So whether you use our services or are just visiting you can expect us to be Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health. Whether you want to broaden your expertise, strengthen your skills or make the move into management. It's one of the reasons our staff consistently rate us among the best places to work in the NHS.
Details
Date posted
26 January 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£48,971 to £55,064 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
151-AO522
Job locations
Frimley Park/Wexham Park/Heatherwood
Slough / Camberley
SL2 4HL
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Frimley Park/Wexham Park/Heatherwood
Slough / Camberley
SL2 4HL
Employer's website
https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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