Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Matron in the Older Peoples Services CDG 3 on the Ipswich site. Older peoples services is a progressive department, working in an integrated way with Medical and Therapy colleagues.
This is a great opportunity to become part of our compassionate, dedicated & patient centred team, playing a key role in maintaining the quality care we deliver to our patients.
You will have extensive experience as a senior nurse & have a proven track record of leading a team, be responsive to the needs of patients & staff & be passionate about staff well-being. You will lead by example, motivate & empower the team so excellent communication skills are essential.
We will support you in developing your portfolio & by doing this you will lead on quality priorities within the division & represent the division in Trust wide forums & be involved in projects, service development & redesign.
Main duties of the job
For the continuous improvement of clinical productivity, patient safety and experience for all patients and carers
Accountable for the delivery and monitoring of robust infection control measures through relentless vigilance by ensuring delivery of all aspects of the Infection Control Strategy
For management of the nursing and clinical service, ensuring the delivery of high quality, timely care
Ensure that care delivery is not only compassionate and effective but also compliant with regulatory standards and best practice frameworks
A proactive approach to governance will be essential in maintaining quality assurance, supporting audit activities, and driving service improvements across your area of responsibility
Line manage the senior nursing staff & support them to develop & lead their own teams, having oversight of the resource management, including budget responsibility.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oEvidence of academic pathway equivalent to Degree in Nursing or Health Related study
- oMasters Degree in relation to health management Or equivalent experience that recognises developed and complex levels of knowledge, which enable the development of original responses to complicated and unpredictable problems and situations. Professional training / Learning at this level will need to demonstrate highly developed professional knowledge, which is appropriate for senior professionals / managers
- oProfessional nursing qualification
- oDemonstration and evidence of personal professional development
Desirable
- oMasters Degree or working toward/unit/departments Masters Degree level education
- oManagement Leadership Qualification, which has been tested in a management post
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience at senior nurse level with recent experience as Band 7 or above with highly developed and detailed knowledge and experience
- Experience of effective budgetary management
- Significant experience of effective staff management
- Experience of interpreting national policies and initiatives and implementing these into the workplace
- Public speaking and presentation skills
- Experience of ability to manage and lead nursing team
Desirable
- oExperience in preparing business cases
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- oHeightened awareness of national nursing and midwifery initiatives
- oProven ability to lead teams effectively, exercising sound judgement
- oStrong quality focus with an innovative approach & the ability to solve complex problems
- oIT literate
- oHave an ability to be able to analyse, interpret and act upon complex data
Desirable
- oExperience of working to a strategic direction and have contributed to this.
- oDeveloped Business Cases and successfully delivered change
- oCarried out clinical changes in light of changing evidence base
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oEvidence of academic pathway equivalent to Degree in Nursing or Health Related study
- oMasters Degree in relation to health management Or equivalent experience that recognises developed and complex levels of knowledge, which enable the development of original responses to complicated and unpredictable problems and situations. Professional training / Learning at this level will need to demonstrate highly developed professional knowledge, which is appropriate for senior professionals / managers
- oProfessional nursing qualification
- oDemonstration and evidence of personal professional development
Desirable
- oMasters Degree or working toward/unit/departments Masters Degree level education
- oManagement Leadership Qualification, which has been tested in a management post
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience at senior nurse level with recent experience as Band 7 or above with highly developed and detailed knowledge and experience
- Experience of effective budgetary management
- Significant experience of effective staff management
- Experience of interpreting national policies and initiatives and implementing these into the workplace
- Public speaking and presentation skills
- Experience of ability to manage and lead nursing team
Desirable
- oExperience in preparing business cases
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- oHeightened awareness of national nursing and midwifery initiatives
- oProven ability to lead teams effectively, exercising sound judgement
- oStrong quality focus with an innovative approach & the ability to solve complex problems
- oIT literate
- oHave an ability to be able to analyse, interpret and act upon complex data
Desirable
- oExperience of working to a strategic direction and have contributed to this.
- oDeveloped Business Cases and successfully delivered change
- oCarried out clinical changes in light of changing evidence base
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).
