Matron - Gynaecology

Job overview

DBTH are looking for an enthusiastic and committed senior nurse or midwife to join our Gynaecology team as Matron.

As a key member of the Senior Divisional leadership team you will need to have work collaboratively with the Divisional Director, Clinical Director, Business and Service managers and the multidisciplinary teams.

The post holder will be responsible for the inpatients and outpatient areas at both Doncaster and Bassetlaw sites  and you will be required to demonstrate effective leadership for your clinical areas, be able to work collaboratively, manage complaints, promote and support best practice and set professional standards.

You will have excellent communication skills and interpersonal skills and demonstrate an ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams. The successful candidate will be pro-active, have a proven track record of quality improvement and will ensure that service needs and patient experience are met to the high standards we aspire to

Therefore it is essential that the Matron possesses high level skills; can provide advice on professional issues, patient safety and quality, has the relevant clinical expertise and leadership skills that the post requires.  They are expected to provide operational support to the daily pressures of the NHS.  Provide supervision, guidance, leadership and management to ward managers, nursing teams and specialist nurses. Ensuring a high quality and safe patient environment is maintained.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to demonstrate effective leadership for your clinical areas, be able to work collaboratively, manage complaints, promote and support best practice and set professional standards.

The post holder will provide clinical and professional leadership and line management to the clinical teams, reporting to the Deputy Director of Midwifery and Gynae Service accountable to the Director of Midwifery and Gynae Service. The post holder will ensure the key functions of the modern matron are undertaken for the directorate. Demonstrate effective leadership, setting, monitoring and maintaining professional standards, working collaborative, manage complaints and lead the nursing contribution for clinical governance at a specialty/department level in line with the Nursing & Midwifery Strategy. Be an integral member of the senior leadership team, providing nursing advice, manage specialty nursing teams, have delegated budgetary responsibility and contribute to innovative solutions to workforce & capacity management. Take responsibility for human and financial resources, contributing to key performance outcomes within the directorate. Act in accordance to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

If you have a passion to provide the very best care to our patients alongside our team, we would love to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.

Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.