Job summary
To provide senior nursing leadership and responsible for overseeing the clinical care within Forest Lodge Low Secure inpatient unit and to secure and assure the highest standards of clinical care are provided to our patients
Main duties of the job
The post holder will deliver on the Matron's 10 Key Responsibilities:
- Leading by example
- Making sure patients get quality care
- Ensuring staffing is appropriate to patient needs
- Empowering nurses to take on a wider range of clinical tasks
- Improving hospital cleanliness
- Ensuring patients' nutritional needs are met
- Improving wards for patients (to include supporting ward in identification of ligatures and management plan regarding existing ligatures
- Making sure patients are treated with respect
- Preventing hospital-acquired infection
- Resolving problems for patients and their relatives by building closer relationships
- Communications and Working Relationships:
This post is responsible to the General Manager and professionally accountable to Head of Nursing for the directorate.
The Matron provides professional and clinical supervision to Clinical Nurse Specialist and Ward Managers.
The Matron provides line management to Clinical Nurse Specialists, where appropriate.
About us
At SHSC, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will be based at Forest Lodge, 5 Forest Close. Forest Lodge is a 22 bedded low secure unit.Patients admitted to Forest Lodge Hospital are generally suffering from one of the major illnesses. Referrals require an access assessment, and the conclusions are peer reviewed at the regional referral meetings before being accepted for admission.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will be based at Forest Lodge, 5 Forest Close. Forest Lodge is a 22 bedded low secure unit.Patients admitted to Forest Lodge Hospital are generally suffering from one of the major illnesses. Referrals require an access assessment, and the conclusions are peer reviewed at the regional referral meetings before being accepted for admission.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
Desirable
Esstential
Essential
- Several years post qualification experience at Senior Level
Esential
Essential
- Experience of working in the Criminal Justice System, Forensic Mental Health setting or similar.
- Extensive experience of safeguarding
- Experience of Quality Improvement
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
Desirable
Esstential
Essential
- Several years post qualification experience at Senior Level
Esential
Essential
- Experience of working in the Criminal Justice System, Forensic Mental Health setting or similar.
- Extensive experience of safeguarding
- Experience of Quality Improvement
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).
