Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Neonatal Nurse to join our Directorate as a Quality & Safety Matron. This is a pivotal leadership role supporting the delivery of high-quality, safe, and effective care across our Neonatal services at St. Mary's Hospital and Queen Charlottes and Chelsea Hospital.
Working closely with the Directorate leadership team, you will lead and coordinate the governance and patient safety agenda, driving continuous improvement and ensuring robust systems of assurance across all sites.
This role is ideally suited to a nurse with a passion for quality improvement, patient safety, and service development, who thrives in a dynamic environment and is confident influencing practice at both operational and strategic level.
Main duties of the job
1. Coordinates and supports the directorate risk agenda, ensuring
appropriate action is taken in relation to the risks identified, which are
allocated to the correct person and implemented.
2. Coordinates and supports the directorate incident agenda, ensuring
appropriate actions are agreed and are allocated to the correct person
and implemented.
3. Coordinates and supports the directorate audit agenda, ensuring
appropriate actions are agreed and are allocated to the correct person
and implemented.
4. Coordinates and supports the directorate complaints process, ensuring appropriate actions are agreed and are allocated to the correct person and implemented.
5. Ensures incidents are reported onto the incident reporting system and
investigated as per Trust policy.
6. Ensures the duty of candour process is effectively completed, within set timescales and assists clinicians to effectively complete this process.
7. Undertakes investigations, under the supervision of the Lead Nurse.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
8. NMC registered nurse with post registration experience within Neonatology
9. Educated to degree level in relevant subject area or equivalent experience
10. Post-registration training
11. Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
12. MSc or working towards this qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
13. Proven track record in delivering high quality improvement projects work within a specified timeframe
14. Proven track record in delivering audits within a specified timeframe
15. Qualified in Specialty (QIS) neonatal
16. Proven experience leading PSIRF-compliant investigations.
Desirable criteria
17. Evidence of local/national representation
18. Experience of ODN governance meetings
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
19. Practical experience of clinical governance principles, systems and processes with in-depth knowledge of CQC standards and requirements.
20. Leadership skills through experience of leading a team
21. Strong commitment to improving patient services with a clear focus on achieving performance goals
22. Sound IT skills (incl. email and office packages)
Right to work
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