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Job summary

Main area
Accident & Emergency
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8c
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
309-UCLH-4273
Employer
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University College London Hospitals
Town
London
Salary
£78,163 - £88,884 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/05/2024 23:59

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Senior Matron

NHS AfC: Band 8c

Job overview

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced nurse leader to join our team in the Emergency Services Division as Senior Matron. 

The Emergency Services Division encompasses the Emergency Department, Acute Medical Unit and Same Day Emergency Care Unit.   Working closely with the Clinical Director and Divisional Manager you will support delivery of key strategic objectives around improving staff experience, achieving optimal performance and operational flow, and delivering high quality, safe patient care. 

Main duties of the job

As the Senior Matron you will provide forward-thinking clinical and professional leadership to nursing staff at all levels within the Division, ensuring that effective governance arrangements are maintained, nursing care is delivered to a high standard and that the nursing resource is managed effectively.  The Senior Matron is supported by three 8a Senior Nurses and a team of band 7 nurse leaders working across the clinical areas. 

This is a busy, challenging yet rewarding post with significant scope of development for the right candidate and you will be supported to thrive in the role. 

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.     

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:     

  • University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)   
  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery  
  • Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals  
  • University College Hospital Grafton Way Building  
  • Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine   
  • University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre   
  • The Hospital for Tropical Diseases  
  • University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street  

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.    

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. 

Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff* 

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 

*In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.  

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 

Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work. 

Person specification

Knowledge & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • First level registered nurse
  • Educated to Masters level or equivalent
  • Leadership Qualification
  • Management qualification or equivalent
  • Extensive knowledge acquired through post graduate specialist training or equivalent experience across a number of subject areas.
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Broad clinical experience in an acute hospital setting
  • Significant experience of operational management of a complex range of services within an acute setting.
  • Significant experience in a nursing leadership role at senior level (matron or equivalent) in a large and complex organisation.
  • Experience of effectively leading and implementing transformational change and delivering projects in a complex organisation.
  • Experience of teaching, training and development and implementing evidence-based Practice / nursing research in practice.
  • Demonstrates experience of negotiating and presenting cohesive arguments.

Personal and People Development

Essential criteria
  • Human Resource skills.
  • Organisational skills.
  • Decision-making skills.
  • Professional nursing issues.
  • Able to manage time effectively.
  • Able to prioritise objectives and workload.
  • Practice development.

Health, Safety and Security

Essential criteria
  • Monitors and maintains health, safety and security of self and others.
  • Promotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security.
  • Clinical risk management techniques and skills.
  • Clinical Governance and Risk Management

Service Improvement

Desirable criteria
  • Business planning skills.

Quality

Essential criteria
  • Quality assurance and improvement.
  • Developing policies and protocols.

Equality and Diversity

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate and champion compassionate leadership that is diversified and inclusive.

Information Processing

Essential criteria
  • Able to utilise ICT to full potential.
  • Data collection and interpretation as required.

Financial Management

Essential criteria
  • Budgetary management skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Melanie Watts
Job title
Divisional Manager
Email address
[email protected]