Job summary
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated physical health, mental health and learning disability community provider, rated 'Good' by the CQC.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Matron for Older Adults in Mental Health within the Trust.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the 3 Wards at the Charlton Lane Hospital Site in Cheltenham.
The Hospital has 3 wards,
Mulberry 18 Functional Beds
Chestnut 14 Functional Beds
Willow 16 Dementia/Organic Beds
If you are passionate about the value that great leadership can add to patient care, this is the role for you. You will be resilient, confident and possess the skills that will enable you to understand the service: you will be creative in your approach to problem solving and have an ability to think beyond your immediate role. It is essential that you are a team player, have excellent people and leadership skills and the credibility and ability to work with and influence at every level to deliver innovation and performance.
The successful candidate must have:
- a professional qualification and current registration with the NMC (RMN, RN or RNLD)
- experience of managing teams within the NHS or similar organisation
Main duties of the job
- Manage and provide strategic leadership to clinical managers and the multi-disciplinary team
- Responsible for the management of a designated clinical development, clinical environment, allocating and providing sufficient resources and opportunities to deliver person centred nursing care, involving service users and carers
- Work within the modern matrons' charter to ensure good standards of cleanliness, health and safety
- Manage the recruitment and deployment of people in an area of work
- Supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students
- Be responsible for the identification of learning and development needs; to plan how these will be met and evaluate the effectiveness for learners and the impact on care
About us
We are keen to develop a more representative diversity of our senior staff and particularly encourage applications from those individuals with protected characteristics - in particular from women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ and disabled candidates.
The Trust aims to recruit and retain the best possible staff who, through the application of their skills, qualification and experience, will make a positive contribution to our business of providing quality health care services. It is the Trust's view that the costs associated with moving house in order to take up a post with us should not restrict our ability to recruit the excellent people we need; therefore, we support staff to relocate with our relocation policy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
To ensure you fully understand how the Trust, as a Data Controller, will process and store your data please read the attached document Applicant and Staff Privacy Notice prior to applying for the role.
Candidates for any staff appointment shall, when making application, disclose in writing to the Trust whether they are related to any governor. Failure to disclose such a relationship may disqualify a candidate and, if appointed, may render them liable to dismissal.
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
To ensure you fully understand how the Trust, as a Data Controller, will process and store your data please read the attached document Applicant and Staff Privacy Notice prior to applying for the role.
Candidates for any staff appointment shall, when making application, disclose in writing to the Trust whether they are related to any governor. Failure to disclose such a relationship may disqualify a candidate and, if appointed, may render them liable to dismissal.
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.
Person Specification
NMC Registration (RMN/RNLD)
Essential
- degree level or equivalent
- Proven experience of managing a team and / or service at a senior level
- Experience of working with service users with mental health difficulties
- Proficient in undertaking assessment and providing appropriate signposts, assessments and treatments
- An extensive knowledge of Basic Nursing Core Skills
- Advanced Nursing knowledge including risk assessment, dual diagnosis and complex health and social care needs
- Specialist knowledge of medical legal issues including the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
- Able to participate in service development processes at a strategic level
Desirable
- Awareness of corporate and clinical governance
- Awareness of national and local policies and how they impact on service provision
Professional development
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional and managerial development at degree level
Person Specification
NMC Registration (RMN/RNLD)
Essential
- degree level or equivalent
- Proven experience of managing a team and / or service at a senior level
- Experience of working with service users with mental health difficulties
- Proficient in undertaking assessment and providing appropriate signposts, assessments and treatments
- An extensive knowledge of Basic Nursing Core Skills
- Advanced Nursing knowledge including risk assessment, dual diagnosis and complex health and social care needs
- Specialist knowledge of medical legal issues including the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
- Able to participate in service development processes at a strategic level
Desirable
- Awareness of corporate and clinical governance
- Awareness of national and local policies and how they impact on service provision
Professional development
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional and managerial development at degree level
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).
