Clinical Matron - Health and Wellbeing (Inpatient Adult Mental Health)

Job summary

This post will act as the the key driver to design, deliver and evaluate health and well-being programmes for individuals within mental health inpatient settings. To provide support and guidance to staff to ensure mental health and physical well-being issues are addressed and to identify the most appropriate outcome data to be used in evaluating the programmes established.

Main duties of the job

*Secure and aspire to the highest standards of clinical care by providing leadership to professional nursing and multi-disciplinary team.

*Work at all times within the NMC Code of Practice.

*Ensure that clinical, support and administrative services are designed and delivered to achieve the highest standards of patient care.

*Ensures patients, carer involvement in the development of services and promotes better health, social care and medicines management.

*Provide a visible, accessible and professionally authoritative presence for staff, clients/patients and their families within the clinical setting to ensure that the physical health and well-being needs of individuals with mental health problems are fully assessed and understood, and that services are able to respond accordingly to address these.

*Provide leadership to practitioners in the Mental Health Service to facilitate the development of knowledge and skills necessary for mental and physical health needs of all patients to be identified and addressed.

*To establish and maintain strong links between secondary mental health services and primary care to ensure individuals with mental illnesses receive fair and equitable services in relation to their physical health and well-being.

*Work with the clinical education team and clinical team leads to design, deliver and evaluate specialist education and learning programmes for staff to increase awareness and understanding of physical health and mental health problems.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tatchbury Mount

Calmore

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 2RZ

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tatchbury Mount

Calmore

Southampton

Hampshire

SO40 2RZ

Employer's website

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

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