Job summary
We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Matron/AHP Lead to join our team at the newly established Intermediate Care Ward at Eastbourne site. This ward is designed to support the discharge process for patients who no longer meet the criteria to reside in the hospital acute wards. These patients are waiting to return home with reablement, awaiting a rehab bed or moving to a long-term care facility.
Main duties of the job
- Leadership and Management: Provide strong leadership and management to the nursing and allied health professional (AHP) teams, ensuring high standards of care and patient safety.
- Patient Care: Oversee the delivery of patient-centred care, ensuring that all patients receive appropriate and timely interventions to facilitate their recovery and discharge.
- Team Development: Support the professional development of staff through mentorship, training, and performance management.
- Quality Improvement: Lead quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and service efficiency.
- Collaboration: Work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including GPs, nurses, therapists, and social workers, to ensure a seamless transition of care for patients.
- Resource Management: Efficiently manage resources, including staffing, equipment, and budgets, to ensure the ward operates effectively.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with all relevant healthcare regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Participation in the Senior Manager on call rota.
About us
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £30 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse and hold active registration with NMC or Registered AHP and hold active registration with HCPC
- Masters level qualification relevant to role
- Post Graduate qualification relevant to role to demonstrate expert clinical and leadership skills
- Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc
- Senior Leadership qualification
Desirable
- Mentoring or coaching qualification
- Project management and Quality improvement qualification
- Restorative supervision/Professional Nurse Advocate qualification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience working in a senior leadership position.
- Demonstrate experience of Quality/Service improvement Project Management Operational leadership People Management Innovative and inspiring leadership and clinical practice
Desirable
- Demonstrates evidence of national or regional networking
Skills
Essential
- Leadership and operational management skills that demonstrate the ability to manage self and lead others
- Demonstrates knowledge of National NHS and Nursing/AHP agenda including national/local performance targets and able to interpret/develop policy change
- Expert clinical skills and competence relevant to role to support innovative, evidence based practice.
Desirable
- Experience of out of hours operational management and on call training/skills.
- Research/Audit knowledge and skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse and hold active registration with NMC or Registered AHP and hold active registration with HCPC
- Masters level qualification relevant to role
- Post Graduate qualification relevant to role to demonstrate expert clinical and leadership skills
- Evidence of mandatory and statutory essential training skills, for example, Basic Life Support, manual handling, infection control, fire etc
- Senior Leadership qualification
Desirable
- Mentoring or coaching qualification
- Project management and Quality improvement qualification
- Restorative supervision/Professional Nurse Advocate qualification
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience working in a senior leadership position.
- Demonstrate experience of Quality/Service improvement Project Management Operational leadership People Management Innovative and inspiring leadership and clinical practice
Desirable
- Demonstrates evidence of national or regional networking
Skills
Essential
- Leadership and operational management skills that demonstrate the ability to manage self and lead others
- Demonstrates knowledge of National NHS and Nursing/AHP agenda including national/local performance targets and able to interpret/develop policy change
- Expert clinical skills and competence relevant to role to support innovative, evidence based practice.
Desirable
- Experience of out of hours operational management and on call training/skills.
- Research/Audit knowledge and skills
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).
