Job summary
Are you a dynamic, compassionate leader with a passion for children's healthcare? The James Paget University Hospital is seeking an experienced and driven Paediatric Matron to lead our dedicated paediatric services.
As our Paediatric Matron, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality, safe, and effective care to children and their families. You will provide visible leadership, ensuring excellent standards of clinical practice, patient experience, and staff wellbeing across our paediatric wards and services.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide clinical, managerial and professional leadership to nursing / AHP staff at all levels within their area of responsibility ensuring that patient care is delivered to a high standard.
The post holder will be responsible for the on-going safe and effective delivery for their designated portfolio to ensure the attainment of quality and clinical performance indicators concerned with nursing and midwifery practice and the wider context of patient care delivery.
The post holder will work collaboratively with the Head of neonatal, CYP services to ensure all relevant nursing and midwifery / AHP measures/indicators are robustly monitored, and effective governance arrangements are in place to ensure that patients consistently receive a good experience that meets all relevant aspects of the CQC key Lines of Enquiry.
The post holder will be responsible for leading on service and professional developments, working in close liaison with the head of neonatal, CYP services and Divisional clinical teams to ensure all developments are considered and contribute to the wider aims of the Trust's 5 Year Strategy and the underpinning suite of strategies.
About us
Working for the James Paget University Hospital is a fantastic opportunity to grow and develop your leadership talent and make a difference to the way patient care is delivered. Everything we do in the Trust is enshrined in our Values and Behaviours and as a Matron you will have first hand experience of being able to influence and enhance standards of patient care and professional practice.
Norfolk is a wonderful place to live and provides many opportunities to maintain a healthy lifestyle in close distance to the city of Norwich, the Norfolk Boards and the beautiful Norfolk and Suffolk coastlines.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main responsibilities include providing visible leadership for the portfolio of responsibility and across the Trust, acting as a positive role model, using influencing skills and being an ambassador for excellence in patient care. Supporting staff to achieve best possible outcomes for patients and achieving all components of the nursing practice assurance framework.
Additionally, providing pastoral support to staff ensuring health and well being is promoted at all times. Taking responsibility for best use of financial resources. Contributing to transformation programmes and facilitating innovations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main responsibilities include providing visible leadership for the portfolio of responsibility and across the Trust, acting as a positive role model, using influencing skills and being an ambassador for excellence in patient care. Supporting staff to achieve best possible outcomes for patients and achieving all components of the nursing practice assurance framework.
Additionally, providing pastoral support to staff ensuring health and well being is promoted at all times. Taking responsibility for best use of financial resources. Contributing to transformation programmes and facilitating innovations.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Sick children's Nurse
- First Degree or relevant experience
- Evidence of on-going CPD at relevant level
- Leadership qualification or equivalent experience
- Management diploma or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Masters degree or working towards
Expereince and knowledge
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience
- Extensive experience and knowledge of national, regional and local vision for nursing practice
- Experience of managing staff
- Positive outcomes from change management within acute inpatient/outpatient
- Experience of working with IT systems
Desirable
- Experience of business planning
Skills, abilities and competencies
Essential
- Good understanding of CQC fundamentals and NHS performance targets
- Developed decision making skills
- Positive problem solving skills
- Aware of broader issues in relation to areas of responsibility
- Participate and lead MDTs
- Strong negotiating skills
- Lead through empowerment, ability to build relationships, lead, address and participate in public forums, calm and confident, motivated, enthusiastic, motivating
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Sick children's Nurse
- First Degree or relevant experience
- Evidence of on-going CPD at relevant level
- Leadership qualification or equivalent experience
- Management diploma or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Masters degree or working towards
Expereince and knowledge
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience
- Extensive experience and knowledge of national, regional and local vision for nursing practice
- Experience of managing staff
- Positive outcomes from change management within acute inpatient/outpatient
- Experience of working with IT systems
Desirable
- Experience of business planning
Skills, abilities and competencies
Essential
- Good understanding of CQC fundamentals and NHS performance targets
- Developed decision making skills
- Positive problem solving skills
- Aware of broader issues in relation to areas of responsibility
- Participate and lead MDTs
- Strong negotiating skills
- Lead through empowerment, ability to build relationships, lead, address and participate in public forums, calm and confident, motivated, enthusiastic, motivating
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
