Modern Matron - Children's Services

Job overview

Are you passionate about Children and Young Peoples services and Nursing? Do you want to be part of our Pathway to Excellence designated organisation ? We are looking for a Matron for our Children's Services.

You will have the opportunity to help shape the future direction of our Children's Services and take part in hospital wide initiatives to improve patient care and experience.

We are keen to hear from individuals who have experience working at a senior nurse level within children's services and are keen to embrace change and provide visible nursing inspiration.

As Matron you will have responsibility for the delivery of high quality, responsive, safe and effective care that improves patient outcomes and patient experience.

A high profile, accessible and responsive leader with managerial responsibility for nursing service delivery and advice across Children’s services. Working as a nursing lead within the group management structure, demonstrating and developing collaborative working within and across the MDT. The Modern Matron has a pivotal role in creating the best experiences and opportunities for our staff to become local, national, and  international leaders in healthcare with the patient at the centre of everything we do.

Main duties of the job

The Modern Matron’s role is to empower others to strive for continuous evidenced based improvements and to motivate staff to always deliver the highest quality care to all who access our services to promote World Class Care at UHCW NHS Trust. The matron will be able to make informed decisions within their own speciality and scope of professional practice, involving patients and public to ensure agreed standards, targets and objectives are met. The key focus is on quality  improvements in safety, effectiveness, and patient experience in addition to corporate responsibilities, supporting other colleagues and paediatric on call rotas within the speciality. The matron will also be responsible for delivering the goals as described within the Matron’s Charter (2019) taking a proactive as well as reactive stance on cleaning standards and infection control. Ensuring the voice of the child is at the heart of the care delivery and service design.

Please be advised there is a proposed interview date of 5th November.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be a visible leader, ensuring a physical presence, providing professional nurse leadership and demonstrating through personal behaviours the core values UHCW NHS Trust. Ensuring a professional appearance, maintaining professional standards, and leading by example.
• To visit and be present on wards and departments within areas of responsibility daily and to be accessible to staff via face to face or other forms of communication, ensuring time is provided to staff to discuss concerns, inequalities or clinical issues that may affect clinical effectiveness.
• To act as an expert resource, providing advice on nursing issues in relation to policies, protocols, service delivery and the adoption of the organisation’s aims.
• To ensure inclusive leadership, advancing equality and tackling inequalities that could thwart opportunities for all.
• Lead the team, embedding local and national standards in order to ensure the delivery of safe, high quality, effective and compassionate care by collaboratively working and overseeing clinical staff and the wider MDT.
• Responsible for maintaining standards of cleanliness as per National Cleaning Standards and acting to influence the reduction of hospital acquired infections

For further details please see the attached job description.