Job overview
An opportunity for a secondment/fixed term Matron post has arisen in Specialist Medicine Division at the Royal London Hospital. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated, experienced Band 7 Registered Nurse to take the next step in their leadership journey. The post holder will be passionate about high quality, patient centered care and understand the need for change and quality improvement across the services. The role involves working with directorate MDT colleagues to ensure governance, safety and quality metrics are adhered to. You will be passionate about improving care and services for patients and will have led on quality improvement projects or initiative’s.
You will have experience in managing teams of nurses and be a compassionate, forward thinking leader who is confident in their abilities. The role will include clinical and operational management of services and nursing teams including ward/unit leaders and clinical nurse specialists. You will have experience of workforce utilisation and understand safe staffing and regular reviews.
You will understand the importance of governance, quality and safety in relation to patient care and this will be at the heart of your practice as a nurse leader. The role will involve leading initiatives and projects to sustain and improve care whist inspiring your team to do the same. Inspiring and developing members of your team is a key element of the role and we are looking for someone with this mindset and drive.
The post will in the GHRCD directorate leading the Endoscopy units at RLH & Mile End.
You will be supported by the Specialist Medicine Nursing Leadership team as you develop into this role and opportunities will be given to gain further confidence, knowledge and skills in various leadership activities such as quality improvement, workforce planning and strategic planning across the division.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead by example as the expert practitioner providing organisation and leadership to the multi-professional team. To deputise when necessary for the Senior Nurse.
The post holder will provide professional nursing leadership to his/her team and work in close collaboration with the GHRCD Management Team, Nursing colleagues and the Healthcare Governance team.
The post holder will take ultimate responsibility for the standard of the environment within his/her identified area of responsibility, ensuring Sisters and Charge Nurses maintain cleanliness, good infection control practice and that high priority and high standards of nursing care are given. The post holder will be accessible and visible to staff, patients and visitors.
Working with the GHRCD Senior Nurses, the post holder will ensure that Services succeed in implementation of the trust objectives.
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
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.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
1. Experience at Senior Sister/Charge Nurse
2. Team management and development experience
3. Recruitment, selection and retention experience
4. Experience of change management
Skills
Essential criteria
5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
6. Well established leadership, interpersonal and managerial skills
7. Effective teaching and public presentation skills
8. Effective multidisciplinary team working
9. Conflict management
Qualifications
Essential criteria
10. Registered Nurse – NMC registration
11. Evidence of Continued Professional Development
12. Teaching qualification
13. Relevant 1st level degree or equivalent experience
14. Management experience
Desirable criteria
15. Leadership Development course/programme
Other
Essential criteria
16. Commitment to Equal Opportunities.
17. Highly motivated and able to motivate others.
18. Able to support others.