Matron

Imperial College Healthcare NHS; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an experienced Matron for the Emergency Department. This position involves ensuring high-quality patient care, clinical supervision, and management of services. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong clinical expertise and leadership. This opportunity promises a dynamic work environment with a commitment to professional development and flexible working options.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Membership options for onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Demonstrate clinical expertise in nursing care of patients.
• Excellent patient assessment skills are required.
• Ability to provide strong, consistent leadership.

Responsibilities

• Act as a clinical expert within your sphere of work.
• Respond to concerns of patients, relatives and carers.
• Manage services within financial limits.
• Ensure departmental equipment is in good working order.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Patient assessment skills

Strong leadership

Interpersonal relationships

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12 month fixed term Matron position in the Emergency Department at Charing Cross Hospital in Hammersmith.

Charing Cross Emergency Department is a busy, fast paced unit. This environment brings exciting opportunities for new ways of working, improvements in care delivery and improved staff development and multi-disciplinary team working. Key to the delivery of these new systems and making best use of these unique new opportunities is a motivated, highly skilled and highly visible nursing leader.

The Matron will be an accessible expert who will take responsibility for the delivery and maintenance of high quality care as well as the implementation of new ways of working in collaboration with the wider MDT.

The post holder should demonstrate clinical expertise in the nursing care of patients, as well as excellent patient assessment skills and have sound management knowledge. The post holder will also demonstrate the ability to provide strong, consistent leadership and maintain good interpersonal relationships with their colleagues.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a clinical expert within your sphere of work.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge by being visible, accessible and using clinical skills within the workplace as appropriate.
• Respond to the concerns of patients, relatives and carers as they arise and take remedial action as required.
• Develop patient and carer information leaflets as required and in accordance with Trust policy.
• Responsible for the nursing management of Adult Emergency Department.
• Ensure a consistent approach to nursing care across all areas of responsibility through collaborative working and the development of shared procedures and guidelines, continual auditing of practice, developing and implementation of action plans as appropriate.
• Responsible for the management of services within financial limits.
• Ensure that departmental equipment is in good working order, and that systems are in place to maintain, repair or replace equipment as necessary.
• Keep informed of national and Trust policies, especially those affecting service delivery and patient care and disseminate the information as appropriate.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.