Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for a matron to work within the current team. the role includes ensuring the highest standard of safe clinical care through the provision of effective leadership and management of clinical staff.
Demonstrating a consistent leadership style which engages, enables and empowers others, uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries.
To provide visible, accessible and authoritative presence in the hospital environment. Ensuring patients and their families and members of the multidisciplinary team can gain assistance, advice and support. Setting clear clinical standards and working clinically with the teams to ensure these are met.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
Responsible to the Deputy head of nursing under the Matrons Charter, for coordinating with ward colleagues, Infection Control Department, Catering Department and Nutrition/Dietetics Department to improve the quality of patient food and the patient's environment and to reduce the risk of cross infection.
To provide visible, accessible and authoritative presence in the hospital environment. Ensuring patients and their families and members of the multidisciplinary team can gain assistance, advice and support.Deal with concerns and actively problem solve to improve the patient experience, investigate and respond to incidents and complaints within target timescales.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide professional and clinical leadership to a group of wards and departments, including provision of supportive advice and to understand the activity associated with patient care.To take responsibility for various components of the Clinical Governance agenda including achieving those NHSLA Standards relevant to the areas.To liaise with clinical colleagues in the continued development and re-organisation of services emphasising a patient focused approach utilising pathways of care.
Professionally responsible for the delivery of a high quality safe service for patients and carers.To advise on and actively contribute to the achievement of national and local performance targets within area.
To work with partner organisations and advise on service developments that affect patient care.Provide education and training that is accessed by a broad range of health professionals and by employees.To act as a role model for all ward and departmental teams and to encourage the recruitment and retention of staff.Facilitation of the development of clinical practice by providing clinical and nursing leadership.Co-ordinate and chair meetings with patients/relatives/complainants who are emotionally upset, angry, aggressive and potentially abusive. Acting as a mediator to resolve potential complaints helping to resolve issues/concerns negotiating and implementing action plans.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To provide professional and clinical leadership to a group of wards and departments, including provision of supportive advice and to understand the activity associated with patient care.To take responsibility for various components of the Clinical Governance agenda including achieving those NHSLA Standards relevant to the areas.To liaise with clinical colleagues in the continued development and re-organisation of services emphasising a patient focused approach utilising pathways of care.
Professionally responsible for the delivery of a high quality safe service for patients and carers.To advise on and actively contribute to the achievement of national and local performance targets within area.
To work with partner organisations and advise on service developments that affect patient care.Provide education and training that is accessed by a broad range of health professionals and by employees.To act as a role model for all ward and departmental teams and to encourage the recruitment and retention of staff.Facilitation of the development of clinical practice by providing clinical and nursing leadership.Co-ordinate and chair meetings with patients/relatives/complainants who are emotionally upset, angry, aggressive and potentially abusive. Acting as a mediator to resolve potential complaints helping to resolve issues/concerns negotiating and implementing action plans.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Registration
Essential
- 1st Level live NMC (RG) RN(C) OR RN(MH) depending on specialty)
- Registered Mentor
- PP126/127 or equivalent teaching/assessing D32/33 qualification
- Degree in Nursing or related subject or equivalent level of knowledge through indepth experience
- Leadership qualification/course/extensive and in-depth experience
Desirable
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Appropriate experience at Band 7
Person Specification
Qualifications and Registration
Essential
- 1st Level live NMC (RG) RN(C) OR RN(MH) depending on specialty)
- Registered Mentor
- PP126/127 or equivalent teaching/assessing D32/33 qualification
- Degree in Nursing or related subject or equivalent level of knowledge through indepth experience
- Leadership qualification/course/extensive and in-depth experience
Desirable
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Appropriate experience at Band 7
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).
