Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Matron -Acute Medical Unit
Band 8a
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Job overview
Clinical Matron - Acute Medical Unit
Through strong clinical leadership the Matron will support the ward to promote excellence in nursing care to maintain and improve clinical standards. The post holder will ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity and respect.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Matron-Acute Medical Unit
We have a clear and ambitious vision to provide outstanding patient care and to become the best: we would like you to be part of our success.
We are really excited about the Clinical Matron roles that we have developed for our wards. As part of our ambitious agenda and on-going development of the ward, we are seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate into the ward matron role, for acute medicine.
Our successful candidate will be someone who is highly engaged, with a desire to lead from the bedside and to set the tone for exceptional and high-quality nursing care. We are looking for an experienced and ambitious nurse who is able to lead, motivate and inspire and who is able to champion compassionate, high quality and dignified patient care.
Working for our organisation
As teaching hospitals, we play a key role in the education and training of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Both sites work in partnership with St George’s Hospital and St George’s Medical School in south London to deliver high quality education and research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Clinical Matron, Nursing role at Epsom and St Helier.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Up to date clinical professional registration
- Evidence of continuous professional practice and education, clearly recorded in current professional profile.
- Educated to master’s degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge a
Desirable criteria
- Demonstration of Leadership or management experience
- Independent prescriber /advanced physical assessment qualification
- Advanced practice qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience post registration
- Experience of staff supervision and mentorship including management of performance, conduct, sickness absence and training needs analysis
- Undertaking audits within the clinical area, participating in peer reviews and experienced in constructive feedback in a supportive way to ensure improvements are made.
- Ability to demonstrate service improvement skills and delivering on change management projects
Desirable criteria
- Experience of project management
- Research and Development and regularly contributes to both within the local and national level.
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Passionate about the provision of excellent patient care.
- Able to produce and manage reports as required
- Ability to lead and work in partnership with the multidisciplinary team
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Passion and commitment to delivering high standards of care, ensuring delivery of the 6Cs at all times.
- Commitment to continuing professional and personal development
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
- Gemma Wright
- Job title
- Head of Nursing - Acute and Emergency Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07732179039
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