Job summary
- Main area
- Acute Assessment Unit
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423-6201191
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Matron for Medicine/Acute Assessment Unit (Band 8a)
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
The Matron will lead and develop nursing teams within the Directorate. They will have a pivotal role on the provision of compassionate leadership across the organisation. Act as a role model at all times, reflecting the trust values and behaviours and promoting high standards of clinical care, reducing health inequalities and promoting equality for all.
Act as an advocate within area of responsibility on behalf of all patients, staff and carers. Work with members of the MDT to ensure that patients are involved in decisions about their care and treatment, respecting diverse needs.
The post holder will have responsibility for setting, maintaining and monitoring standards of nursing care within the directorate. They will work with the directorate senior leadership team to ensure development and delivery of strategic aims and objectives.
Ensure that high standards of care are delivered through visible and inclusive leadership, engagement with patients and their families, frontline staff and senior management teams. Provide assurance and evdience that safe and effective care is being delivered and that staff are supported in their roles to do this.
Main duties of the job
Provide outstanding nursing leadership across the division, working with the Divisional Director of Nursing and other senior nursing, and AHP leaders to ensure delivery of high-quality care and a positive patient experience.
Lead and manage the Ward Managers and clinical leads across the directorate. Work with the Divisional Director of Nursing to ensure development of clinical practice, ensuring a just and learning culture, promoting professional curiosity and creating a positive learning environment.
To work collaboratively with the Directorate Management Team to provide expert advice and guidance on all nursing related matters.
To lead and develop a safe, skilled and competent workforce working in collaboration with the divisional operational and nursing teams, ensuring the implementation of an effective plan for continuing professional development.
To work with the Clinical Director and clinical leads on the operational delivery of the key priorities set out in the trust quality and safety strategy and the patient experience strategy, ensuring the delivery of compassionate and personalised care that is evidenced based and meets the needs of the local population.
Working for our organisation
We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.
We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered nurse (level 1)
- First level degree or equivalent in relevant subject
- Postgraduate qualification/certificate in Leadership or equivalent experience
- Evidence of recent continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Hold, or be working towards, a Master’s degree in a nursing / leadership or related subject
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of leading and managing nursing teams.
- Experience of working in partnership across the organisation
- Experience in working collaboratively with relevant stakeholders
- Leading recruitment and retention
- Experience in managing and resolving complaints and learning from experience
- Evidence of effective clinical engagement
Desirable criteria
- Partnership working across organisation and system
- Delivery of cost improvements
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Highly developed written communication skills
- Evidence of analytical and problem solving skills
- Evidence of providing motivational, professional leadership with highly developed interpersonal skills
- Able to communicate effectively with, listen to and motivate, stakeholders and staff at all levels
- Knowledge of the NHS Constitution & ‘Understanding the New NHS’.
- In depth knowledge of clinical/medical terminology.
- Understanding of local and national health and social policy initiatives.
Desirable criteria
- Skilled trainer, mentor, supervisor or coach
- Knowledge and understanding of the Airedale health and social care economy including commissioner and providers
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Catherine Redman
- Job title
- Divisional Director of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- (01535 29)4021
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