Job summary
Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust - Forensic and Secure Services, would like to present a wonderful opportunity for someone with passion and experience to join our team. If you are interested in innovative patient led recovery and have the determination to drive the improvement of quality of care, safety and experience, then this maybe a role for you! Within Secure and Forensic services, we see ourselves as progressive, creative, and always looking at how to improve. This is a service which has received excellent internal and external feedback. There is an absolute commitment to challenging traditional ways of working and ensuring true patient and carer involvement in everything we do.
We wish to recruit a Matron to work within our services and to be part of our already established team of outstanding practitioners.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a dynamic, energised individual who will be excited to be part of our wider MDT. We want someone with a keen eye and a focus on embedding a cohesive culture around quality and safety. Someone who puts excellent patient care at the heart of what they do will fit well with our recovery focused ethos. This role requires you to be part of the developing Nursing strategy which includes a lead role in workforce development, wellbeing and equality and diversity programs.
We need a strong and proven leader who can take responsibility for decisions and will be actively involved in the support and development of the team and will work within the wider network.
We are looking for someone who can communicate and collaborate in a professional manner with a wide spectrum of people, to achieve the best outcomes for patients whilst raising the standard of the service.
Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills are a must for this role as you will be working in environments where creativity on how to approach situations is key.
However, most importantly and in keeping with our trust values of 'Positively, Respectfully and Together', we are looking for someone who has exceptional people skills in order to influence change. We have an opportunity to make a difference in people's lives, service users, carers and staff. We continue to strive to hear the voice of those in our care in order to design, deliver and maintain services.
About us
Surrounded by beautiful countryside the county of Suffolk has an amazing history, universities, museums and art galleries, with wonderful heritage that has inspired great artists, thinkers and musicians for centuries.
In addition, we offer award-winning restaurants, fantastic shopping, annual festivals, and stunning parks. With excellent transport links to connect you to Cambridge, London and beyond but with lower than the nation average house prices.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other and are looking forward to welcoming you!
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more details on your key accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference, click APPLY!
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting time to join NSFT Secure & Forensic Services as we commit to developing strong clinical leads as part of our nursing strategy. As a care group we have great aspirations to be one of the best Forensic services in the Country. We will facilitate and enable you use your skills providing support and opportunities for career progression whilst supporting an award winning male low secure unit.
We have welcomed and embraced working with Quality Improvement methodology. Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust are committed to Quality Improvement (QI) and have paired up with East London Foundation Trust to train and develop our staff in the understating of QI and how to implement this on our wards. We are currently part of several QI collaboratives which have had significant impact on raising standards and improving safety.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This is an exciting time to join NSFT Secure & Forensic Services as we commit to developing strong clinical leads as part of our nursing strategy. As a care group we have great aspirations to be one of the best Forensic services in the Country. We will facilitate and enable you use your skills providing support and opportunities for career progression whilst supporting an award winning male low secure unit.
We have welcomed and embraced working with Quality Improvement methodology. Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust are committed to Quality Improvement (QI) and have paired up with East London Foundation Trust to train and develop our staff in the understating of QI and how to implement this on our wards. We are currently part of several QI collaboratives which have had significant impact on raising standards and improving safety.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working within and managing mental health clinical services
- Significant general and operational management experience to include the management of a large multi-disciplinary group of staff - part of which to have been in the NHS
Desirable
- Extensive experience of managing services at a senior level
- Working in mental health
Qualifications
Essential
- First level nurse with current NMC registration UK.
- Post-graduate training or experience of leadership / management.
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate with people about difficult matters / in difficult situations across a diverse range of scenarios / situations.
- Experience of team working and building and maintaining effective working relationships in a multidisciplinary environment
Knowledge
Essential
- Good working knowledge of wider health and social care system and structures, policies, procedures and legislation relevant to services areas.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working within and managing mental health clinical services
- Significant general and operational management experience to include the management of a large multi-disciplinary group of staff - part of which to have been in the NHS
Desirable
- Extensive experience of managing services at a senior level
- Working in mental health
Qualifications
Essential
- First level nurse with current NMC registration UK.
- Post-graduate training or experience of leadership / management.
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel independently
Skills
Essential
- Ability to communicate with people about difficult matters / in difficult situations across a diverse range of scenarios / situations.
- Experience of team working and building and maintaining effective working relationships in a multidisciplinary environment
Knowledge
Essential
- Good working knowledge of wider health and social care system and structures, policies, procedures and legislation relevant to services areas.
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
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).
