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Job summary

Main area
Pre-Op, EPOC, Recovery
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
156-6628806
Employer
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust - Treliske
Town
Truro
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/10/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Clinical Matron Pre-Op EPOC Recovery

Band 8a

Job overview

Blessed with the Southwest’s wildest coastline and most breathtakingly beautiful beaches, Cornwall is one of the nation's most creative corners. Whether it's exploring the space-age domes of the Eden Project, sampling the culinary creations of a celebrity chef or basking on a deserted beach, you're guaranteed to enjoy the delights the county has to offer.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is a developing Trust situated in the beautiful county of Cornwall serving a population of around 500,000 people, its not surprising that with its beautiful coastal scenery Cornwall attracts around 3.5 million visitors each year, making it one of the top UK tourist destinations.

 

We seek a flexible, welcoming, and adaptable individual with excellent communication and organisational skills and most importantly, unlimited enthusiasm.

 This is a full-time post. 

 

(For further information please contact Claire Blake Head of Nursing, RCHT, 07584597457, [email protected])

Main duties of the job

To be the conduit between the Care Group Quartet and the front-line clinical teams within their area of responsibility. Skilfully translating the organisational and Care Group objectives into operational reality and leading their implementation across their areas of responsibility.

 

This role will take the lead on quality, safety and patient experience across Anaesthetics, Critical Care and Theatres.  Contributing to the Quality Improvement Plan as well as contributing to the Care Group agenda and having a portfolio that reflects this as delegated by the Head of Nursing.  The Clinical Matron will have responsibility for leading the RCHT Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals vision for the speciality, ensuring effective implementation of service objectives within the available resources.

 

The post holder will provide a focus and expert professional leadership to the Pre-operative Assessment nursing team to ensure a cohesive approach to a timely, effective and high-quality service for patients. Working with the Peri operative and Pain senior leadership team, the post holder will ensure that Pre-operative Assessment service succeeds in the implementation of the Trust objectives.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side  

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:  

·       Identity Checks  

·       Professional registration and qualification checks  

·       Employment history and reference checks  

·       Work health assessments  

·       Criminal record check standards  

·       Right to work checks  

For further information please visit:  

https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation 

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants. 

We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.  

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of experience within operational management in acute hospital setting
  • NMC / HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership qualification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Effective managerial, leadership and organisational skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoDisability confident leaderArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Disability confident committedStep into healthHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingArmed Forces CovenantNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Claire Blake
Job title
Head of Nursing
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07584597457
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