Job summary
- Main area
- Neonatal
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Secondment: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 264-7597118-FAM
- Employer
- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kettering General Hospital
- Town
- Kettering
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Matron for Neontates
Band 8a
Job overview
12 Month Secondment Opportunity
Working with a vision of delivering ‘Best Possible Care’, the Matron will work alongside the Clinical Director and Pathway Manager providing professional leadership and management with particular responsibility to the Nursing Care provision within their Directorate and as part of the Corporate Nursing team.
As our Neonatal Matron you will be accountable for the efficient and effective operational management of the nursing workforce, guaranteeing provision of high quality evidence based nursing practice which will be delivered within theatres.
Our Neonatal Matron will be a strong clinical leader, easily identifiable, highly visible and accessible to patients, carers and staff. He/she will have a particular responsibility to support the developments of Clinical Governance and Service Improvement, to modernise patient services and ensure the active involvement of patients and carers in the way services are developed, delivered and evaluated.
Main duties of the job
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Professional lead and role model demonstrating advanced knowledge of the field of Children and Young People services.
- Professionally lead, non-medical healthcare professionals and personnel within a designated specialty enabling them to exercise professional judgment within a framework of accountability and governance advising the Divisional Head of Nursing and Divisional Director of key issues and
- Promote, lead and influence the provision of direct and indirect patient care and service delivery relating to patient flow through development, education and research within Neonates/CYP.
- To be responsible for quality of the patients environment and lead on facilitating the changes which improve patient experience.
- As part of the corporate senior nursing team work in partnership to define, deliver and monitor the Nursing and Midwifery Strategy.
- Work with a wide range of professionals and agencies to deliver an effective patient- centered service within a defined area/field of specialism.
- To play a key operational role and maintain a proactive approach to managing patient flow.
- Support the Divisional Director and Divisional Head of Nursing in the operational management of the team and service resources by providing professional opinion and guidance.
Working for our organisation
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighboring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values:
Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.
Person specification
Education, Training Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent level of education, training or experience
- NMC Registered Nurse
- NMC Registered Children’s Nurse
- Considerable experience of leadership at Senior Ward Sister / Charge Nurse or equivalent experience level
- Management/Leadership Qualification
- Teaching and assessing Qualification
Desirable criteria
- Qualified in Speciality – Neonatal Care
- Master’s Degree/ Working towards
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- A good understanding of the changing NHS environment
- Experience of working to and delivering quality metrics & outcome measures
- Leadership of Clinical Governance and patient safety
- Knowledge of the Nursing objectives at local and national leve
- Be able to manage traumatic / distressing incidents / scenes
Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of developing constructive multi-disciplinary working
- Demonstrate experience of high level communication, including networking skills
- Highly developed skills of persuasion, motivational, negotiating and communication
Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
- Motivation to pursue personal development and be able to motivate others
- High level of work organisation, drive for performance and improvement
- To demonstrate on a daily basis the Trusts vision and values
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tritania Chasiya
- Job title
- Head of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07743194782
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