Job summary
The Matron is responsible for the delivery of evidence-based clinical standards, ensuring high quality care, and providing effective leadership and management of all nursing staff for designated community hospital(s) within a locality. Key focus areas include ensuring best practice in infection control, providing a clean environment for care, and ensuring that patients are treated with dignity and respect.
The Matron will be highly visible in their clinical areas in order to lead the development of clinical standards and nursing practice, new nursing roles and advanced practice in line with the delivery and redesign of hospital services.
Main duties of the job
Actively support the strategic direction of designated Community Hospital(s) and oversee the implementation of these plans accordingly.
Provide operational managerial and clinical leadership to designated Community Hospital(s) working in partnership with the Community Managers of locality Integrated Community Teams, and other management and professional leads.
Manage and lead the designated Community Hospital(s) Management team promoting effective governance and ensuring that the highest standard of clinical care is delivered; and ensuring that all clinical and non-clinical performance indicators, targets and objectives are met in line with national and local standards.
Ensure that quality, performance, Cost Improvement Plans (CIPs) and budgetary targets are monitored and interim plans are devised where necessary to enable compliance and achievement.
Ensures that every member of staff in the designated areas of responsibility has an annual appraisal and personal / professional development plan in place
Ensures patient/client safety is paramount, including taking action to reduce risks in key risk areas e.g. medicines management, patient falls and communication processes
Leads clinical practice benchmarking and nursing contribution to clinical audit for designated community hospitals
Additional duties outlined in the Job Description and Person Specification.
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.
This post requires the post holder to be able to undertake all statutory and mandatory training and post holders must be able to undertake physical interventions. Fitness for physical intervention will be assessed by Occupational Health.
A valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential. For qualifying staff the Trust has a Lease Car Scheme in place and also offers a popular Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme with our partner Tusker.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust are proud to have been recognised as a Veteran Aware Trust, evidencing the provision of the best care for Veterans and driving to improve the care for veterans and their families. Find out more about this by clicking on the link at the right-hand side, titled Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance.
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.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust are proud to have been recognised as a Veteran Aware Trust, evidencing the provision of the best care for Veterans and driving to improve the care for veterans and their families. Find out more about this by clicking on the link at the right-hand side, titled Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance.
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.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse
- First degree or equivalent in health related subject supplemented by knowledge acquired through specialist training or equivalent experience and short courses to masters level equivalent.
- Educated to Masters level
Desirable
- Leadership course or equivalent development
Experience
Essential
- Proven track record of successful delivery of operational services OR experience in professional/practice development post
- Experience of leading and delivering programmes of change within an NHS setting
- Experience of managing a substantial workforce and maintaining successful employee relations
Desirable
- Strong leadership qualities, with the ability to provide clear direction and encourage ownership of service aims
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse
- First degree or equivalent in health related subject supplemented by knowledge acquired through specialist training or equivalent experience and short courses to masters level equivalent.
- Educated to Masters level
Desirable
- Leadership course or equivalent development
Experience
Essential
- Proven track record of successful delivery of operational services OR experience in professional/practice development post
- Experience of leading and delivering programmes of change within an NHS setting
- Experience of managing a substantial workforce and maintaining successful employee relations
Desirable
- Strong leadership qualities, with the ability to provide clear direction and encourage ownership of service aims
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).
