Neonatal and Transitional Care Clinical Matron

NHS; Truro; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a qualified and ambitious neonatal nurse to join their dynamic NNU team. This key role offers an exciting opportunity to lead quality and safety initiatives across neonatal inpatient and outpatient departments. The successful candidate will be instrumental in developing services for the future, providing proactive leadership and fostering a collaborative environment. With a focus on professional development and quality improvement, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in neonatal care. Join a team dedicated to excellence in patient experience and clinical outcomes, and help shape the future of neonatal services.

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional with NMC or HCPC registration.
• Experience in operational management within an acute hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Lead on quality, safety, and patient experience across neonatal services.
• Develop professional practice and ensure effective implementation of service objectives.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Decision Making

Operational Management

Clinical Credibility

Education

Registered Healthcare Professional

Post Registration Courses

Degree or Relevant Experience

Education/Teaching Certificate

Job description

Neonatal and Transitional Care Clinical Matron

We are currently looking to recruit to our existing NNU team and this is an exciting opportunity for a qualified and ambitious neonatal nurse to become an active part in our strong and experienced multi-disciplinary team. This is a key role to help us develop our services for the future and we are looking for individuals who are keen to work as part of our Senior Nursing Team to expand and develop the Neonatal Unit and Transitional Care.

Main duties of the job

This role will take the lead on quality, safety and patient experience across the specialty area: Neonatal inpatient & outpatient departments, Neonatal Outreach nurses and Transitional Care.

Contributing to the Quality Improvement Plan as well as contributing to the Care Group agenda and having a portfolio that reflects this as delegated by the Head of Nursing. The Clinical Matron will have responsibility for leading the RCHT Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals Vision for the specialty, ensuring effective implementation of service objectives within the available resources.

To enable them to execute this responsibility the post holder is expected to provide proactive and visible leadership. Leadership will span four key areas; service leadership, people and personal leadership, quality leadership and collaborative leadership.

To be able to resolve clinical issues quickly and effectively; to minimise any negative impact on the quality of patient care and to monitor safety within their areas of responsibility by reviewing and triangulating information derived from multiple metrics and advising the Care Group senior leadership team when issues are identified.

To develop the professional practice of the non-medical clinical workforce whilst working closely with the Learning and Development Department, enabling access to education and training programmes to ensure that they are fit to practice and have access to CPD.

About us

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Job responsibilities

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To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Healthcare Professional either NMC or HCPC registration
• Post registration courses / equivalent level of experience in Neonates
• Degree or relevant experience
• Education / teaching certificate

Experience

• Evidence of experience within operational management in an acute hospital setting in a senior nurse role
• Experience of working within NNU environment or similar acute area
• Clinically credible role model in the NNU environment through demonstrable leadership skill and experience
• Track record of effectively handling competing priorities, meeting challenging deadlines and delivering under pressure.

Knowledge

• Effective managerial, leadership and organisational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Effective decision making skills in challenging environments
• Able to act as a positive role model with the ability to demonstrate a credible, professional approach and manner at all times

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.