Job summary
We are recruiting for an Oncology Matron who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You will be providingprofessional specialist leadership and effective management of resources the successful candidate will support the radiotherapyservices at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC) ensuring high standards of nursing care are delivered to all patients attending for treatment. You will work closely with the radiotherapy team always fostering multidisciplinary working.
You will provide visible leadership and maintain local and national standards working alongside the senior nursing team and MDT, adhering to the clinical governance framework and audit/evaluation of the service and patient experience.
You will foster a culture of compassionate leadership that embeds the principles of psychological safety for all staff and establish an effective workplace culture that sustains person-centred, safe and effective care through self-awareness, leadership, active learning, development, improvement and innovation.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
The matron will act as a resource, providing advice, information and support for patients, relatives, carers, health professionals and all multidisciplinary team members in relation to all aspects of cancer and its treatment.
Ensure the provision of evidence-based practice, high quality standards of care that reflect best clinical practice through, evaluation, audit and by active participation in local and national review processes.
Embed a workforce culture that is built on psychological safety, ensuring staff are heard and included in the developments of their service. Prioritise their wellbeing and support staff retention.
Support the implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) by developing and maintaining effective systems in response to patient safety incidents. Utilise the learning response tools to ensure a focus on learning and promotion of a just culture.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Teaching Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
o The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
o New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
o Hertford County, Hertford
o Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Relevant healthcare degree
- Cancer nursing qualification
- Leadership course or qualification
Desirable
- Relevant Masters qualification
- SACT/Chemotherapy qualification
- Mentoring/teaching qualification
Previous Experience
Essential
- Evidence of excellent managerial, leadership and organisational skills
- Experience at ward manager level or equivalent within a cancer environment
- Evidence of ability to motivate and develop all members of the team
- Proven track of being able to delegate and prioritise
- Evidence of excellent understanding of Trust policies and procedures
- Evidence and experience of managing HR related issues
- Proven ability to cope with distressing and challenging situations
- Experience of teaching and developing others
Desirable
- Experience of managing a budget
Skills
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills and the ability to implement these in practice
- Clinical credible and competent within experience of standard setting
- Excellent professional and leadership skills with evidence of successfully managing teams
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- IT skills and knowledge of IT systems
- Adaptable and flexible approach
- Team player
Knowledge
Essential
- A sound knowledge of cancer related national guidance and agendas
- An understanding of clinical governance and the application to practice
- A knowledge of HR related policies and procedures
- Up to date and evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Knowledge and experience of change management
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of risk management issues
Other Requirements
Essential
- Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Ability to withstand pressure of work, frequent interruptions, demanding conflicting priorities and to respond effectively to these
- Ability to deal with sensitive information
- Able to challenge clinical decisions in the best interests of patients
- Has sense of humour and understands when to use it to relieve stress and pressure within a team or situations
- Able to participate in on-call rota
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Relevant healthcare degree
- Cancer nursing qualification
- Leadership course or qualification
Desirable
- Relevant Masters qualification
- SACT/Chemotherapy qualification
- Mentoring/teaching qualification
Previous Experience
Essential
- Evidence of excellent managerial, leadership and organisational skills
- Experience at ward manager level or equivalent within a cancer environment
- Evidence of ability to motivate and develop all members of the team
- Proven track of being able to delegate and prioritise
- Evidence of excellent understanding of Trust policies and procedures
- Evidence and experience of managing HR related issues
- Proven ability to cope with distressing and challenging situations
- Experience of teaching and developing others
Desirable
- Experience of managing a budget
Skills
Essential
- Excellent clinical skills and the ability to implement these in practice
- Clinical credible and competent within experience of standard setting
- Excellent professional and leadership skills with evidence of successfully managing teams
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- IT skills and knowledge of IT systems
- Adaptable and flexible approach
- Team player
Knowledge
Essential
- A sound knowledge of cancer related national guidance and agendas
- An understanding of clinical governance and the application to practice
- A knowledge of HR related policies and procedures
- Up to date and evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Knowledge and experience of change management
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of risk management issues
Other Requirements
Essential
- Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Ability to withstand pressure of work, frequent interruptions, demanding conflicting priorities and to respond effectively to these
- Ability to deal with sensitive information
- Able to challenge clinical decisions in the best interests of patients
- Has sense of humour and understands when to use it to relieve stress and pressure within a team or situations
- Able to participate in on-call rota
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
