Job overview
An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen to lead the Surgical Step-down ward and Fracture Clinic at St Mary’s for a nine-month secondment.
Is providing excellent nursing care and getting the basics right one of your key drivers? Do you love developing others to become excellent at what they do? Is making a difference and doing the right thing fundamental to you? If you've answered yes to these questions, then this Ward Matron role may be right for you.
Great Matrons have a strong sense of ownership of their clinical area. They’re forward thinking and autonomous and excel to high standards. They thrive on the busy nature of the role and have passion to keep going through the challenges. The role isn’t for everyone but for those who have the right strengths and motivators it’s energising and rewarding.
Albert ward is a 30 bedded Surgical Step-down ward with the Trauma directorate, admitting patients predominantly from Major Trauma, Trauma & Orthopaedics, Plastics, Vascular and General Surgical specialties. Albert ward prides itself on great team working with patients at the centre of everything they do.
Main duties of the job
1. Manages another ward where there is a band 7 (this will include winter flexi wards).
2. To oversee the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care focused on improving outcomes and experiences for patients, families and carers.
3. As a key member of a multi professional team, ensure appropriate referral and discussion with other members of the team to optimise patient care.
4. Ensure patients are assessed, have care plans that are implemented and evaluated in accordance with Trust’s evidence based procedural documents.
5. To have local open and transparent communication channels that support the ward team to do the right thing for people we care for, to be bold when they have good ideas and to speak up when things go wrong.
6. Act as a clinical expert within sphere of work.
7. Have continuous responsibility for the ward area, providing visible professional leadership and line management for a team of nursing and support staff.
8. Ensure staffing is in line with Trust policy.
9. Manage budgets and resources efficiently and effectively.
10. Be responsible for the safety and cleanliness of the clinical environment.
11. Champion a culture of learning and quality improvement in the clinical area.
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
12. Registered Nurse (level 1)
13. Post registration qualification in specialty
14. Educated to postgraduate diploma/degree level or equivalent experience
15. Recognised teaching/assessing qualification
16. Management certificate or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
17. Graduate
Experience
Essential criteria
18. Significant post-registration clinical experience within a healthcare setting
19. Proven experience in a leadership role
20. Budget management
21. Leading on patient experience improvements and maintaining high standards of care within a clinical setting
Desirable criteria
22. Experience of leading on complex HR management cases
23. Service Improvement experience
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
24. Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
25. Ability to lead a large team
26. Organisational and management skills
27. Negotiating skills
28. Team building skills
29. IT Skills (Including proficiency with Microsoft Office Packages and accurate, fast typing skills)
30. Capable of working strategically (business planning, service improvements, strategies for infection control)
31. Ability to undertake surveys or audits, as necessary e.g. audit of clinical incidents
Desirable criteria
32. Working knowledge of PSIRF
33. Risk management
Right to work
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