Matron - Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Job summary

Are you an experienced Intensive Care Nurse who has an innovative leadership style with ambition, looking for the next step in your ICU career? We are looking for a dynamic individual to take our unit to the next level and support the leadership and development of our team as we enter an exciting phase of our new ICU.

As we enter an exciting new chapter following the opening of our modern 16-bed Intensive Care Unit, we are looking for a forward-thinking, motivated Senior nurse to join our leadership team and work collaboratively lead our unit, in collaboration with our senior Matron and clinical lead. This is a pivotal role where you will help drive excellence, inspire our teams, and influence the development of our service at a transformative moment.

Main duties of the job

You will work collaboratively with our Lead Nurse/Senior Matron to lead and manage our ICU team, enhancing and developing the patient experience, improving patient outcomes, and contributing to key organisational priorities. These include supporting improved patient flow, reducing sickness levels, ensuring adherence to the Guidelines for the Provision of Intensive Care Services, and enabling the safe and effective deployment of the nursing workforce.

You will provide visible, effective leadership to support team performance and high-quality patient care. You will lead by example, acting as a clinically credible ICU nurse, with proven track record in a senior leadership role, ensuring care and compassion are at the forefront of everything we do. You will contribute to key organisational priorities, including:

• Enhancing the patient experience with improved outcomes
• Supporting improved patient flow
• Reducing sickness levels
• Ensuring safe and effective staffing and workforce deployment

Your responsibilities also include:

• Supporting and developing the ICU nursing team and Senior leadership team in ICU
• Championing high-quality, patient-centred care
• Leading quality improvement initiatives and service development
• Fostering a positive culture, teamwork and professional practice
• Playing a key part in embedding ways of working within our new ICU environment

About us

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in thetop 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.