Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an inspirational, passionate, dynamic and innovative senior nurse to join our fantastic team as Matron within Integrated Medicine. This is a 12 month secondment.
We are looking for an exceptional individual who is passionate about leading the team to deliver safe, effective clinical care to patients thus making a positive difference to the patient’s experience. As Matron you will ensure that all services are delivered in line with agreed performance, financial and government objectives whilst ensuring the workforce are professionally led and managed in order to develop a highly motivated and empowered teams.
The Matron is part of the leadership team within the directorate, and we are looking to recruit a motivated and experienced leader who can bring enthusiasm and energy to the role.
Main duties of the job
The Matron is a core member of the Care Group team responsible for the delivery of the aims and objectives for patient safety, quality, and experience across the Care Group.
This is a key role to help us develop our future services as care moves close to the patient in their community and as acute and specialty services are further developed. Clinical leadership is central to our future models of care and redesign of clinical care pathways. The role will cover the following areas, CSRU, Stroke unit (ward 8 and 9), BNRU, Community Stroke coordinator team, Stroke and neurology specialist nurses and Cardiovascular PDNS. If you can rise to this challenge, then we want to hear from you.
The post holder will need to provide specialist clinical knowledge and expertise in their related field. They will be a driver of qualitative, innovative, productive, safe evidence based nursing care which promotes best practice and best outcomes for patients.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
1. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
2. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
3. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
4. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
5. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
6. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
7. A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families
What do we stand for?
8. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
9. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
10. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
Education, Qulaifications & Training
Essential criteria
11. Registered Nurse
12. Relevant Degree or Equivalent
13. Evidnece of further professional, academic, business or management study
Desirable criteria
14. Relevant Masters or Equivalent
15. Post registration clinical course
Experience
Essential criteria
16. Experience at senior Nurse/Midwife level e.g. specialist nurse or ward/team management
17. Proven experience of successful operational and budget management
18. Proven experience in the implementation and monitoring of quality improvement
19. Demonstrable experience of improving patient safety
20. Experience working within acute services
Desirable criteria
21. Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary Nursing and Midwifery workforce changes
Skills, Abilities & Knowledge
Essential criteria
22. Has excellent standard of written and verbal communication skills
23. Has excellent interpersonal skills; able to build good working relationships with staff and patients
24. Evidence of being able to successfully collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
25. Is well organised and able to prioritise own workload effectively, delivering to deadlines.
26. Able to confidently use a range of software to communicate and present (e.g. office functions)
27. Has experience of successfully leading teams
28. Has experience of managing change and understands the principles of successful change management
29. Has experience of external collaborative working and understanding of the challenges of providing seamless patient care
30. Has a supportive and empathetic approach to both patients and staff
31. Able to manage self and others during tension or conflict
32. Has a mature outlook and is able to deal with issues in a confidential non-judgemental wat
33. Is conversant with best practice people management methods
34. Is self motivated and able to motivate others
Desirable criteria
35. Able to successfully negotiate with and influence others
36. Can step back to see the bigger picture
special circumstances
Essential criteria
37. Able to travel to three sites and off site if necessary
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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