Clinical Matron

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust; Truro; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Matron at West Cornwall Hospital in Penzance to provide strategic nursing leadership within the Trust. The role focuses on delivering high-quality patient care, overseeing clinical governance and driving workforce development in a busy acute hospital setting.

You will work as part of the Senior Leadership Group, shaping the professional agenda and ensuring alignment with Trust strategies across nursing, midwifery and allied health

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional with NMC or HCPC registration.
• Post registration CPD demonstrated.
• Leadership and management qualifications desirable.
• Education/teaching certificates desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain own professional registration and practice within the respective professional body's code.
• Provide visible, accessible and authoritative leadership within the speciality's wider Group; champion professional practice standards and performance manage against them.
• Work with Service Managers and Specialty Leaders to develop services, enhance patient management and experience.
• Support and supervise Ward/Department Sisters and Charge Nurses to empower clinical practice and decision making.
• Lead development of non-medical clinical workforce roles and implement Trust's Nursing, Midwifery and AHP Vision.

Skills

Leadership

Management

Organisational skills

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Clinical governance

Change management

Education

Registered Healthcare Professional (NMC or HCPC)

MSc or willingness to undertake

Leadership qualification

Education / teaching certificate

Post registration CPD

Job description

This Clinical Matron at West Cornwall Hospital presents an exciting and rewarding leadership opportunity. Situated in the heart of Penzance, West Cornwall Hospital is known for its strong patient-centred culture, close multidisciplinary working relationships, and commitment to delivering high-quality care to the local population.

West Cornwall Hospital's unique position within the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust provides the benefits of working within a larger organisation while maintaining the close-knit, community-focused atmosphere that the hospital is renowned for.

Job summary

This Clinical Matron at West Cornwall Hospital presents an exciting and rewarding leadership opportunity. Situated in the heart of Penzance, West Cornwall Hospital is known for its strong patient-centred culture, close multidisciplinary working relationships, and commitment to delivering high-quality care to the local population.

West Cornwall Hospital's unique position within the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust provides the benefits of working within a larger organisation while maintaining the close-knit, community-focused atmosphere that the hospital is renowned for.

Main duties of the job

Maintain own professional registration and practice within the respective professional body's code of conduct.

Provide visible, accessible and authoritative presence and leadership within the specialty's wider Group.Champion professional practice standards across areas of responsibility and performance manage against them.

Work closely with the Service Managers and Specialty Leaders as required to support development in service to enhance patient management and experience.Provide direct support and supervision to a designated group of Ward / Department Sisters and Charge Nurses, ensuring that they are empowered and skilled in clinical practice and decision making.

Support and monitor the development of new non-medical clinical workforce roles to advance practice and facilitate the delivery of high-quality patient care.With the Senior Nursing and Midwifery Team, lead the development of and support the implementation of the Trust's Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Vision across area of responsibility and be an effective member of Senior Leadership Group.Support the Divisional Head of Nursing to undertake and monitor the implementation of all Quality and Patient Safety Strategies into areas of responsibility within own Division.Play an active role as a member of the Trusts' Senior Nursing, Midwifery and AHP team, contributing to the development and implementation of the professional agenda Trust-wide.

About us

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is a research active organisation.

It's established South West Clinical School in Cornwall exists to promote clinical academic career opportunities for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals interested in research and evidence-based activities. Read their research paper to find out more.

Website: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/clinical-schools/royal-cornwall-hospitals-nhs-trust-clinical-school

https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871231209037

Job responsibilities

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Work health assessments
• Criminal record check standards
• Right to work checks

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Healthcare Professional either NMC or HCPC registration
• Post registration courses / equivalent level of experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• MSc or willingness to undertake
• Leadership qualification
• Management qualification
• Education / teaching certificate

Experience

Essential

• Operational management experience in an acute hospital setting at senior Nurse/Midwife/AHP level
• Ward Sister / Charge Nurse / Team Lead experience
• Experience leading change with sustained improvements
• Experience developing non-medical business and workforce plans
• Knowledge of key NHS issues (NSF, NICE guidance)
• Experience in budgetary control, clinical governance, H&S and HR
• Strong organisational skills, able to meet deadlines
• Strong leadership and influencing skills
• Understanding of business planning and objective setting

Desirable

• Understanding of audit and research methodologies
• Experience of assessing students

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

• Effective managerial, leadership and organisational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Strong decision-making in challenging environments

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Address

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Treliske

Truro

TR1 3LJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)