Job summary
This is a rare opportunity to join the senior MSK team and shape our future service, we have an exciting opportunity to recruit to the Matron Post.
We are looking to recruit a forward thinking, highly motivated, compassionate, and innovative nurse leader who will champion a high level of professional standards and excellence to join our MSK directorate.
Our specialties have a strong reputation for dynamic service delivery, innovative cross speciality support and multidisciplinary team working ensuring that patient receive the best possible care.
Working within the framework of the Modern Matron principles, the post holder is expected to set and monitor high standards of clinical care, provide day to day operational management, and support the continuous development/improvement of the service. Applicants will be required to demonstrate a passion to lead and develop clinical teams to provide the best possible patient care across all areas of responsibility.
MSK is a complex care group which currently has several strategic and operational challenges. Within the care group we have inpatient, outpatient, and community services. With over 200 different conditions our Musculoskeletal Services care for a broad range of adult patients including acute orthopaedic trauma, chronic long-term conditions, chronic pain, and therapy.
Main duties of the job
Undertake clinical work to maintain professional competence, authority and credibility.
Exercise judgement in assessing wide ranging and complex patient problems. Agree solutions, ensure and promote an appropriate, safe and timely patient pathway, enabling the delivery of optimal patient care.
Work collaboratively with other professionals and support staff to establish multidisciplinary working arrangements within the service and across the Trust.
To act sensitively, confidentially and with empathy in demonstrating understanding of wide ranging physical and emotional needs.
Take the lead in managing contentious, sensitive and delicate issues with patients their relatives and staff.
To investigate and assist with the response, and take appropriate actions, following formal complaints, participating in initiatives to promote patient involvement, Patient Services Team, Patient Forum etc. and monitor their impact.
To investigate, review and take appropriate action with regard to incident management and audit information to ensure robust systems and processes are developed to promote best practice.
Be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of Trust and Professional Nursing Policies and Procedures and adopt and advise on these accordingly.
Be responsible for ensuring that accurate, contemporaneous and timely care records, both written and electronic, are maintained within the service.
About us
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for the maximum period of 12 months. Where there is potential, the secondment/fixed term contract may finish early, or in the first instance, the secondment/fixed term contract may be extended due to the internal/external secondment of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and secondments in relation to the substantive post holder.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on Part 1 or 12
- Relevant clinical knowledge in an acute hospital setting
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Evidence of relevant post registration academic achievement at Master's degree level or equivalent.
Desirable
- Recognised management / leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing high quality patient centred acute services.
- Relevant experience at Band 7 or above
- Proven management and leadership at band 7
- Experience of nursing team leadership
- Proven change management skills
- Demonstrate experience in patient flow in a busy acute Trust.
- Demonstrate experience in ensuring capacity within acute services meets patient demand.
- Experience of budget management
Further Training
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of local and regional agenda with regard to MSK services.
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Highly motivated
- Ability to work under pressure.
- IT skills including the knowledge of word processing and software packages.
- Ability to work productively in a multidisciplinary environment with commitment to working as a team member
- Ability to complete work to deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
Other Factors
Essential
- Act as a role model for all Health Care Professionals
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
- Ability to work 24/7 rota.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on Part 1 or 12
- Relevant clinical knowledge in an acute hospital setting
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
- Evidence of relevant post registration academic achievement at Master's degree level or equivalent.
Desirable
- Recognised management / leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing high quality patient centred acute services.
- Relevant experience at Band 7 or above
- Proven management and leadership at band 7
- Experience of nursing team leadership
- Proven change management skills
- Demonstrate experience in patient flow in a busy acute Trust.
- Demonstrate experience in ensuring capacity within acute services meets patient demand.
- Experience of budget management
Further Training
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of local and regional agenda with regard to MSK services.
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential
- Highly motivated
- Ability to work under pressure.
- IT skills including the knowledge of word processing and software packages.
- Ability to work productively in a multidisciplinary environment with commitment to working as a team member
- Ability to complete work to deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent communication skills
Other Factors
Essential
- Act as a role model for all Health Care Professionals
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
- Ability to work 24/7 rota.
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).
