Job overview
This opportunity allows the successful applicant to work in a seconded capacity for 3 months to lead and manage the Paediatric Intensive Care and provide professional nursing leadership, ensuring that care is individualised and is of the highest quality and to be a representative for the local and national PICU National Networks and North Thames Paediatric Network.
As the Matron for PICU, you will play a critical role in ensuring the highest quality care is provided to our young patients and their families. You will lead and manage a large team of nurses to ensure they are trained and equipped to provide excellent care to our patients.
The ideal candidate will be a registered children’s nurse and will have:
* Experience in a PICU/critical care setting
* Strong leadership and management skills, ability to inspire and motivate a team of nursing staff
* Excellent communication skills, with ability to work collaboratively with MDT and patients and their families.
* Ability to manage resources effectively and appropriately
* Strong clinical skills, with the ability to make sound clinical judgments and decisions in a fast-paced high-pressure environment
* Commitment to paediatric patient safety, quality improvement and evidence-based practice
* Ability to provide mentorship and support to nursing staff, including training development and performance management.
Main duties of the job
* Responsible for human resource issues including performance management, recruitment, complex sickness management, case & complaints investigations & staff utilisation. These situations require the post holder to have highly effective communication, analysis, judgement & synthesis skills
* Set objectives & lead in the appraisal & personal development (PDR) for Sisters / Charge Nurses and other key staff
* Forge successful relationships with other health care professionals and non-clinical staff to improve the overall patient experience
* To work in collaboration with the ACN & the Assistant Chief Nurse for Patient Experience to embed Patient, Family and Public Involvement and Engagement across the Directorate to ensure a safe and positive experience for children, young people and their families by proactively seeking their views
* Provide high quality & visible operational & line management, modelling excellent communication & team-building skills to wards & departments to deliver efficient use of resources, high productivity & evidence-based high quality patient care
* To ensure budgetary management is appropriately delegated, that all relevant senior nursing staff are appropriately trained and that individual teams are held to account for the effective management of resources
* Take lead responsibility to fully implement all elements of the quality agenda as set locally and nationally in all areas of responsibility. Take actions as necessary to ensure these standards are reached
* Take lead responsibility for developing auditable standards of care working with clinical teams, Practice Educators and Clinical Nurse Specialists, NP & ANP
Working for our organisation
We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.
We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.
We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.
We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women’s Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.
Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.
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 documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential criteria
* Our Always values
* Experience of working as part of a diverse team
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential criteria
* NMC Registered Nurse (Child and Adult) RMN, RNLD
* Recognised Intensive Care Course
* Evidence of ongoing dynamic continuing professional development linked to demonstrable clinical competencies or appropriate postgraduate academic study
* Leadership and Management Training or willingness to undertake
Desirable criteria
* Relevant First Degree in health care related subject
* Relevant Master’s Degree or working towards
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Significant experience at a senior level in a relevant clinical environment
* Experience of leading, managing and developing people, effective teams and departments
* Experience in implementing workforce review / redesign & experience in developing and retaining staff
* Managing the recruitment process
* Experience of managing professional development and professional conduct issues
* Financial management experience
* Experience in leading on quality, governance, standards of care, clinical audit, benchmarking, performance standards and clinical improvements
* Management of complaints and incidents and implementation of subsequent learning
* Managing safeguarding concerns
* Experience of training and development
* Experience in service development and business planning
* Experience of managing complex and competing issues
* Implementing evidence based practice / nursing research in practice
* Knowledge of national nursing and children’s agenda
* Knowledge of national health agenda
* Knowledge of clinical governance, audit, research and improvement agenda
* Knowledge and understanding of equal opportunities
* Knowledge and understanding of health and safety
* Understanding of NMC revalidation requirements
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working with children and families to improve patient experience
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
* Demonstrates compassion in practice
* Relevant specialist clinical skills
* Excellent managerial, operational, leadership and organisational skills
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Excellent coaching / facilitation, staff development and empowerment skills
* Excellent presentation skills
* Strong inspirational leader with track record of developing teams of staff
* Able to problem solve and initiate change
* Able to work across professional team and organisational boundaries and maintain constructive relationships
* Ability to delegate, prioritise and make decisions
* Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritise own workload and that of others
* Ability to develop staff through mentoring / coaching / clinical supervision
* Able to de-escalate conflict situations
* Evidence of personal insight and sound judgment
* Professional credibility
* Financial management skills
* Workforce planning / redesign skills
* Ability to give clinical advice and provide the clinical contribution to business planning processes
* Interviewing & Appraisal skills
* Flexible approach to working hours