Job summary
Are you a passionate, hardworking, friendly and experienced Mental Health Nurse Leader looking for a new opportunity within Acute care? Looking for a Band 8a Clinical Nurse Leadership role? We are looking for a Matron to join our wonderful hospital, covering two of our wards and Place of Safety alongside both the leadership and ward teams. You will work alongside one other Matron whom covers our OPMH ward and ECT, together to lead high quality care and governance.
You will oversee the governance and quality for both inpatient wards and provide expertise and advice to the clinical team as appropriate. Working closely with the Ward Manager's, MDT and wider trust networks.
You will oversee Maple and Rowan Ward which are 17 bedded working age wards. Both wards are mixed gender and operate with open doors. Maple Ward also has the POS linked to it which consists of a secure outdoor space, separate accommodation, assessment and office space.
We will support your continued professional development and we are passionate about supporting your wellbeing. We take pride in working with a compassionate, open and psychologically safe leadership. We work within a friendly, kind and gentle environment where least restrictive practice is always prioritised.
Main duties of the job
- Working with the MDT to ensure patients receive the highest quality care possible, including, but not exclusive to, coordinated care, smooth transitions, privacy and dignity, nutritional, spiritual and cultural needs being met
- Ensuring the patient and carer voice remains heard through frequent feedback
- Overseeing safer staffing levels
- Empowering nurses and overseeing supervision standards
- Ensuring that clinical environments are maintained at a high level of cleanliness
- Supporting Staff Wellbeing and retention
- Networking with colleagues across the trust to maintain good relationships
- Complete an 'On call' manager shift once a month
- Provide clinical and managerial supervision
- Oversee ward budgets alongside team leaders
- Engage in Quality Improvement projects and co-production
To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID
About us
We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
Working in Sussex:
- Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there's always new experiences to be enjoyed
- Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
- With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure
We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Other key staff survey results include:
- 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
- 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
- 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles
We welcome external applicants and applications from those currently in Band 7 positions. If you would like any further information or to arrange an informal visit. We look forward to hearing from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide strong clinical leadership, to use the authority of the role to assert the needs of patients and carers within the clinical setting.- Ensure systems are in place to actively promote patient and carer involvement. Which respond constructively to suggestion or complaint.- Provide and audit individual, group and clinical supervision to Ward Managers, senior staff and multi-professional staff as required.- Ensure patients have advice and treatment available regarding their physical health as well as mental health. This includes smoking cessation, and obesity, and long-term conditions.- Lead in collaboration with the specialist infection control nurse - on all practices that increase hospital cleanliness and infection control measures-Support General managers in strategic planning to meet the requirements of the service.- Ensure that the delivery of care including basic procedures meet the requirement of NICE guidelines, the NSF, the Essence Of Care and evidence-based practice and any other relevant national guidance.- Monitor, report and act upon any clinical risks associated with change processes or financial constraints. The Matron will be the key lead in the monitoring of recommendations of any reports or Serious Untoward Incidents (SUI).-To take a lead role in the development of clinically based policies and procedures for the relevant service area.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide strong clinical leadership, to use the authority of the role to assert the needs of patients and carers within the clinical setting.- Ensure systems are in place to actively promote patient and carer involvement. Which respond constructively to suggestion or complaint.- Provide and audit individual, group and clinical supervision to Ward Managers, senior staff and multi-professional staff as required.- Ensure patients have advice and treatment available regarding their physical health as well as mental health. This includes smoking cessation, and obesity, and long-term conditions.- Lead in collaboration with the specialist infection control nurse - on all practices that increase hospital cleanliness and infection control measures-Support General managers in strategic planning to meet the requirements of the service.- Ensure that the delivery of care including basic procedures meet the requirement of NICE guidelines, the NSF, the Essence Of Care and evidence-based practice and any other relevant national guidance.- Monitor, report and act upon any clinical risks associated with change processes or financial constraints. The Matron will be the key lead in the monitoring of recommendations of any reports or Serious Untoward Incidents (SUI).-To take a lead role in the development of clinically based policies and procedures for the relevant service area.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse.
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent)
- Post qualification study to Master's level (or equivalent)
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
- Meet NMC requirement for maintenance of registration
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience as Ward Manager or equivalent in the community
- Demonstration of personal development
- Experience working with people with serious mental health problems
- Demonstrable working knowledge of Health and Social Care governance
- Experience of staff management
- Experience of performance management
- Experience of Risk Assessment and management
- Demonstration of collaborative working with Multi Disciplinary Team / other services
- Working knowledge of Mental Health Act 2007, Mental capacity Act 2005, Care Programme Approach, Safeguarding adults and children and other relevant legislation / government developments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse.
- Educated to degree level (or equivalent)
- Post qualification study to Master's level (or equivalent)
- Completion of Mentorship Course/ENB equivalent
- Meet NMC requirement for maintenance of registration
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience as Ward Manager or equivalent in the community
- Demonstration of personal development
- Experience working with people with serious mental health problems
- Demonstrable working knowledge of Health and Social Care governance
- Experience of staff management
- Experience of performance management
- Experience of Risk Assessment and management
- Demonstration of collaborative working with Multi Disciplinary Team / other services
- Working knowledge of Mental Health Act 2007, Mental capacity Act 2005, Care Programme Approach, Safeguarding adults and children and other relevant legislation / government developments.
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
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).
