Job summary
Are you a highly motivated and compassionate leader who is looking to fulfil their potential at a higher grade?
Within Division A we have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and supportive Matron team. Because of promotions within the matron team we have a vacancy for a matron to cover our surgical wards that form part of Digestive Diseases speciality - L4 and M4 in the Addenbrooke's Treatment Centre.
We are looking for someone who is a natural role model, who consistently demonstrates the Trust values with a passion for supporting and developing others while delivering high quality, safe care to our patients. This is an important Nursing leadership role in an innovative and supportive Division here at Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
Provide professional and managerial leadership to the relevant nursing teams and providing a highly visible and authoritative presence ensuring the provision of high quality, responsive services with the needs of the patient at the centre of care delivery
Provide nursing leadership to assigned inpatient and theatre teams
Work in partnership with Divisional Head of Nursing and the wider Divisional Management Team to ensure effective and efficient management of services to meet agreed standards within the resources available.
Be accountable for all clinical aspects of quality within the service
Maintain a visible presence where patients, carers, staff and visitors can turn for assistance and upon whom they can rely to ensure that the fundamental and specialist aspects of care are met. This includes working clinical shifts.
Support the Divisional Head of Nursing by leading and developing nurses, nursing practice and improvements in patient care
About us
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Closing date is midnight on 22 October 2023
Interviews are due to be held on 1 November 2023
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
- Our values and reputation for outstanding care
- Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
- Career and development opportunities
- Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
- Research experience and opportunities
- Lovely location and quality of life
- Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Closing date is midnight on 22 October 2023
Interviews are due to be held on 1 November 2023
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
- Our values and reputation for outstanding care
- Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
- Career and development opportunities
- Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
- Research experience and opportunities
- Lovely location and quality of life
- Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current and relevant registration on NMC register
- Additional relevant acute care
- Clinical/Nursing qualification or equivalent experience
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Management & leadership training
Desirable
- Relevant postgraduate qualification
- Recent attendance on a leadership development programme
- MSc or willing to work towards
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of managing a Clinical area / Team
- Demonstrable success in working collaboratively across professions and services
- Demonstrable success in: -managing change & innovative working -introducing evidence based practice
- Audit Experience
- Experience of coordination of complex discharges
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical practice and demonstrable knowledge of developments in nursing policy and practice
- Clinical governance
- The importance of successful partnership working
- Principles of lifelong learning
- Professional education and training
- Workforce planning, recruitment and retention
Skills
Essential
- Ability to lead and motivate empower others
- Highly developed communications skills including: -inter-personal skills -liaison and negotiation skills - Writing and presentation skills
- Advising and influencing senior managers in relation to risk management and quality improvement
- Budget management
- Developing and implementing policies, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
- Computer literacy
- Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines and work independently
- Positive and effective team worker
- Ability to respond and manage emergency situations
- Ability to make effective judgements in stressful situations
Additonal Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
- Flexibility in attitude and hours
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current and relevant registration on NMC register
- Additional relevant acute care
- Clinical/Nursing qualification or equivalent experience
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Management & leadership training
Desirable
- Relevant postgraduate qualification
- Recent attendance on a leadership development programme
- MSc or willing to work towards
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of managing a Clinical area / Team
- Demonstrable success in working collaboratively across professions and services
- Demonstrable success in: -managing change & innovative working -introducing evidence based practice
- Audit Experience
- Experience of coordination of complex discharges
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical practice and demonstrable knowledge of developments in nursing policy and practice
- Clinical governance
- The importance of successful partnership working
- Principles of lifelong learning
- Professional education and training
- Workforce planning, recruitment and retention
Skills
Essential
- Ability to lead and motivate empower others
- Highly developed communications skills including: -inter-personal skills -liaison and negotiation skills - Writing and presentation skills
- Advising and influencing senior managers in relation to risk management and quality improvement
- Budget management
- Developing and implementing policies, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
- Computer literacy
- Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines and work independently
- Positive and effective team worker
- Ability to respond and manage emergency situations
- Ability to make effective judgements in stressful situations
Additonal Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
- Flexibility in attitude and hours
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).