Job summary
Southampton Children's Hospital is a major centre for specialist paediatric services and is part of one of the largest teaching trusts in the country. We are now looking for a compassionate, experienced and motivated Lead Matron to lead our Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at UHS.
PICU is a large and dynamic, award-winning critical care unit and provides respiratory and cardiac ECMO and runs a paediatric critical care retrieval service. It is central to the provision of tertiary specialist children's care at Southampton Children's Hospital which is a paediatric major trauma centre and delivers a complete range of paediatric specialist services including oncology, cardiology and cardiac surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, nephrology and respiratory medicine.
You will be responsible in leading a 14 bedded Level 3 tertiary unit covering Thames Valley & Wessex Region that accepts children from 0-18 years requiring intensive care for single through to multi system failure.
Importantly, you will live and breathe our values, working with your immediate teams and wider leaders within the organisation to promote, engage and support diversity of talent, clinical expertise and innovation. You will inspire, develop and support every one of us to live our values; every patient, every colleague, every day.
The PICU Matron plays a critical role in ensuring the provision of high-quality care to critically ill children in PICU.
Main duties of the job
The PICU Matron is responsible for:
- Clinical Leadership - Providing clinical leadership, guidance and support to the nursing team to ensure the provision of high-quality care to patients in PICU
- Staff Management - Managing the staffing levels on the unit, including recruitment, training and the retention of nurses. Providing guidance and support to the team and ensure staff members comply with policies and procedures.
- Resource Management - Managing the allocation of resources and control of expenditure.
- Quality assurance - Ensuring that the unit meets all relevant standards of care, including those set by UHS and regulatory bodies.
- Communication - Maintaining effective communication with patients' families, and staff members. Ensuring that everyone is well informed and up to date on latest developments in the unit.
- Education and Training - Leading the strategy on education and training of staff. Providing assurance that all staff members are trained in the latest techniques and procedures and able to provide the best possible care to patients.
- Risk Management - Identifying and managing potential risks to patients and staff members. Ensuring all risk management policies are followed and that any incidents are properly investigated, reported and actions taken to prevent them reoccurring.
- Operational Management - To work as part of a team of matrons responsible for the operational running of Southampton Children's Hospital.
About us
What we can offer you
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated 'Good' by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your Responsibilities What youll do
As the Lead Matron for Southampton Childrens Hospital PICU, you will play a critical role in ensuring the highest quality care is provided to our young patients and their families. You will lead and manage a team of nurses and healthcare professionals to ensure they are trained and equipped to provide excellent care to our patients.
The ideal candidate will be a registered childrens nurse and will have:
- Extensive experience in paediatric nursing, including several years in an PICU/critical care setting
- Strong leadership and management skills, ability to inspire and motivate a team of nursing staff
- Excellent communication skills, with ability to work collaboratively with MDT and patients and their families.
- Ability to manage resources effectively and appropriately
- Strong clinical skills, with the ability to make sound clinical judgments and decisions in a fast-paced high-pressure environment
- Commitment to paediatric patient safety, quality improvement and evidence-based practice
- Ability to provide mentorship and support to nursing staff, including training development and performance management.
You will be expected to provide innovative leadership working towards the Trust values of:
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Additional information Closing date is 24th April
Interviews will be held on Thursday, 4th May 2023
Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your Responsibilities What youll do
As the Lead Matron for Southampton Childrens Hospital PICU, you will play a critical role in ensuring the highest quality care is provided to our young patients and their families. You will lead and manage a team of nurses and healthcare professionals to ensure they are trained and equipped to provide excellent care to our patients.
The ideal candidate will be a registered childrens nurse and will have:
- Extensive experience in paediatric nursing, including several years in an PICU/critical care setting
- Strong leadership and management skills, ability to inspire and motivate a team of nursing staff
- Excellent communication skills, with ability to work collaboratively with MDT and patients and their families.
- Ability to manage resources effectively and appropriately
- Strong clinical skills, with the ability to make sound clinical judgments and decisions in a fast-paced high-pressure environment
- Commitment to paediatric patient safety, quality improvement and evidence-based practice
- Ability to provide mentorship and support to nursing staff, including training development and performance management.
You will be expected to provide innovative leadership working towards the Trust values of:
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Additional information Closing date is 24th April
Interviews will be held on Thursday, 4th May 2023
Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch, we would love to hear from you.
Person Specification
Qualifications / training required
Essential
- 1st Level Registered children's nurse AHP on relevant part of the NMC/HPC Register
- First degree or equivalent experience
- Masters level or equivalent experience
- Leadership training or equivalent experience
- Management training or equivalent experience
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of National and Local NHS and N&M agenda
- Extensive experience in a paediatric critical care setting in clinical leadership/clinical management position
- Evidence of advanced leadership qualities
- Formal and informal teaching experience
- Staff and resource management experience
- Experience of introducing change to clinical environment
Desirable
- Understanding of specialist area
Aptitudes and skills required
Essential
- Excellent high level leadership skills
- Articulate with highly developed communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels, including interpersonal skills, liaison and negotiation skills
- Writing and presentation skills
- Advising and influencing
- IT skills and ability to develop these skills further
- Ability to prioritise work and adapt to changing deadlines
- Able to develop and implement policy, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Project management skills
Special requirements of the post
Essential
- Ability to work flexible hours and fulfil commitments of on-call / site management role
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Person Specification
Qualifications / training required
Essential
- 1st Level Registered children's nurse AHP on relevant part of the NMC/HPC Register
- First degree or equivalent experience
- Masters level or equivalent experience
- Leadership training or equivalent experience
- Management training or equivalent experience
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of National and Local NHS and N&M agenda
- Extensive experience in a paediatric critical care setting in clinical leadership/clinical management position
- Evidence of advanced leadership qualities
- Formal and informal teaching experience
- Staff and resource management experience
- Experience of introducing change to clinical environment
Desirable
- Understanding of specialist area
Aptitudes and skills required
Essential
- Excellent high level leadership skills
- Articulate with highly developed communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels, including interpersonal skills, liaison and negotiation skills
- Writing and presentation skills
- Advising and influencing
- IT skills and ability to develop these skills further
- Ability to prioritise work and adapt to changing deadlines
- Able to develop and implement policy, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Project management skills
Special requirements of the post
Essential
- Ability to work flexible hours and fulfil commitments of on-call / site management role
Values and behaviours
Essential
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
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).
