Matron, Band 8a- Theatres

The successful applicant will hold a professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council, or 1st level registration with the NMC, and demonstrate ambition to pursue higher-level education, incorporating research-based clinical practices into quality improvement initiatives.

We are seeking a Matron who is compassionate, transformational and inclusive with a strong commitment to helping the division develop and strengthen.

The Matron will play a key role in empowering staff to feel autonomous and competent through shared governance and collaborative decision-making. They will ensure delivery of clinical, quality, safety, financial, and workforce objectives across all of their service lines, with an focus on clinical outcomes, efficiency and service reporting.

The Surgical Division is passionate about improving patient care and service provision. The Trust is on a journey to enhance its CQC rating, building on its reputation as a high performing and innovative organisation. Our leadership team is dedicated to putting our patients and staff first.

The main responsibilities of the role include being instrumental in;

Job purpose;

1. To work in alignment with the Matron handbook (NHS England and NHS improvement 2020)

2. To be visible, accessible, authoritative and influential in presence to ensure the fundamentals of care are delivered effectively and efficiently.

3. Provide professional leadership to nurses, AHPs, midwives and managers, acting as a role model within the Service lines, Division and the Trust ensuring that competence in managerial and clinical practice is both developed and maintained.

4. Provide assurance to the Divisional Director of Quality and Nursing that there is continuous improvement in the delivery of clinical services and are tailored to the needs of the patients.

5. Provide clear clinical leadership for nursing and take responsibility and accountability for specific clinical services, wards and departments balancing these with the overall Trust responsibilities

6. Work in partnership and collaboration with other Matrons, Service Directors and General Managers within the Division, leading on clinical governance and risk agendas for specific services, ensuring dovetailing of strategic and operational roles and responsibilities.

7. Provide nursing leadership, set and maintain professional nursing standards, provide professional nursing advice and direction to the Specialty Director, General Manager and to other colleagues within the Division. The Matron will be professionally and managerially responsible for the named ward/department sisters/charge nurses/AHPs.

N.B further detail in Job description and personal specification

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Through experience we know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes and improves staff experience.

As a Trust we are fully supportive of the NHS Model Employer ethos; committed to ensuring that Ethnic Minority representation, at senior management level & beyond matches that across the NHS workforce. Applications are irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances and have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process; including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

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Knowledge/ Skills