Matron for Community Nursing

Esneft; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Flexible working options

Training & development opportunities

27 days annual leave (pro rata)

Job summary

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Matron role leading the Community Clinical Delivery Group in East Suffolk. You will inspire a diverse nursing workforce and shape future community care, delivering safe, compassionate and high-quality services close to home.

The post offers strong clinical leadership, workforce development, and opportunities to work with system leaders to drive improvements and partnership working across Integrated Neighbourhood Teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in Nursing or Health Related study (equivalent).
• Masters Degree in relation to health management or equivalent.
• Professional nursing qualification and ongoing professional development.
• Leadership qualification and evidence of management experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible professional leadership for the nursing workforce across community services.
• Drive quality, safety, patient experience and continuous improvement.
• Support workforce planning, recruitment and retention.
• Deliver governance and assurance.
• Develop future nursing leaders and positive staff culture.
• Contribute to strategic development of community services and neighbourhood care.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Strategic planning

Change management

People management

Education

Degree in Nursing

Masters in health management

Professional nursing qualification

Masters in Specialist Practice Nursing

Job description

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

Job overview

Are you an ambitious, values-driven nursing leader with a passion for delivering outstanding care closer to home?

We are seeking a Matron for the Community Clinical Delivery Group (CDG) to lead and inspire our nursing workforce across East Suffolk. This is a unique opportunity to help in shaping the future of community healthcare at a time of significant transformation.

This role offers the opportunity to influence the future of community services through strong clinical leadership, workforce development, quality improvement and partnership working, ensuring safe, effective and integrated care is delivered closer to home.

Main duties of the job

As Matron, you will provide visible professional leadership for the nursing workforce across community services in East Suffolk. You will work in partnership with clinical, operational and system leaders to ensure the delivery of safe, effective, compassionate and high-quality care.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading and developing a diverse community nursing workforce.
• Providing professional nursing leadership across Integrated Neighbourhood Teams and community services.
• Driving quality, safety, patient experience and continuous improvement.
• Supporting workforce planning, recruitment, retention and succession planning.
• Delivering professional standards, governance and assurance.
• Developing future nursing leaders and creating a positive culture where staff can thrive.
• Contributing to the strategic development of community services as we continue to expand care closer to home and strengthen neighbourhood-based models of care.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Evidence of academic pathway equivalent to Degree in Nursing or Health Related study
• Masters Degree in relation to health management Or equivalent experience that recognises developed and complex levels of knowledge, which enable the development of original responses to complicated and unpredictable problems and situations. Professional training / Learning at this level will need to demonstrate highly developed professional knowledge, which is appropriate for senior professionals / managers
• Professional nursing qualification
• Demonstration and evidence of personal professional development
• Masters Degree or working toward/unit/departments Masters Degree level education
• Management Leadership Qualification, which has been tested in a management post
• Degree or Masters Degree in Specialist Practice Nursing in the Home

Experience

• Proven experience at senior nurse level
• Experience in current health policy and its impact on the management and development of acute health services
• Significant experience of effective staff management
• Providing advice to specialist and non-specialist staff
• Experience of ability to manage change quickly & effectively
• Experience of ability to manage and lead nursing team
• Experience of service redesign and development
• A proven record of success in managing significant operational change while also developing and maintaining high standards of care
• Experience of analysing and making judgements involving situations where there are a number of conflicting issues, and where there is no obvious outcome – some of which be conflicting
• Experience of interpreting national policies and initiatives and implementing these into the workplace
• Public speaking and presentation skills
• Evidence of effective working relationships both inside and outside the organisation
• Experience of working in a community setting

Please note that where response levels are exceptional we may close the post before the specified date, therefore early application is recommended.

Please make sure that you read the Job Description and Person Specification attached and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.

If you require any information in an alternative format or have any access needs for the application process, please contact us.

Secondment - if you are interested in undertaking a role on a secondment basis, please ensure that you have discussed this with your current line manager prior to submitting your application. Please note if you are already an employee of ESNEFT fixed term roles will only be offered on a secondment basis.

When providing reference details please provide email addresses so references can be sought promptly to cover the last 3 years of employment.

Successful candidates may be charged for their DBS check. Please ensure you read the information found in the attached DBS Information document

The Trust is committed to its staff and their development and to equal opportunities and diversity. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community.

Whilst we welcome applications from all and your application will be considered on individual merit, if you are offered a position and require a Skilled Worker Certificate of Sponsorship we may not be able to process your application to the final stage due to Home Office eligibility. Please note Band 2 roles are not eligible for sponsorship.

In submitting an application form, you authorise East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust; we look forward to receiving your application for employment.

We do not charge any fees at any stage of our recruitment process, including job applications, interviews, sponsorship arrangements or employment offers

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.