Matron, Band 8a- Theatres

Job summary
We are seeking an inspiring, dynamic and authentic nurse leader who shares our vision of delivering the very best patient experience and outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Surgical Matron team and help drive quality improvements in partnership with the multi-professional team within Theatres.

As Matron, you will embrace compassionate leadership and act as a significantly autonomous professional clinical manager, responsible for multiple clinical services and staff. You will demonstrate a strong ability to lead and motivate teams, while supporting the Divisional Director of Quality and Nursing agenda, including patient safety and experience.

Key areas of responsibility are

• Provide visible, compassionate leadership across the Theatre services
• Act as a professional clinical manager for multiple services and staff groups.
• Drive improvements in patient experience, safety and quality outcomes
• Work closely within the speciality tri to shape strategic plans for the service
• Ensure the nursing/AHP voice is strong and influential, using negotiation and persuasion skills
• Support the delivery of divisional priorities and contribute to long term service development

This is a fantastic opportunity for a nurse/AHP leader who wants to make a real difference and help shape the future of our Theatres at Gloucestershire Hospitals.

Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will hold a professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council, or 1st level registration with the NMC, and demonstrate ambition to pursue higher-level education, incorporating research-based clinical practices into quality improvement initiatives.

We are seeking a Matron who is compassionate, transformational and inclusive with a strong commitment to helping the division develop and strengthen.

The Matron will play a key role in empowering staff to feel autonomous and competent through shared governance and collaborative decision-making. They will ensure delivery of clinical, quality, safety, financial, and workforce objectives across all of their service lines, with an focus on clinical outcomes, efficiency and service reporting.

The Surgical Division is passionate about improving patient care and service provision. The Trust is on a journey to enhance its CQC rating, building on its reputation as a high performing and innovative organisation. Our leadership team is dedicated to putting our patients and staff first.

About us
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Through experience we know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes and improves staff experience.

As a Trust we are fully supportive of the NHS Model Employer ethos; committed to ensuring that Ethnic Minority representation, at senior management level & beyond matches that across the NHS workforce. Applications are irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances and have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process; including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability.

Job responsibilities
The main responsibilities of the role include being instrumental in;

• Leadership and management
• Performance management
• Strategic planning
• Operational planning and service delivery
• People management and development
• Finance & performance management
• Information management and research
• Quality governance

Job purpose;

1. To work in alignment with the Matron handbook (NHS England and NHS improvement 2020)
2. To be visible, accessible, authoritative and influential in presence to ensure the fundamentals of care are delivered effectively and efficiently.
3. Provide professional leadership to nurses, AHPs, midwives and managers, acting as a role model within the Service lines, Division and the Trust ensuring that competence in managerial and clinical practice is both developed and maintained.
4. Provide assurance to the Divisional Director of Quality and Nursing that there is continuous improvement in the delivery of clinical services and are tailored to the needs of the patients.
5. Provide clear clinical leadership for nursing and take responsibility and accountability for specific clinical services, wards and departments balancing these with the overall Trust responsibilities
6. Work in partnership and collaboration with other Matrons, Service Directors and General Managers within the Division, leading on clinical governance and risk agendas for specific services, ensuring dovetailing of strategic and operational roles and responsibilities.
7. Provide nursing leadership, set and maintain professional nursing standards, provide professional nursing advice and direction to the Specialty Director, General Manager and to other colleagues within the Division. The Matron will be professionally and managerially responsible for the named ward/department sisters/charge nurses/AHPs.

N.B further detail in Job description and personal specification

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Active registration with the NMC/HCPC
• United Kingdom recognised Degree in Nursing or equivalent
• Masters Level Study or willingness to undertake
• Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation

Experience
Essential

• Experience (through placement or employment) of working in an acute clinical environment

Desirable

• Previous experience in a relevant speciality

Knowledge/ Skills
Essential

• Able to prioritise own workload and that of others as appropriate
• Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment.
• Excellent presentational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates ability to maintain and contribute to the development of standards of practice, conduct or decision making in conjunction with team, senior nurses, Specialty and Divisional Triumvirate
• Demonstrates ability to use clinical reasoning skills and techniques to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient care.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.

Employer details
Employer name: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Trustwide, Gloucestershire, GL1 3NN, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Deputy DDQN - Surgery, Kate Mennie, View email address on meeveem.com, View phone number on meeveem.com