Job summary
Palliative and End of Life CareMatron
1 x Part-time post - 18.75hrs per week (12-month fixed term contract)
Are you looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic nurse leader to join our Palliative and End of Life Care team in the role of Matron.
We provide fully integrated 24/7 clinically effective, efficient and high-quality care to people with complex specialist palliative and end of life care needs, based on current evidence and best practice across inpatient and community settings. Our service also includes a dedicated End of Life Care team providing rapid response to patients in the dying phase and an overnight service (Pal@Home) to support people to remain in their preferred place of care.
If you would like any further information please email palliativecareseniornurses@gstt.nhs.uk
Closing Date: 6th October 2024 at midnight
Provisional Interview Date: 17th October 2024
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a forward thinking senior nurse who has excellent clinical, interpersonal and leadership skills to lead, develop and support our recently expanded Palliative and End of Life Care teams. You must have a proven track record of progressive leadership and development, be an effective role model and be self-motivated with the passion, drive and adaptability to cope with continuously changing services.
We provide fully integrated 24/7 clinically effective, efficient and high-quality care to people with complex specialist palliative and end of life care needs, based on current evidence and best practice across inpatient and community settings. Our 24/7 service also includes a dedicated End of Life Care team providing rapid response to patients in the dying phase and an overnight service (Pall@Home) to support people to remain in their preferred place of care.
You must be able to provide evidence of a strong commitment to the provision of high quality, evidence based practice in order to enhance the patient and family experience. Visible clinically credible leadership is key in this role and the successful candidate will be someone who encompasses our Trust values and will work with patients, carers and staff to ensure that our services are safe, effective and of high quality.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
Integrated Local Services provides a range of community and inpatient health services for adults within the communities of Lambeth and Southwark, with some services also provided in Lewisham. The services provided by the directorate include Neighbourhood Nursing, Specialist Rehabilitation and Reablement (bed and home based), Palliative and End of Life Care, Vulnerable Adults and Prevention Services, GSTT@Home, and site administration services.
The Palliative Care team provides specialist information and supportive care to people facing serious illness. This includes symptom control and advance care planning. We recognise that emotional, spiritual, family and financial worries can be just as important as physical problems and we support with these aspects of care as well. Our Palliative and End of Life Care team includes specialist nurses and doctors, pharmacists, social workers, psychological support staff and administrative staff to helpwith the consequences of serious illnesses such as cancer and long-term health conditions. We are able to see patients in hospital, in their own home, and in our outpatient clinics.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a matron you will play a key role in maintaining clinical quality and ensuring that clinical governance standards are upheld. The post holder will ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity and respect placing value on the diversity of the local community and beyond. He/she will promote best practice in the prevention of infection through ensuring a clean and safe environment.
The Matrons key responsibility is to ensure that the patient experience is of the highest quality inspiring patient and public confidence. This will be achieved through high visibility, accessibility and surveillance. The post holder will be expected to work clinically for 75% of their time and where required will be a specialist in their clinical area.
Job description
Job responsibilities
As a matron you will play a key role in maintaining clinical quality and ensuring that clinical governance standards are upheld. The post holder will ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity and respect placing value on the diversity of the local community and beyond. He/she will promote best practice in the prevention of infection through ensuring a clean and safe environment.
The Matrons key responsibility is to ensure that the patient experience is of the highest quality inspiring patient and public confidence. This will be achieved through high visibility, accessibility and surveillance. The post holder will be expected to work clinically for 75% of their time and where required will be a specialist in their clinical area.
Person Specification
Values & Behaviour
Essential
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential
- Well developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand the Trust's and your performance expectations.
- A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals.
- Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships.
- Sound political judgement and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy, and diverse interest groups, and common sense in knowing when to brief "up the line".
Qualifications/ Education
Essential
- First level registered Nurse.
- Broad clinical experience relevant to the post.
- Evidence of equivalent knowledge and experience to Masters level.
- A proven track record of operational service management at a senior level in an acute hospital environment, including staff management, financial management and change management.
Desirable
- A Masters level qualification in nursing or a post graduate qualification is desirable but not essential.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable previous success in leading and delivering change and performance with and through clinical teams, by engaging them in the strategic direction and delivery plans, establishing clear work priorities with them, delegating effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitoring performance and giving feedback.
- Proven ability to analyse complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them
Person Specification
Values & Behaviour
Essential
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Essential
- Well developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand the Trust's and your performance expectations.
- A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals.
- Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships.
- Sound political judgement and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy, and diverse interest groups, and common sense in knowing when to brief "up the line".
Qualifications/ Education
Essential
- First level registered Nurse.
- Broad clinical experience relevant to the post.
- Evidence of equivalent knowledge and experience to Masters level.
- A proven track record of operational service management at a senior level in an acute hospital environment, including staff management, financial management and change management.
Desirable
- A Masters level qualification in nursing or a post graduate qualification is desirable but not essential.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable previous success in leading and delivering change and performance with and through clinical teams, by engaging them in the strategic direction and delivery plans, establishing clear work priorities with them, delegating effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitoring performance and giving feedback.
- Proven ability to analyse complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them
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).
