Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Matron Integrated Medicine B - Internal Only - Secondment (Mat Cover)

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Job summary

Networked Care Board is looking for a new matron to cover maternity leave in Integrated Medicine B.

This is a complex medical directorate that incorporates haematology and West ward, battle day unit, discharge lounge, diabetes and endocrine, castle ward, rheumatology, pain services and dermatology.

The matron is supported by 4 lead nurses. They are part of the triumvirate leadership team alongside the Clinical Director and Directorate Manager.

Main duties of the job

  • Leading Directorate Nursing Strategy as part of triumvirate.
  • Lead service improvement
  • Lead Patient Pathway Design
  • Overall responsibility for
    • Clinical environment
    • Performance
    • Budgets
    • Capacity
  • Lead workforce, training needs analysis and skill mix
  • Lead governance for the care group with clinical governance lead - risk, learning from incidents and complaints
  • Lead on external inspections such as CQC

Be part of on call management rota for hospital.

About us

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Details

Date posted

20 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £72,293 a year None

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-6933870NCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road, Reading RG1 5AN

Reading

RG15AN


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the job role, please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • First degree
  • Evidence of post graduate study
  • Evidence of leadership and management development.

Desirable

  • Masters degree
  • Experience in Integrated medicine

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of managing people and teams, including experience of managing staff capability, conduct and sickness.
  • 2 years of experience as 8a

Skills

Essential

  • Information technology literate
  • In-depth understanding of the rights of patients in relation to the NHS constitution.
  • Demonstrates a transformational and coaching leadership style.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse
  • First degree
  • Evidence of post graduate study
  • Evidence of leadership and management development.

Desirable

  • Masters degree
  • Experience in Integrated medicine

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of managing people and teams, including experience of managing staff capability, conduct and sickness.
  • 2 years of experience as 8a

Skills

Essential

  • Information technology literate
  • In-depth understanding of the rights of patients in relation to the NHS constitution.
  • Demonstrates a transformational and coaching leadership style.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road, Reading RG1 5AN

Reading

RG15AN


Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road, Reading RG1 5AN

Reading

RG15AN


Employer's website

https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Director of Nursing

Jessica Higson

jessica.higson@royalberkshire.nhs.uk

07776457988

Details

Date posted

20 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£62,215 to £72,293 a year None

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

193-6933870NCG

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road, Reading RG1 5AN

Reading

RG15AN


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