Deputy Matron

Job summary
A fantastic opportunity has arisen within our Emergency Department, for the appointment of Deputy Matron to support our Nursing Teams to become effective communicators, to mentor new staff, to support Matron in the maintenance of professional standards, creating a safe and improved patient, relative and staff experience whilst supporting the interface between the multidisciplinary teams. This will ensure we have senior leadership over a 7-day period in the department.

Are you a well-motivated individual with experience of working in a senior role with a high level of clinical skills and an ability and proven track record of supporting staff to meet their full potential and be the best practitioner they can be? If you can initiate, facilitate, and sustain change then this is the role for you.

As a role model you will be spending at least 80% of your time supporting the staff by the bedside caring for patients, on a shift pattern, delivering basic but essential nursing care, administering medications, ensuring effective management plans are followed and aiming to be part of a wider project to develop a secure robust nurse leadership team supported by Matron and the divisional team who not only are accountable for the raising of professional standards and improved quality metrics, but work with our nursing teams to maintain high quality care supported by strong governance.

Main duties of the job
In conjunction with the Matron, to be responsible for leading the Nursing workforce within the Emergency Department ensuring the delivery of patient focussed high quality nursing care. To work across organisational boundaries to ensure services are patient responsive, ensuring the delivery of national and local strategic and operational service objectives.

To take appropriate and effective action where any principles of care or professionalism fall below agreed, acceptable standards.

To be responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective day-to-day running of the Emergency Department, the management of designated staff and the delivery of key quality, and service improvements.

To lead an identified programme of work, identified by the Nursing Director as part of the annual Performance Review process, ensuring that the planning, implementation and monitoring of the project reflect agreed objectives.

About us
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

As part of the NHS People Promise, your wellbeing is our priority, and we are committed to ensuring our employees achieve a healthy work-life balance supported by our flexible working options and by making reasonable adjustments where possible. We believe no-one should have to sacrifice family, friends, or their personal interests for work. We are a modern employer able to attract and retain high quality staff through our commitment to the NHS People Promise.

As an employer, we foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to contribute their best. We want to ensure that our workforce is representative of the population we serve. More information - inclusive practice people promise.

Dudley Group offer many opportunities for our staff to develop and grow within their roles through our Learning & OD Team. These include topics such as communication, wellbeing, team development, cultural competency, and values.

Please click below to view our EDI page: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust (dgft.nhs.uk)

Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a more details job description which outlines the main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Appropriate NMC/HCPC Registration
• Educated to 1st degree level or evidence of study at degree level
• NMC/HCPC recognised Mentorship qualification
• Leadership Management qualification
• People Management skills/training

Skills & Experience
Essential

• Substantial post registration experience at Band 7 level
• Experience of leading and managing a team and ward or department
• Involvement in service improvement and the implementation of change
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance and the relevance to practice
• Budgetary skills
• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary workforce

Desirable

• Experience of working within specialty
• Evidence of the acquisition of relevant higher level practice skills associated with the role

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Caring and compassionate
• Self-motivated and able to motivate others
• Commitment to excellence through CPD of self and others
• Able to work closely and openly with team members
• Role models behaviours in line with Code of Conduct and Trust Values

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Trust Values
Essential

• Able to provide safe, caring and effective services
• Values and behaviours that reflect the Trust values of Care, Respect and Responsibility
• Commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that is free from discrimination and where people feel they belong and their contribution is valued

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).