Overview
Join to apply for the Band 8a Matron - Acute & Urgent Care role at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Interviews will take place on 5 September 2025.
Responsibilities
We are looking to recruit a Band 8a Matron for our Central Inpatient Wards. We are seeking highly motivated and experienced Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMN) to join our Leadership Teams across Acute Inpatients (North, Central and South localities) Urgent Care or Home Treatment Team. You will provide robust, consistent, practical and evidence-based day-to-day clinical and operational leadership and management support on our Acute Wards. You will be expected to work alongside other Matrons, CNM and the rest of the multi-disciplinary team to participate in service improvements and evaluation, supporting ward/team managers and the wider team to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care.
* Contributing to the implementation of strategic plans within the service and within designated acute and urgent care services.
* Managing resources appropriately to ensure care is delivered effectively, including responsibility for the management of a delegated budget.
* Demonstrating a strong focus on the quality of the service user experience in the way services are designed and delivered with clear processes in place for addressing any risks or issues which are identified as impacting on this.
* Developing, implementing and monitoring quality standards across the Trust by strengthening professional clinical leadership at team and service area level.
* Support the development and delivery of service improvement objectives, taking into account the strategic aims and priorities of the Trust.
* Ensuring effective communication and engagement with service users, their carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team, both internal and external to ensure the best possible experience.
* Advising Team Managers on professional and practice issues in consultation with other functions or specialists e.g. senior nursing colleagues, human resources etc.
* Being highly visible and accessible as a professional leader of the service to all stakeholders.
* Take the lead in supporting the achievement of key performance indicators for the service area, including quality, governance, workforce and financial measures.
Qualifications
* You must have a proven track record of being a clinical lead or manager at Band 7 or 8a.
* Knowledge and interest in quality and governance, demonstrating an innovative and dynamic approach to ensuring the delivery of high-quality, holistic, patient-centred care in a challenging and fast-paced environment.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact: Hayley Carolan, Head of Nursing and AHPs Acute Care. Email: h.carolan@nhs.net; Telephone: 0121 301 2163
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