North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Pre Assessment Matron

The closing date is 19 May 2025

Job summary

*Advert may close early if sufficient volume of applications is reached*

As Pre assessment Matron, you will manage the day to day running of our pre assessment services across both Hospital sites. You will lead a team of highly qualified nurses and health care assistants to ensure we deliver excellent patient care using your existing knowledge to help shape a superior patient experience..

You will oversee clinics and deputise for the SCM as required. The post holder's responsibility is to facilitate an efficient and productive pre assessment department, managing members of the team and communicating effectively with key members of the wider team and stakeholders. The role has budgetary responsibility and you will play a key role in the governance structures across theservice.

As we move towards a collaboration within our group model you will be a key stakeholder to develop the service to benefit the patients in the Tees Valley.

Main duties of the job

Day to day management of the service, ensuring efficiencies and productivity of the pre assessment clinics. Providing visible leadership to the teams whilst ensuring the governance structures of the Trust are adhered to.. The pre assessment service supports a wide range of specialities including CPEX. therefore ensuring staff are competent, supported and continually developed to ensure the initiatives of the service and wider Trust are met. Financial responsibility for the department budget, management of attendance and production of rosters.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust now form University Hospitals Tees and as such you may be required to work at any site across both Trusts. At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"

Details

Date posted

14 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

345-ANA7013243-B

Job locations

University Hospital North Tees

Hardwick Road

Stockton

TS19 8PE


Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide support and deputise as required for the Senior Clinical Matron. To provide strong clinical leadership and effective management of registered and unregistered staff. A key responsibility is to ensure that the patient experience is of the highest quality, inspiring patient and public confidence. Day to day management of the service across both hospital sites.

Budgetary management for departmental budgets.

To lead on absence management, ensuring all teams monitor their sickness and complete sickness meetings as per policy.

Support speciality team leaders to ensure consistency of operational delivery, optimal use of resources between specialities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide support and deputise as required for the Senior Clinical Matron. To provide strong clinical leadership and effective management of registered and unregistered staff. A key responsibility is to ensure that the patient experience is of the highest quality, inspiring patient and public confidence. Day to day management of the service across both hospital sites.

Budgetary management for departmental budgets.

To lead on absence management, ensuring all teams monitor their sickness and complete sickness meetings as per policy.

Support speciality team leaders to ensure consistency of operational delivery, optimal use of resources between specialities.

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

  • Degree
  • Minimum 2 years experience band 6
Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

  • Degree
  • Minimum 2 years experience band 6

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospital North Tees

Hardwick Road

Stockton

TS19 8PE


Employer's website

https://www.nth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospital North Tees

Hardwick Road

Stockton

TS19 8PE


Employer's website

https://www.nth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Perioperative Lead

Deborah Harris

deborah.harris8@nhs.net

07706602708

Details

Date posted

14 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Pro rata per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

345-ANA7013243-B

Job locations

University Hospital North Tees

Hardwick Road

Stockton

TS19 8PE


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