Job summary
As a Matron you would be expected to deliver compassionate and inclusive senior nurse leadership, overseeing high quality clinical care for acute mental health inpatient services in Luton and Bedfordshire. This will be achieved through visible leadership on the wards and working collaboratively with staff and patients to promote, support and review quality standards.
Main duties of the job
The role of the matron is critical in ensuring all patients experience the highest standards of clinical care. This will be achieved through a combination of professional curiosity, daily presence on wards and expert knowledge in care delivery. They will be visible to patients and carers and be available to resolve issues that arise. They will provide clinical supervision to ward managers and be sighted on local risks to local care delivery and have an ability to work collaboratively with others to put in plans to mitigate those risks. The post holder will take a facilitative and empowering approach, nurturing creativity and being open to doing things differently if the desired outcome improves patient, carer and staff experience. They will work closely with other matrons, governance team and local managers to ensure quality data is triangulated and used to inform practice. The post holder will seek to work with others to maximise digital solutions where possible.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please for further information kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
The role of matron is crucial to the success of the Trust. The post holder will ensure that the following fundamental and underlying activities are achieved:
- Ensure and develop service user centered multi-disciplinary approach to care.
- Develop the systems, staff skills, and abilities to provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care in keeping with evidence based practice.
- Lead in direct care to complex service users or groups of service users and role model to junior staff.
- Ensuring that all practices are within the guidelines set out by the NMC and other professional groups and are in accordance with Trust policies
- Knowledge of complex safeguarding issues and input into management processes
- Ensure care pathway issues are addressed in the best interest of the service user and carers
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please for further information kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.
The role of matron is crucial to the success of the Trust. The post holder will ensure that the following fundamental and underlying activities are achieved:
- Ensure and develop service user centered multi-disciplinary approach to care.
- Develop the systems, staff skills, and abilities to provide assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care in keeping with evidence based practice.
- Lead in direct care to complex service users or groups of service users and role model to junior staff.
- Ensuring that all practices are within the guidelines set out by the NMC and other professional groups and are in accordance with Trust policies
- Knowledge of complex safeguarding issues and input into management processes
- Ensure care pathway issues are addressed in the best interest of the service user and carers
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health) OR Registered Nurse (Learning Difficulty) OR Registered Nurse (Adult)
- Masters qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a clinical lead in a mental health environment at band 7 level or above
- Evidence of quality improvement
- Minimising clinical risk and reducing restrictive practices
- Experience of providing individualized and culturally sensitive care
- Developing a reflective learning culture
- Experience of managing budget
- Knowledge and experience of managing complex safeguarding practices
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ensuring team/service high quality care including documentation
- Proven track record of implementation of strategy, change management and practice development
- Excellent clinical skills with complex service users and their care
- Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience
- NMC Code of Conduct
- Current Developments in nursing
- Promotion of high quality supervision and reflective practice
Person Specification
Education/ Qualification/ Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health) OR Registered Nurse (Learning Difficulty) OR Registered Nurse (Adult)
- Masters qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as a clinical lead in a mental health environment at band 7 level or above
- Evidence of quality improvement
- Minimising clinical risk and reducing restrictive practices
- Experience of providing individualized and culturally sensitive care
- Developing a reflective learning culture
- Experience of managing budget
- Knowledge and experience of managing complex safeguarding practices
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ensuring team/service high quality care including documentation
- Proven track record of implementation of strategy, change management and practice development
- Excellent clinical skills with complex service users and their care
- Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience
- NMC Code of Conduct
- Current Developments in nursing
- Promotion of high quality supervision and reflective practice
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).
