Matron - Community Beds

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust; Smethwick; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated and experienced nurse to join their Community Beds matron team. This role offers a unique opportunity to enhance your leadership skills while contributing to the delivery of exceptional care in a dynamic environment. You will oversee operational management and quality assurance across various facilities, ensuring that patients receive the highest standards of care. As part of a forward-thinking organization, you will play a vital role in developing services that prioritize patient needs, making a meaningful impact in the community. If you are passionate about nursing and eager to lead in a supportive setting, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Support for Work-Life Balance

Professional Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant senior nursing experience at Band 7 or equivalent.
• Proven experience in service development and delivery.
• Experience in budget management and HR management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality and safety assurance across nurse-led units.
• Contribute to community beds portfolio and operational management.
• Strengthen multidisciplinary working and patient-centered care.

Skills

Community or Acute Therapy Experience

Effective Communication

Leadership Skills

Critical Thinking

Education

Adult Registered Nurse

Current NMC Registration

Management/Leadership Training

Masters Level Study or Equivalent

Tools

ECDL

Counselling Qualification

Job description

Main area Matron - Community Beds & Rehabilitation Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Will include some weekend/out of hours working but predominantly Monday-Friday model) Job ref 381-CT-7121703

Site SWB NHS Trust Town Birmingham Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 13/05/2025 23:59

Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and experienced nurse to join our Community Beds matron team. The post holder will contribute, alongside colleagues, to delivery of the Community Beds portfolio across our sites at Rowley Regis Hospital, Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre and Harvest View reablement facility.

This could either provide a new opportunity for an existing Matron, or a development opportunity for an individual who wants to broaden their experience and scope within senior nursing leadership in the field of older adult’s care and specialist rehabilitation.

As an integrated Acute and Community Trust, the role has a focus on operational management, quality and safety assurance across our nurse-led units, and on development of services and pathways to provide excellence in clinical care both in inpatient services and discharge planning with a clear focus on integrated and patient-centred care utilising a ‘home first’ mindset.

This is an exciting time for the Trust, and our services, as we support patients in our care to receive the care they require, including specialist rehabilitation, end of life care services, or support with complex discharge planning arrangements

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have community or acute therapy experience with a clinical background in acute medicine/frailty, emergency care or admission avoidance. Effective communication across the multi-disciplinary team and senior leadership team is vital, and you will be required to deliver work at pace whilst strengthening quality and safety standards.

Alongside relevant clinical experience, applicants will demonstrate excellent communication and critical thinking skills, with strong leadership skills, including in challenging situations. The successful candidate will also be passionate about multidisciplinary working.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

• Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
• Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
• Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve life

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached the full job description and person specification for additional details of what this role will entail

Person specification

Experience

• Significant post registration experience to include significant recent senior nursing experience at B7 or equivalent
• Proven experience of service development and delivery
• Proven track record of change management
• Experience with budget management
• Experience in all aspects of HR management

Qualifications

• Adult Registered Nurse
• Current NMC registration
• Evidence of accredited management/leadership training
• Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent
• Educated to masters level study or equivalent postgraduate qualification, or willing to undertake
• ECDL
• Counselling qualification

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note-If this vacancy receives a high number of applications, it will close before the stated closing date. Please ensure that you have completed and submitted your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.