Community Matron - Specialist Perinatal

Job summary
Shape the Future of Perinatal Mental Health Across Suffolk

An exceptional opportunity to lead, inspire and transform care.

Are you a compassionate, ambitious clinical leader with a passion for delivering perinatal mental health care? Do you want the opportunity to shape and influence a specialist service at a pivotal time for maternity and mental health care?

We are delighted to offer the opportunity to join our Perinatal Community Mental Health Team as our Community Matron - a unique leadership role where you will help drive excellence in care, improve outcomes for women and families, and influence the future of perinatal mental health services across Suffolk.

Working within one of the region's most highly regarded perinatal services, you will be part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team with strong partnerships across maternity, primary care and voluntary services, alongside access to a nationally acclaimed regional Mother and Baby Unit. This is a rare opportunity to shape services across the whole Suffolk system while working in an environment that values innovation, compassion and clinical excellence.

As Community Matron, you will provide visible clinical leadership, champion evidence-based practice, and support the team to deliver safe, high-quality, person-centred care. You will play a key role in embedding national guidance, driving quality improvement, supporting professional development, and contributing to the strategic direction of our specialist service.

Main duties of the job
We are have an exciting opportunity to offer the role into a Community Matron position to enhance the safety, experience and outcomes of people using our Perinatal Community Mental Health Team in Suffolk.

This is a unique opportunity for somebody with a drive to embed high quality care to our cohort of service users, based on best practice and national guidance. The role will involve providing leadership as well as clinical support to the team whilst contributing to the implementation of strategic plans.

We are looking for a person who is kind and compassionate to others, and is proactive in helping people reach their potential whilst maintaining high quality care.

This is an exciting time for change within NSFT, this opportunity will benefit someone looking expand their already established nursing practice, knowledge and clinical leadership to embed and maintain effective systems for quality assurance and high standards clinical care

As Matron, you will be expected to demonstrate the qualities and skills associated with a clinical leadership role and be accountable for services meeting essential standards of care as outlined by the CQC as well as agreed local and national quality standards encompassing the following domains:

• Patient Safety
• Quality
• Environment
• Infection Prevention
• Physical Health
• Safeguarding
• Feedback, Complaints, service improvement
• Clinical Audit

About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Job responsibilities
We're looking for someone who:

• Leads with kindness, compassion and integrity.
• Inspires and develops others to reach their potential.
• Is passionate about improving outcomes for women, babies and families.
• Has the vision and drive to influence service development and deliver sustainable improvements.
• Thrives on collaboration and clinical excellence.

A message from Adam Smith, Director of Nursing
"This is a remarkable opportunity for a forward-thinking clinical leader who wants to make a genuine difference within this highly specialist area of mental health and maternity care.

The findings of the Ockenden Review and the independent investigations into maternity services have reinforced the importance of providing safe, compassionate and joined-up care for women and families. We know there is still more to do, and this role offers the opportunity to help shape how perinatal mental health services continue to evolve and improve across Suffolk.

You will be joining an exceptionally supportive team with a shared ambition to deliver outstanding care. In return, we are committed to investing in your future, offering opportunities for further study, advanced clinical practice, leadership development and clinical academic careers for candidates who aspire to become the next generation of nursing leaders.

If you are looking for a role where your leadership can genuinely change lives, we'd love to hear from you."

If you're ready to lead with purpose, influence the future of perinatal mental health, and be part of a service recognised for its ambition, compassion and commitment to excellence, we would be delighted to welcome your application.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

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* Previous applicants need not apply *

Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma level/Degree in relevant health/social care profession, eg RMN, RLDN OT, Social Worker.
• Current relevant registration with the NMC or HCPC

Desirable

• Masters Level Degree or equivalent

Experience
Essential

• Clinical Leadership and clinical care
• Significant experience of clinical performance management
• Performance Management

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).