Senior Clinical Matron

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The post-holder will provide nursing leadership which inspires, motivates and empowers others. The post-holder will promote the highest standards of professionalism amongst nurses and undertake clinical work to maintain their clinical competence, authority and credibility.

They will provide a highly visible and authoritative presence, responsible for ensuring the delivery of high quality care.

Main duties of the job

They will be responsible for co-ordinating care, monitoring expenditure, monitoring the quality of clinical support and environmental services and staff. They will also be accountable for the development and performance management of all nursing staff to enable delivery of the Trust's Nursing and Midwifery Strategy. They will ensure that the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery.

Contribute to the corporate nursing agenda and to participate in Senior Nursing rota's as appropriate.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust now form University Hospitals Tees and as such you may be required to work at any site across both Trusts.

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"

Job responsibilities

1. To provide professional leadership and direction for all nursing staff working within Responsive Care.
2. To be visible in the department and act as a resource for staff, patients and carers.
3. To manage allocated resources efficiently and effectively.
4. To actively encourage and develop a multidisciplinary approach throughout the Care Group and specifically within allocated services and teams.
5. Provide leadership and vision to teams within the care group, challenging service delivery methods and developing innovative methods to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
6. To represent the interests and concerns of allocated services at all levels.
7. To maintain a good learning environment and ensure the development of nurses working within the pathway.

Person Specification

Application and Interview

• Qualifications
• Experience
• Skills
• Personal attributes
• Qualifications

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.

£53,755 to £60,504 a year pro rata per annum