Job summary
An exciting 18 month fixed term/ secondment opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to lead the Stroke service nursing team as Matron within the Directorate of Neuroscience in Division D, Addenbrooke's Hospital.
R2 - An acute ward with 10 monitored beds and 4 Hyper Acute Stroke beds. Lewin Ward - comprising 26 step down rehab beds As a Matron you have key responsibility to ensure that patients receive high quality, safe nursing care within the Stroke Unit by providing compassionate leadership and support to the Ward Managers and nursing teams in line with the Trust's vision, strategies and values. Effective communication, a strong collaborative approach and ability to engage the nursing workforce and multidisciplinary team within an ever changing and challenging environment is essential. You will provide leadership, managerial and governance support, training and education and form part of the wider clinical leaders peer group across the Trust. You will require strong leadership skills, being a motivated, experienced nurse who is able to make a positive difference to your teams. The ability to quickly build strong working relationships with the Stroke MDT and within the divisional Matron group will be essential to take our demanding agenda forward. For further information and/or an informal discussion please contact Gill Cash on gill.cash1@nhs.net - Senior Divisional PA for Divisional Head of Nursing - Emily Fernandez and Deputy Head of Nursing Leo Saptou
Main duties of the job
Providing clinical leadership and professional support to all nursing and wider team of staff. Ensuring high quality, safe patient care is delivered by an appropriately skilled and educated workforce, through effective leadership by setting standards and performance monitoring of those standards. Work collaboratively with all stakeholders to ensure a high standard of quality care delivery including - safety, effectiveness and patient experience, learning from feedback and patient and public involvement strategies.
About us
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
o Our values and reputation for outstanding careo Opportunities to experience a range of specialitieso Career and development opportunitieso Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support teamo Research experience and opportunitieso Lovely location and quality of life
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.
If you require sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check you are not applying from a Red list country - Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
This vacancy will close at midnight on 4 November 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 15 November 2024
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please note:- Internal applicants on permanent contracts can only apply for this post as a secondment and must have the approval of your current line manager before applying.
If you require sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check you are not applying from a Red list country - Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
This vacancy will close at midnight on 4 November 2024
Interviews are due to be held on 15 November 2024
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current and relevant NMC registration
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Degree in health related subject
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Management/Leadership training
- Masters or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- After Action review facilitator
- Patient safety investigator training - PSIRF, PSII, AAR
- Quality Improvement training
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience managing a ward / unit
- Broad senior clinical and managerial experience relevant to the post
- Budget management experience, including reducing costs, monitoring and determining corrective action
- Success in working collaboratively across professions and services
- Demonstrable success in managing change
- Experience with the introduction of evidence based practice
- Project management
- Quality improvement experience i.e. setting standards, audit cycles and improvement
- Operational management of the day, including patient flow and weekend Senior Nurse of the day rota
Desirable
- Experience obtained in more than one clinical setting.
- Research experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical practice and demonstrable knowledge of developments in nursing policy and practice
- Good understanding of risk and clinical governance
- The NHS plan and delivering Making a Difference
- The importance of successful partnership working
- Lifelong learning, professional education and training
- Workforce planning, recruitment and retention
Desirable
- Ability to operationalise strategies
Skills
Essential
- Highly effective leadership skills and ability to motivate
- Excellent communications skills (interpersonal, negotiation, liaison, written and presentation skills)
- Advising and influencing senior managers in relation to risk management and quality improvement
- Budget management
- Developing and implementing policies, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
- Computer literate in basic programmes, i.e. word, PowerPoint and excel
- Ability to prioritise, meet tight deadlines and work independently
- Positive and effective team member and leader
- Commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current and relevant NMC registration
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Degree in health related subject
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Management/Leadership training
- Masters or willingness to undertake
Desirable
- After Action review facilitator
- Patient safety investigator training - PSIRF, PSII, AAR
- Quality Improvement training
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience managing a ward / unit
- Broad senior clinical and managerial experience relevant to the post
- Budget management experience, including reducing costs, monitoring and determining corrective action
- Success in working collaboratively across professions and services
- Demonstrable success in managing change
- Experience with the introduction of evidence based practice
- Project management
- Quality improvement experience i.e. setting standards, audit cycles and improvement
- Operational management of the day, including patient flow and weekend Senior Nurse of the day rota
Desirable
- Experience obtained in more than one clinical setting.
- Research experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical practice and demonstrable knowledge of developments in nursing policy and practice
- Good understanding of risk and clinical governance
- The NHS plan and delivering Making a Difference
- The importance of successful partnership working
- Lifelong learning, professional education and training
- Workforce planning, recruitment and retention
Desirable
- Ability to operationalise strategies
Skills
Essential
- Highly effective leadership skills and ability to motivate
- Excellent communications skills (interpersonal, negotiation, liaison, written and presentation skills)
- Advising and influencing senior managers in relation to risk management and quality improvement
- Budget management
- Developing and implementing policies, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
- Computer literate in basic programmes, i.e. word, PowerPoint and excel
- Ability to prioritise, meet tight deadlines and work independently
- Positive and effective team member and leader
- Commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
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.
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).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).