Paediatric Matron

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is looking for a Paediatric Matron to oversee nursing practice within children's services. The role offers opportunities for professional leadership, operational support, and the chance to drive quality care delivery as part of a senior team. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in clinical leadership.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Flexible working opportunities

Access to NHS discount schemes

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Excellent management and leadership skills required.
• Experience in project management and clinical leadership essential.
• Recent experience of managing a clinical team.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support and supervision to nursing teams.
• Deliver high quality, patient-centered care.
• Lead change and develop practice for children and young people.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Project management

Communication

Conflict resolution

Education

RSCN/RN (Child) registration with the NMC

Degree level qualification or equivalent experience

Willingness to work towards Masters

Job description

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [e-mail] or phone [phone].

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

The Paediatric Matron within the Division is a significant senior professional leadership role, responsible for professional nursing practice within children's services and the management of nursing teams within their area of responsibility.

Main duties of the job

The Paediatric Matron will provide operational support, supervision and management to ward / dept managers, nursing teams and specialist nurses across the Division.

The Paediatric Matron will provide professional leadership and management in the delivery of a high quality, patient centred care, and to drive vision and creativity in developing practice for children and young people , working as part of the senior paediatric team to lead change within the wider transformation agenda at BHT. This includes supporting children and young people from the acute hospital to community based care.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’recommitted to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

Person specification

Education, Qualification and Training

• RSCN/RN (Child) (current registration with the NMC)
• Clinical experience relevant to the post
• Excellent management and leadership skills
• Experience in project management
• Current experience of management
• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience
• Willingness to work towards Masters

Skills, Abilities & Knowledge

• Highly skilled clinical practitioner with experience within acute and community settings.
• Ability to communicate clearly with patients, relatives, and MDT team
• Ability to work under pressure/meet tight deadlines whilst delivering high quality care
• High motivation and ability to motivate others
• Managerial and leadership ability
• Ability to resolve conflict/dispute in a non-confrontational manner
• Flexibility and ability to cope with different work environments

Experience

• Experience in the relevant specialist area
• Demonstrable recent experience of leadership and management of a clinical team
• Evidence of leading change in clinical practice
• Experience of standard setting and audit

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

• Ability to drive between sites

PPE requirements:Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Contacting you: We will contact candidates through the email address supplied on their application form. Please make sure you check this regularly.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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.