Community Clinical Matronnhs Afc: Band 8A

Hertfordshire Partnership University; St Albans; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Community Clinical Matron to provide visible, authoritative nursing leadership across designated services and to support multidisciplinary teams in delivering high-quality care in St Albans.

The post leads clinical audits, service development and implementation of evidence-based practice, promoting patient involvement, dignity and shared decision-making, and fostering a learning culture with deputising duties for Head of Nursing

Qualifications

• Experience leading nursing teams and multidisciplinary groups.
• Ability to assess and assure nursing standards and medicines-related practice.
• Experience with clinical audits and service development.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing leadership across designated services.
• Support Clinical Nurse Specialists, team leaders and multidisciplinary teams.
• Maintain oversight of nursing standards and the clinical environment.
• Lead quality improvement, clinical audits and evidence-based practice.
• Lead reviews and investigations relating to nursing practice and incidents.
• Promote service-user involvement, dignity and shared decision-making.
• Support workforce development and a just learning culture.
• Provide senior nursing advice and deputise for Head of Nursing when required.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical governance

Quality improvement

Staff supervision

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job description

Main duties of the job The Community Clinical Matron will provide visible, accessible and authoritative professional nursing leadership across their designated services, supporting Clinical Nurse Specialists, team leaders and multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality care.

• Provide professional and clinical leadership, supervision, support and challenge to nursing teams.
• Maintain oversight and assurance of nursing standards, nurse-led services, medicines-related practice, physical healthcare, safer staffing and the clinical environment.
• Lead and support quality improvement, clinical audit, service development and implementation of evidence-based practice.
• Lead and contribute to reviews and investigations relating to nursing practice, incidents and complex care, ensuring learning is identified, shared and embedded.
• Promote service-user and carer involvement, dignity, inclusion and shared decision-making.
• Support workforce development, professional standards and a just and inclusive learning culture.
• Provide senior nursing advice and deputise for the Head of Nursing when required.

Community Clinical MatronNHS AfC: Band 8a St Albans, GB