Contact information
For further information in respect of the above post or to arrange a visit, applicants may contact Nicola Whittaker on 01924 542999.
About the role
We are seeking a Divisional Matron for the Division of Surgery to join our team.
This Matron role is the cornerstone of improving the quality of patient care, and will be instrumental in promoting high standard of clinical care, reducing health inequalities and improving workforce retention
Collaboration with clinical and managerial teams will be essential to support Trust-wide goals and uphold our core values and behaviours.
Main duties
The Matron’s fundamental role is to improve patients experience and ensure high quality timely care to patients and their families. The post holder will do this through visible inclusive leadership and engagement with frontline staff, patients and relatives and senior management teams. This effective, accessible leadership to all clinical environments within their given area of responsibility, will enable the post holder and their teams to deliver high quality and safe patient care.
The Matron’s role is the cornerstone of improving the quality of patient care. The post holder will be instrumental in promoting high standards of clinical care, reducing health inequalities and improving workforce retention. In addition, staff education and development, will be at the forefront of the Matrons’ priorities delivered in a compassionate and inclusive leadership style which will ultimately ensure patient safety. Matrons provide key assurance to the board, providing evidence that the organisation is delivering safe care and supporting and developing staff to fulfil their roles.
Reporting to the Deputy Assistant Director of Nursing / Director of Midwifery, the Matron will contribute to, lead and support delivery of the corporate and divisional nursing / midwifery agendas, ensuring the delivery of an efficient, high-quality service where nursing / midwifery practice is evidence based and clinically effective, collaborating as appropriate with the user, carer, partner organisations and staff. As a core member of the divisional senior management team the Matron will ensure the achievement of performance targets, quality indicators, financial oversight and professional leadership.
The Matron will hold responsibility for the operational management and professional leadership of defined clinical areas and groups of staff, with delegated responsibility to ensure that performance and budgetary objectives are met.
Additionally, the Matron is responsible for the delivery of safe, clinically, cost effective and compassionate care within the service providing assurance evidence. This includes but is not limited to health care acquired infection, privacy and dignity including single sex accommodation, nutrition, patient involvement and engagement, safeguarding vulnerable adults & children, learning and improving service quality by learning from incidents and complaints.
The Matron has line management responsibility for Senior Sisters/Charge Nurses/ Midwives, Specialist Nurses, Advanced Practitioners, Team Leaders and responsibility for the delivery of clinical services. This responsibility may extend to groups of Allied Health Professionals.
Essential person specification requirements
* Registered Nurse / Midwife
* First level degree
* Evidence of ongoing professional development. With recent updating in the last twelve months.
* Recent post registration experience in the relevant area.
* Holds a NMC approved teaching and assessing qualification.
* Masters in a health-related subject or evidence of working at master’s level.
* Significant post registration experience
* Proven experience at Band 7 level
* Evidence of previous resource and budget management experience
* Experience in research and audit. Including data collection, analysis, and evaluation
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application guidance:
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Our benefits
* Access to the NHS pension plan
* Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
* Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
* Extensive benefits and support, including:
* Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Home electronics scheme
* Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
* Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
* Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
* Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
* Career progression, training and support
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