ITU Matron

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS hospital in London is looking for an Intensive Care Matron dedicated to providing high standards of clinical leadership. This full-time role involves managing the ICU staff, ensuring safe and effective care, and developing departmental goals. A commitment to quality care and excellent communication skills is essential.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Health cover

Flexible benefits

Excellent career development

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Critical Care with leadership responsibilities (2+ years).
• Ability to manage resources efficiently within budgetary constraints.
• Good verbal and written communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Develop goals aligned with departmental vision and strategies.
• Ensure staffing provision meets national guidelines.
• Promote Clinical Governance and Quality initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Governance

Communication

Education

Postgraduate clinical qualification

Management qualification

Job description

As an Intensive Care Matron, you will provide and strengthen clinical leadership within defined areas by acting as a positive role model, who practices evidence-based care to ensure high standards of clinical care. You will ensure safe, effective and high-quality care is consistently delivered with the ICU and take responsibility for the management of all staff within the department.

Main duties of the job

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop the Intensive Care department long and short-term goals aligned with vision/mission and strategies to achieve those goals.
• Ensure staffing provision according to national guidelines is continuously met.
• Monitor activity and undertake workforce planning on a regular basis.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and confidential staff records, adhering to local, regional and national policies on sickness/absence, RIDDOR and other requirements.
• Continually assess staffing, equipment and other data to note budget implications
• Establish optimum care standards, which meet or exceed agreed standards.
• Promote Clinical Governance, Clinical Effectiveness and other quality initiatives.
• Undertake comprehensive investigations of all incidents related to the ICU

About us

Why HCA UK?Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the worlds leading healthcare providers. In the UK,wereone of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques,medicationand facilities. Beingpart of a large multisite, established healthcare groupwe can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

Job responsibilities

Role ITU Matron

Location: Wellington Hospital, London

Full Time: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: Competitive experience + Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits and excellent career development)

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.

About the role:As an Intensive Care Matron, you will provide and strengthen clinical leadership within defined areas by acting as a positive role model, who practices evidence-based care to ensure high standards of clinical care. You will ensure safe, effective and high-quality care is consistently delivered with the ICU and take responsibility for the management of all staff within the department.

Person Specification

Experience

• Skills and experience
• - Relevant post graduate clinical and management qualification/experience
• - Extensive experience of working within a Critical Care environment with at least 2 years in a role with shift leadership responsibilities
• - Previous involvement in supporting nurse education along with recruitment and retention strategies
• - Ability to recognise clinical and managerial problems taking appropriate action
• - Ability to manage resources efficiently within budgetary constraints and for a constantly changing workload
• - Skill in prioritising workload and delegating as appropriate
• - Good verbal and written communication skills

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.