Enhanced Care and Safer Staffing Matron

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is looking for a clinical leader to oversee the operational delivery and quality of enhanced care for patients with complex mental health requirements. Candidates must hold relevant nursing qualifications and have significant experience in mental health nursing. This position offers the chance to contribute to impactful healthcare services in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience in acute care setting, 2 years at Band 7 or above.
• Significant experience in mental health nursing or enhanced care delivery.
• Evidence of continuous professional development relevant to mental health.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational delivery and quality assurance of enhanced care services.
• Provide expert clinical leadership in assessment and planning of care.
• Maintain current professional registration and adhere to NMC Code.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Advanced leadership and influencing skills

De-escalation and conflict resolution skills

Education

Degree level qualification in nursing or related field

Registered Nurse (1st level registration) with current NMC registration

Tools

Microsoft Office

Clinical information systems

Job description

Lead the strategic development, operational delivery and quality assurance of enhanced care services across Whipps Cross Hospital, ensuring safe, therapeutic and cost-effective care for patients with mental health needs, dementia, delirium and other complex care requirements.

Main duties of the job

To personally adhere to and always uphold the NMC Professional Code of Conduct, maintaining current professional registration and demonstrating expert knowledge of mental health, enhanced care and safeguarding legislation.

Provide expert clinical leadership in the assessment, planning and delivery of enhanced care for patients across the spectrum from dementia and delirium to acute mental health crisis, ensuring evidence-based, therapeutic interventions.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (1st level registration) with current NMC registration
• Degree level qualification in nursing or related field
• Evidence of continuous professional development relevant to mental health and enhanced care
• Mental Health Act Managers training or equivalent
• Advanced qualification in mental health nursing (dual registration)
• Master's degree in nursing, mental health or related field
• Approved Mental Health Professional qualification
• Leadership and management qualification

Experience

• Minimum 5 years' experience in acute care setting with at least 2 years at Band 7 or above
• Significant experience in mental health nursing or enhanced care deliver
• Experience of managing teams and leading service development
• Proven experience of partnership working with mental health services
• Experience of budget management and financial planning
• Evidence of delivering nursing performance improvements including quality, safety and patient experience
• Experience of managing enhanced care teams or similar specialist nursing services
• Experience of working with NELFT or other mental health trusts
• Experience of CQC inspection preparation and regulatory compliance
• Experience of managing complex safeguarding cases
• Experience of coroner's court proceedings and serious incident investigations
• Experience of training delivery and workforce development

Knowledge

• Comprehensive understanding of Mental Health Act 1983 and Code of Practice
• Expert knowledge of Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
• Understanding of enhanced care principles and therapeutic interventions
• Knowledge of safeguarding adults and children's procedures
• Understanding of professional standards and regulatory requirements
• Knowledge of clinical governance and quality improvement methodologies
• Understanding of NHS financial management and contracting
• Knowledge of research methodologies and evidence-based practice
• Understanding of health and safety legislation relevant to mental health environments
• Knowledge of equality, diversity and inclusion principles
• Understanding of information governance and data protection

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with ability to work with distressed patients and families
• Advanced leadership and influencing skills
• De-escalation and conflict resolution skills
• Risk assessment and clinical decision-making skills
• Report writing and presentation skills
• IT skills including Microsoft Office and clinical information systems
• Advanced negotiation and partnership working skills
• Teaching and training delivery skills
• Public speaking and conference presentation skills
• Media handling and crisis communication skills
• Research and audit skills

Other

• Commitment to upholding professional standards and ethical practice
• Ability to work flexible hours including on-call responsibilities
• Willingness to travel to other sites and external organisations
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Demonstrates Trust values and behaviours
• Membership of relevant professional organisations
• Willingness to contribute to professional development activities
• Commitment to research and service development

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.