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Matron for Integrated Care

On-site in Nethermayne·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary: £57,528 a year
About £3,660 a month after tax.
Closing date: Apply by Friday 20 November

Skills

Mentoring

The role

Job summary

An exciting fixed-term maternity-cover opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated senior nurse to join Integrated Care as a Band 8a Matron. You will provide visible, credible clinical and operational leadership across Hospital at Home, OPAT, the COVID Medicines Delivery Unit, the Integrated Discharge Team and the Integrated Care Support Team and Integrated Care Transfer Hub. Support multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, effective and person-centered care across hospital and community settings. You will have substantial senior leadership experience and a strong commitment to patient safety, clinical governance, staff development and continuous improvement. Work collaboratively across services to improve integrated pathways, support admission avoidance and enable timely discharge You must have a full UK driving licence and access to a car and be operational across all sites (Broomfield, Basildon, Southend, Community)

Main duties of the job

Provide visible clinical and operational leadership across Integrated Care services, including Hospital at Home, OPAT, CMDU, the Integrated Discharge Team and the Integrated Care Support Team. Lead and support multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, effective and person-centered care, improve patient flow and support timely discharge. Key responsibilities include maintaining high clinical standards, overseeing governance and quality improvement, supporting workforce development and clinical supervision, managing performance and resources, and developing integrated pathways across hospital and community services. Provide expert clinical advice, lead service improvement and promote a positive culture of learning, safety and continuous improvement. Undertake expert patient assessment, support patient flow across hospital and community pathways, and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams. The role includes leading clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, incident management, infection prevention and service development. You will support staff performance, education and professional development, manage resources and budgets effectively, and promote innovation and digital improvement.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

1st level current NMC registration with 4 years' experience at band 7 (ward management/clinical specialist) Mentorship
Mentorship

Desirable

Management qualification i.e. CMS / DMS / Nursing degree or equivalent
Completed or working towards Masters or equivalent

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Senior Nurse / Ward Manager Experience

Desirable

Previous experience i.e. Ward Manager/Matron

Communication Skills

Essential

Fluent articulate, communicator

Personal and People Development

Essential

Good leadership skills with the ability to make sound clinical and leadership decisions

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).