Endoscopy Matron

University Hospitals Of North Midlands Nhs Trust; Newcastle-under-Lyme; Sur place; GBP 52 000 - 64 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is seeking an Endoscopy Matron to provide senior leadership for the nursing and allied health workforce within the directorate.

The role involves supporting Clinical Directors, developing and monitoring quality and business plans, and ensuring effective communication across teams. Experience as a Matron and evidence of leadership are essential, with a focus on clinical governance and staff development.

Qualifications

• Nursing Registration is essential for practice leadership.
• Experience as a Matron demonstrates senior clinical leadership.
• Evidence of leadership across teams and services.
• Experience in change management within a healthcare setting.
• Desirable: understanding of Endoscopy services.

Responsabilités

• Provide overall professional and operational leadership for nursing and allied health staff.
• Manage departmental Nurse Managers and specialist nurses to deliver priorities.
• Contribute to quality and business plans with Clinical Directors and Directorate teams.
• Embed governance, risk management and patient safety within the Directorate.

Connaissances

Nursing Registration

Experienced Matron

Evidence of Leadership

Evidence of change management

Formation

Leadership course

Master’s degree

Description du poste

Job summary

The Endoscopy Matron will provide senior leadership to the nursing and allied health professional workforce within the directorate. To deliver frontline professional and operational priorities and manage the departmental Nurse Managers and specialist nurses. To support the Clinical Director and as part of the Directorate management team develop, implement and monitor quality and business plans for the directorates. To facilitate staff and team development and ensure effective communication systems operate within the Directorates.

provide senior leadership to the nursing and allied health professional workforce within the directorate. To deliver frontline professional and operational priorities and manage the departmental Nurse Managers and specialist nurses. To support the Clinical Directors and as part of the Directorate management team develop, implement and monitor quality and business plans for the directorates. To facilitate staff and team development and ensure effective communication systems operate within the Directorates.

Main duties of the job

Have frequent visible contact with staff, patients and their carers, and provide feedback about the Trust services, ensuring that concerns that are raised are dealt with quickly and efficiently, ensuring excellent and effective communication takes place.

Establish and maintain communication with appropriate stakeholders on potentially complex and stressful topics in a range of situations.

To actively participate in the development and delivery of the Trust Nursing Strategy to ensure a culture of proactive interest, good communication and knowledge based on the Trust Strategy.

To participate in Trust projects/initiatives as appropriate

In conjunction with the Clinical Director and Directorate Manager, ensure that systems for clinical governance are in place with appropriate monitoring mechanisms for their continued effectiveness.

About us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Job responsibilities

The post-holder will ensure that all staff have a clear understanding of the care and environmental standards they are expected to maintain and will take prompt action to rectify poor performance.

To be responsible for standards of environmental cleanliness thereby influencing the reduction of hospital acquired infections.

The Matron / Allied Health Professional will act as a clinical role model, assessing and delivering care needs as a significant part of their role. They will also ensure high standards of clinical care are consistently achieved and monitored.

Take appropriate steps to ensure that a safe environment is maintained for patients, staff and visitors within the area of responsibility, by producing risk assessments and action plans for any hazards in the environment.

Advising on Specific speciality nursing issues. Advising the Directorate Manager and Clinical Director on professional nursing matters.

To contribute to the long-term strategies of the service, including major operational changes, service reviews and developments.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Nursing Registration
• Experienced Matron
• Evidence of Leadership
• Evidence of change management

Desirable

• Evidence of an understanding of Endoscopy services

Education

Essential

• Evidence of Leadership course

Desirable

• Evidence of full masters or working towards

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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).