Matron
- Nottingham
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manage the delivery of all nursing aspects of the agreed outputs for their area of responsibility, as set out in their performance contract
- Ensure patients are cared for in a clean and safe environment, taking remedial action if standards are not maintained
- Champion the infection prevention and control agenda, challenging poor practice
- Manage and respond to complaints and adverse incidents
- Participate in root cause analysis and develop action plans, ensuring these lead to changes in practice
- Establish and maintain effective communication with patients, relatives, and staff to resolve potentially complex situations, conflicts, and issues
- Lead the implementation of patient safety strategies
- Share best practices and drive improvements in patient care
- In conjunction with the Hospital Director, monitor and maintain excellent clinical standards within the clinical team
- Collaborate with clinical teams daily
- Monitor and action decisions in relation to clinical areas, ensuring an appropriate nursing skill mix in relation to activity and acuity
- Manage and report any risk issues to the Hospital Director
- Ensure nurse rostering meets service demands, is cost-effective, and adheres to site guidelines
- Review and agree on bank and agency requirements and usage, controlling bank and agency spend
- Manage staff absence and report trends in sickness absence to the Hospital Director
- Work closely with appropriate Clinical and Service Managers to ensure all local, corporate, and national initiatives and targets are met
- Creating a nurturing environment for patients, relatives, visitors, and staff through monitoring, measuring, actioning, and evaluating
- Always advocating for patients
- Driving privacy, dignity, and patient safety
- Ensuring colleagues are aware of the mechanisms for speaking up in ACG and acting where required
- RN1: Registered Adult Nurse, Level 1, part of the NMC register
- A legal right to work in the U.K.
- Proven track record of operational service management at a senior level in an acute hospital environment, including staff management, financial management, and change management
- Evidence of equivalent knowledge and experience to master's level 7
- A master's level 7 qualification in nursing or a postgraduate qualification is desirable but not essential
- Significant clinical experience in tracheostomy, respiratory care, and neurorehabilitation Experience in palliative care
- Demonstrable success in leading and delivering change and performance through clinical teams by:
- Engaging them in strategic direction and delivery plans
- Establishing clear work priorities
- Delegating effectively
- Ensuring capability to deliver
- Proven ability to analyse complex problems and develop practical, workable solutions
- Well-developed leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to enthuse, motivate, and involve individuals and teams, aligning them with the Trust's and your performance expectations
- Commitment to improving patient services through a sustained focus on achieving demanding goals
- Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty, and integrity in undertaking the role
- 25 days plus bank holidays
- Birthday off
- Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
- Active Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
- Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
- A Nest Personal Pension account
- Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials - like going to the dentist or opticians
- We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
- Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
- Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 for Nurses, Therapists & Doctors, £500 all other roles, by recommending someone you know
- ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group