Job summary
We are seeking to recruit a Band 8a Matron - Infection Prevention and Control. You will be responsible and accountable for the operational management and leadership of Infection Prevention and Control Team within the Patient Services Directorate
You will have experience of working at a senior level within an NHS or health care setting with extensive clinical expertise in Infection Prevention and Control.
You will need a proven track record of working effectively and delivering improvement and innovation. Excellent communication skills are essential with the ability to articulate at the appropriate level complex and sometimes contentious information.
- Interview Date: 24th April 2023
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes per a week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Main duties of the job
You will have experience of working at a senior level within an NHS or health care setting with extensive clinical expertise in Infection Prevention and Control.
You will need a proven track record of working effectively and delivering improvement and innovation. Excellent communication skills are essential with the ability to articulate at the appropriate level complex and sometimes contentious information.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for all essential and desirable criteria required for the role.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
Rated 'Outstanding' by theCQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The Matron has 24 hour accountability for the wards and departments in their Directorate.
- They must ensure appropriate systems and processes are in place to ensure the continuity of safe and effective care at all times.
- Deputies for Directorate Manager as required / appropriate and is part of Directorate Management Team.
Newcastle Hospitals is a leading healthcare provider both locally and nationally, providing healthcare at its best, with a personal touch.
A key part of our Nursing and Midwifery strategy is to have an empowered and skilled, workforce, who are responsive to the needs of patients. We achieve this by ensuring staff feel supported, clinically, academically and emotionally through Continued Professional Development, Clinical Supervision and the Trust Professional and Leadership behaviours.
The team is committed to providing the best possible care for patients and is delighted to have been highlighted as Outstanding by the CQC.
If the above description sounds like you then please contact Mrs Cheryl Teasdale, Associate Director of Nursing (48760) for an informal discussion about the vacancy. Wed love to hear from you.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The Matron has 24 hour accountability for the wards and departments in their Directorate.
- They must ensure appropriate systems and processes are in place to ensure the continuity of safe and effective care at all times.
- Deputies for Directorate Manager as required / appropriate and is part of Directorate Management Team.
Newcastle Hospitals is a leading healthcare provider both locally and nationally, providing healthcare at its best, with a personal touch.
A key part of our Nursing and Midwifery strategy is to have an empowered and skilled, workforce, who are responsive to the needs of patients. We achieve this by ensuring staff feel supported, clinically, academically and emotionally through Continued Professional Development, Clinical Supervision and the Trust Professional and Leadership behaviours.
The team is committed to providing the best possible care for patients and is delighted to have been highlighted as Outstanding by the CQC.
If the above description sounds like you then please contact Mrs Cheryl Teasdale, Associate Director of Nursing (48760) for an informal discussion about the vacancy. Wed love to hear from you.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- oKnowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- oMaintain and improve professional knowledge, skills and competence
SKILLS
Essential
- oGood IT skills
- oReport writing skills
- oEffectively manage the directorate nursing resource
- oAppropriate clinical skills
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- oSignificant post registration experience, some of which must be at Band 7
- oSignificant experience at a senior level of managing nursing / clinical teams
- oAudit / research experience
- oEvidence of achievements in current post
- oEvidence of proven leadership skills in relation to professional accountability
- oEvidence of significant experience of safeguarding adults / children
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
- oCurrent NMC registration
- oAble to demonstrate academic achievement at post-graduate/masters level and willing to undertake full Master's Degree within an agreed timescale
- oMeets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship relevant to role
Desirable
- Leadership / management qualification
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- oKnowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
- oMaintain and improve professional knowledge, skills and competence
SKILLS
Essential
- oGood IT skills
- oReport writing skills
- oEffectively manage the directorate nursing resource
- oAppropriate clinical skills
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- oSignificant post registration experience, some of which must be at Band 7
- oSignificant experience at a senior level of managing nursing / clinical teams
- oAudit / research experience
- oEvidence of achievements in current post
- oEvidence of proven leadership skills in relation to professional accountability
- oEvidence of significant experience of safeguarding adults / children
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
- oCurrent NMC registration
- oAble to demonstrate academic achievement at post-graduate/masters level and willing to undertake full Master's Degree within an agreed timescale
- oMeets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship relevant to role
Desirable
- Leadership / management qualification
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).
