Job summary
Deputy Matron Surgery, Women's & Oncology Theatres.
Are you an experienced perioperative practitioner looking to progress your career? Do you thrive on challenge and diversity in your working week? If the answer is yes, then keep reading.
At Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust, we are seeking a Deputy Matron for Theatres to join our cross-site team which includes a ten-theatre suite, Day Surgery Unit and Overnight Recovery Unit at the Churchill Cancer Centre, five theatres in our Women's Centre (including obstetrics) and four theatres and Day Case Unit at the Horton Hospital in Banbury.
To succeed at this role, you will require extensive theatre experience, must be a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and a pro-active team player with proven leadership and management skills. You will need to be an excellent communicator, willing to work collaboratively across sites and services, able to motivate others by providing positive, professional, and accountable leadership and will role model both the Trust and NHS Values. You will also have a flexible and adaptable attitude. Previous managerial experience in the peri-operative environment is essential.
Main duties of the job
OUH is world-renowned for its cutting-edge developments and there are strong links with Oxford University. Our theatres provide a wide range of services providing innovative technologies and procedures, including participation in the national transplant program, multi-speciality robotic surgery and benign & oncology procedures aligned with British Association of Day Surgery recommendations.
In this role you will work closely with the Matron, Directorate Manager and Clinical Director to provide transformational leadership and change management across our sites. Your portfolio will include visibility in the perioperative environment supporting Clinical Governance, Health & Safety of staff & patients, leadership, and nursing management. Areas of responsibility will include creation of new patient pathways with clinical services, staff management and development, and optimisation of theatre utilisation. This will be an exciting and challenging role for an individual who has the desire to develop, whist still maintaining a key contribution to patient care within the perioperative environment.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence, and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.
In 2023NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles
Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment.
If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To act as a clinical expert, leading progressive nursing practice and contributing to the strategic and operational management of theatres.
To be responsible and accountable for clinical governance and ensuring theatres deliver high standards of evidence-based quality care for patients.
To be responsible for the management and development of staff in the perioperative environment.
To ensure supervision / training to staff and students is delivered, policies / procedures are implemented and evaluated and that educational / development opportunities are optimised.
To ensure the efficient and effective utilisation of material and human resources within agreed budgets and to act as an authorised signatory.
To provide support to the Matron and deputise as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To act as a clinical expert, leading progressive nursing practice and contributing to the strategic and operational management of theatres.
To be responsible and accountable for clinical governance and ensuring theatres deliver high standards of evidence-based quality care for patients.
To be responsible for the management and development of staff in the perioperative environment.
To ensure supervision / training to staff and students is delivered, policies / procedures are implemented and evaluated and that educational / development opportunities are optimised.
To ensure the efficient and effective utilisation of material and human resources within agreed budgets and to act as an authorised signatory.
To provide support to the Matron and deputise as required.
Person Specification
Educational & Qualifications
Essential
- oFirst degree
- oPost registration qualification or equivalent experience in a Perioperative Environment
- oCurrent professional registration with NMC or HCPC
- oDemonstrable expertise in nursing
- oExperience of delivering projects
- oKnowledge and experience of change management & service improvement
- oUnderstanding of clinical governance and audit
- oEvidence of relevant managerial experience within a clinical environment understanding and managing HR and Finance
- oCommitted to professional development of self and colleagues, and to the advancement of nursing.
Desirable
- oPost graduate education / Masters level education
- oExperience in introducing and managing nurse-led practice.
- oAdvanced skills in electronic patient record and other hospital IT systems
Person Specification
Educational & Qualifications
Essential
- oFirst degree
- oPost registration qualification or equivalent experience in a Perioperative Environment
- oCurrent professional registration with NMC or HCPC
- oDemonstrable expertise in nursing
- oExperience of delivering projects
- oKnowledge and experience of change management & service improvement
- oUnderstanding of clinical governance and audit
- oEvidence of relevant managerial experience within a clinical environment understanding and managing HR and Finance
- oCommitted to professional development of self and colleagues, and to the advancement of nursing.
Desirable
- oPost graduate education / Masters level education
- oExperience in introducing and managing nurse-led practice.
- oAdvanced skills in electronic patient record and other hospital IT systems
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).
