Matron

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Bangor; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is seeking a Matron in Women’s Services based at Ysbyty Gwynedd. You will lead the team to deliver safe, patient-centred care, ensuring services meet performance and governance standards and that staff are professionally led and developed.

The Matron will work with the Senior Leadership team to embed governance, drive quality improvement and ensure a consistently high standard of care for patients and families across North Wales.

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife.
• Masters degree in midwifery or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership to ensure safe, timely, effective, person-centred care.
• Embed clinical governance processes to assure high care standards.
• Develop a highly motivated and empowered workforce under senior leadership.

Skills

Problem Solving

Strategy and policy development

Clinical governance

Education

Masters degree in midwifery

Job description

Job Overview

We are pleased to be able to offer an exciting and challenging opportunity to become part of our compassionate, dedicated and patient centred senior team. We are looking to appoint a Matron post in Women's Services department based at Ysbyty Gwynedd.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an exceptional individual who is passionate about leading the team to deliver safe, effective clinical care to patients thus making a positive difference to the patient’s experience. As Matron you will ensure that all services are delivered in line with agreed performance, financial and government objectives whilst ensuring the workforce are professionally led and managed in order to develop a highly motivated and empowered team. The Matron alongside the Senior Leadership wider team will ensure our services are safe, timely, clinically effective, and person centred so patients, service users and families have a good experience of care. The Matron through clinical leadership, will embed clinical governance processes and systems to support assurance that the teams provide consistently achieve high care standards.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework. Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Midwife
• Masters Degree or equivalent experience in midwifery or similar

Desirable criteria

• Post-grad management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Problem Solving
• Strategy and policy development