Matron - Accident and Emergency

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Matron should be highly visible and accessible within the department. He/she should be an exemplary role model for nurses, leading by example, empowering staff to deliver improved patient safety and enhance the patient experience. He/she will adhere to professional standards of care and promote a professional image of nursing/ midwifery that inspires confidence in service users, family members and carers and the healthcare community as a whole.

The Matron will foster a culture of patient centeredness, equity, dignity and timeliness of healthcare provision for all patients and champion a 6C culture of Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment.

The Matron will be responsible for focusing on quality, innovation, productivity and prevention and work closely with the Assistant Divisional Nurse Directors (ADND) and Operational Business Manager to maintain efforts to continuously improve safety, clinical quality, effectiveness and efficiency. The role will provide strong managerial and professional support to both the Divisional management and corporate nursing team.

The Matron will support the implementation of the Trust Quality and Safety strategy and contribute to the developments in line with safety, quality and improvement in relation to NHS Safety Thermometer, Harm Free Care, Patient Experience and Open and Honest Care (Transparency) for his/her designated areas.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch via the the contact details below if you have any further questions about this role.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• RGN on relevant part of NMC Register
• First Degree in nursing or an equivalent portfolio of evidence
• Post registration plus experience within specialty at a senior level
• Appropriate mentorship/assessment qualification e.g. mentorship module, ENB 998, D32/33
• Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical, managerial training and CPD

Desirable

• Leadership development course
• Post basic qualification in specialty and/or teaching

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Evidence of experience of ward management
• Experience of change management and successful development of clinical practice
• Able to influence and negotiate at a corporate/ strategic level both internally and external to the organisation

Desirable

• Experience of teaching/leading programmes

Clinical Knowledge & Skills

Essential

• Evidence of proactive involvement in the development of protocols, policies, standard setting and clinical audit
• Demonstrate leadership and excellent communication skills

Desirable

• Experience of audit and or research

Team Working

Essential

• Experience of leading and managing a team

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

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Bolton Hospital

Minerva Road

Bolton

BL4 0JR

Employer's website

http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)