Critical Care Matron

Homerton University Hospital; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Matron for the Critical Care department. Candidates must be a Registered Nurse with management experience at a senior level in Critical Care. You will lead clinical teams, ensuring high standards of care and compliance with protocols. Leadership, clinical expertise, and a strong commitment to safety and quality are essential. This role offers competitive compensation and a supportive working environment.

Qualifications

• Experience at senior nurse level (band 7 or above) in Critical Care.
• Budget management experience across a service.
• Experience with workforce planning and audit.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible leadership to ensure high standards of clinical care.
• Ensure all prescribed medications are administered according to protocols.
• Monitor situations that may affect health and well-being.

Skills

Lead and empower others

Manage service and strategy

Advanced communication skills

Expert clinical skills

Education

Registered Nurse (Part 1)

Nationally Recognised Post registration critical care course

Post registration teaching course / Mentorship qualification

Job description

Job overview

The Critical Care department at Homerton is a 2 unit department with state of the art facilities and improve the care we can offer to our patients. This will also support our clinical teams by providing up to date clinical environments for our teams to deliver this care.

Matron’s role will focus on :

• Inclusive leadership, professional standards and accountability.
• Governance, patient safety and quality.
• Workforce planning and resource management.
• Patient experience
• Performance and operational oversight.
• Digital and information technology.
• Education, training and development.
• Research and development.
• Collaborative working and clinical effectiveness.
• Service improvement and transformation.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Practice

• Provide visible leadership to ensure the delivery of a high standard of clinical care using expert knowledge, judgement, and decision-making
• Use expert clinical skills as a resource for staff in the full range of nursing activities from admission to discharge
• Ensure self and staff work within the NMC Code of Conduct
• Ensure all prescribed medications are administered and stored in accordance with local protocols and the NMC Guidelines for the Administration of Medications
• Observe, monitor and act on any situations, e.g. the physical environment or assets that may be detrimental to the health and well‑being of the patients, visitors and staff. Ensure that strategies are in place to correct or optimise the surroundings and availability of resources

Working for our organisation

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well‑regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse (Part 1)
• Nationally Recognised Post registration critical care course and / or Post registration specialist course
• Post registration teaching course / Mentorship qualification

Desirable criteria

• Masters qualification or willingness to work towards / / Management or Leadership Qualification / / Quality Improvement Training

Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to lead and empower others
• Ability to manage the service and contribute to overall strategy for the service
• Advanced communications skills including inter-personal skills, liaison and negotiation skills, writing and presentation skills
• Expert clinical skills within the relevant field

Experience

Essential criteria

• Relevant experience at senior nurse level (band 7 or above) in Critical Care
• Experienced in managing budgetary resources across a service
• Experience of working with establishments & workforce planning experience
• Experience of audit / benchmarking
• Experience of successful change management
• Evidence of practice development
• Evidence of managing complaints / PALS

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Evidence of demonstrable knowledge of management development and nursing policy and practice development
• Sound knowledge of relevant critical care standards and commitment to networking
• Demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance & quality standards
• Workforce planning, recruitment and retention strategies

Desirable criteria

• Demonstrates appropriate understanding of research and audit systems

General Guidance for Applicants

We are committed to achieving equality and inclusion at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and we respect and value the diversity and differences of our patients and our people, ensuring everyone is enabled to thrive, feels a sense of belonging, and is able to be their authentic self. We offer a range of flexible working options that enable you to balance your work and personal life, including part‑time, compressed hours, remote working and job‑shares.

We are committed to equal opportunities, and have been approved as a Disability Confident Employer.

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