Matron Emergency Department

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Uxbridge Moor; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Matron for the Emergency Department. This role involves providing leadership and managerial support to nursing staff, ensuring the department runs smoothly, and maintaining high standards of care. The position is essential for achieving emergency access targets and developing the department's philosophy of care. The provider is focused on high-quality and compassionate healthcare in the community.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and support to nursing staff in the Emergency Department.
• Ensure smooth running of the department to achieve emergency access targets.
• Develop and maintain the department's philosophy of care.

Job description

The role of the Matron in the Emergency Department is to provide highly visible leadership, managerial and professional support on a day-to-day basis to all the nursing staff and ensure the smooth running of the department to achieve the emergency access target. To provide clinical nursing managerial expertise in all aspects of the speciality, ensuring the highest possible standard for nursing care and technical equipment care, with efficient and effective utilisation of resources.

To develop and maintain the department's philosophy of care based on the Trust's mission statement, core objectives and nursing and midwifery and healthcare assistant strategy.

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while driving forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.