Job summary
A vacancy has arisen for a full time band 8a Community Clinical Matron in North Manchester. Are you an experienced nurse leader with a strong commitment to patient safety, delivering a great patient experience and developing your nursing teams?
We are seeking an experienced professional who is highly motivated to drive the service forward. The ideal candidate will be innovative with experience of designing and implementing effective improvement programmes, engaging the multi-professional team in a continuous drive for quality, as well as extensive clinical and leadership experience.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide clinical and professional leadership to Specialist Nursing Teams reporting to the Lead Nurse, the post holder will ensure the key functions of the matron to assure the delivery of safe, high quality community nursing care.
The post holder will undertake a clinical shifts on a weekly basis.
Demonstrate effective leadership, setting, monitoring and maintaining professional standards, working collaboratively, management of complaints and leading the nursing contribution for clinical governance at a locality level in line with the Nursing & Midwifery Strategy.
Work collaboratively with acute colleagues to expedite discharge and prevent admission
Take responsibility for human and financial resources, contributing to key performance outcomes within the directorate.
About us
Manchester Local Care Organisation is committed to continuous quality improvement and appreciates the significant contribution that the Nursing workforce makes to service delivery.
You will provide professional leadership to the group of Specialist Nursing services working within multi-disciplinary teams across the wider locality, such as Tissue Viability, Infection Prevention.
In order to rise to this exciting challenge, you will have substantial experience at a band 7 within the community and locality. With highly developed communication, and negotiation skills, you will motivate teams and inspire a culture of continuous improvement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be responsible for providing clinical and managerial leadership to a high standard, promoting best practice and developing services to enhance quality and improve patient experience. You must have extensive knowledge and experience of working collaboratively within a team and have a proven ability in leading a team and change management.
You must be a team player able to use your own initiative, work under pressure, keep to deadlines and have excellent nursing skills.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be responsible for providing clinical and managerial leadership to a high standard, promoting best practice and developing services to enhance quality and improve patient experience. You must have extensive knowledge and experience of working collaboratively within a team and have a proven ability in leading a team and change management.
You must be a team player able to use your own initiative, work under pressure, keep to deadlines and have excellent nursing skills.
Person Specification
Essentail
Essential
- First Level nursing registration
- Graduate - community specialist practitioner qualification community nursing or relevant clinical speciality
- Teaching qualification
Desirable
- Management qualification. .
- Relevant Master's degree
- Qualified in speciality
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in a senior band 7 clinical position.
- Experience of successfully managing the implementation of change.
- Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice.
Desirable
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Communication skills.
- Able to demonstrate contribution of nursing role to clinical governance
- Evidence of risk management activities
Desirable
- Strong analytical skills and ability to consider the wider picture.
Person Specification
Essentail
Essential
- First Level nursing registration
- Graduate - community specialist practitioner qualification community nursing or relevant clinical speciality
- Teaching qualification
Desirable
- Management qualification. .
- Relevant Master's degree
- Qualified in speciality
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in a senior band 7 clinical position.
- Experience of successfully managing the implementation of change.
- Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice.
Desirable
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential
- Communication skills.
- Able to demonstrate contribution of nursing role to clinical governance
- Evidence of risk management activities
Desirable
- Strong analytical skills and ability to consider the wider picture.
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).