Job responsibilities
Come and join the UK's largest provider of complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.
We'd like you to join us as a Matron at our services Bethany House & Bethany Lodge based in Dymchurch.
This post is to provide clinical leadership at Bethany House and Bethany Lodge which are situated about 100m from each other.
Bethany House is a 15 bed service where we provide our people with the support they need in a purpose built home, helping to promote independence and maintain a high standard of both physical and mental wellbeing. We’re committed to helping every person we support feel safe, happy, empowered enabling them to live the best life possible.
Bethany lodge is a 24 bed service where we provide support for young adults with a disability in a residential home, helping to promote independence and maintain a high standard of both physical and mental wellbeing. We’re committed to helping every person we support feel safe, happy, empowered enabling them to live the best life possible.
What you'll be working:
- Monday to Friday
- 09:00 – 17:00
(The service has a qualified nurse on shift 24 hours a day, one nurse in each service)
What you'll be doing:
As Matron you will be a NMC registered Nurse ( RN, RNLD, RMN ) and have demonstrated experience leading a clinical team and taking ownership for quality assurance and improvement plans.
- Developing and influencing clinical strategy, policy, and procedures whilst ensuring a robust and effective clinical quality management system is in place and operating effectively.
- To contribute to the achievement of the company strategy and objectives by providing advice and guidance on clinical, operational, and regulatory matters.
- Providing management, mentorship, and clinical leadership across our nursing teams.
- Working closely with operational teams to ensure the delivery of high quality, clinically safe care.
- Managing and undertaking of audits processes, ensuring effective collaboration to address issues and improve care.
- To ensure CQC regulatory standards are adhered to in a consistent manner across the company.
- Represent the organisation in lead roles, such as Safeguarding, Prevent and Mental Capacity.
- Management of complaints and incidents, including the company Serious Untoward Incident framework.
- Ensuring high levels of clinical training are in place to support the operational teams in delivering care.
- Working with internal and external stakeholders to support the growth of complex care within the community.
- Building relationships with CCG’s, Local Authorities and end users in relation to the delivery of care.
What you'll have:
- A Qualified Nurse with a current NMC PIN registration ( RN, RNLD, RMN )
- Extensive leadership and management experience
- Experience of coaching and mentoring nursing teams
- Significant post qualification management, leadership, and clinical experience
We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.
What to look forward to:
- 25 days plus bank holidays
- Birthday off
- Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
- Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
- Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
- A Nest Personal Pension account
- Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
- We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
- Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
- Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
- ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group
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