Job summary
Responsible for the operational management and professional leadership of a defined group of clinical areas and their staff, with delegated responsibility to ensure that performance and budgetary objectives are met (General Managers remain accountable for budgets).
Main duties of the job
Join our team as aMatron for Haematology and Oncology! (£58,698 - £65,095)
Are you a senior registered nurse with a passion for leadership and excellence in patient care? We are seeking a highly motivated individual to provide operational management and professional leadership for our dedicated clinical areas.
Responsibilities include:
- Acting as a clinical resource and ensuring high standards of nursing care
- Leading and facilitating positive changes based on evidence and patient outcomes
- Managing patient flow and supporting the Head of Nursing
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders
- Providing strong leadership and support to ward sisters and charge nurses
About us
With nearly9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, they are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.Their main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.As well as acute hospital services, they provide a wide variety of specialist care and a full range of community services to patients of all ages following integration with Community Services Wandsworth in 2010.St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse Qualification
- First degree in Nursing or health related subject or working towards it
- Oncology or Haematology Specialist Course
- Leadership qualification
- ENB 999/ C&G 7307 or relevant teaching experience
Desirable
- Master's degree
- Non-Medical Prescribing
- Communication Skills Course
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Ward/Unit manager experience at band 7 or above for min of 3 years
- Specialist knowledge of Haematology/Oncology/ Chemotherapy pathways
- Experience of: -Palliative Care -Systematic Anti-Cancer Treatment
- Recent Leadership and management experience in a hospital setting.
- Experience of managing the acutely unwell patient.
- Knowledge and application of HR policies and procedures
- Understanding of governance and assurance systems and application to practice
Desirable
- Project/Programme delivery
Skills
Essential
- oExcellent verbal, written and communication skills
- oDemonstrable leadership skills
- oExperience in managing change and team building
- Demonstrates up to date, evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues in nursing.
- Ability to deal with/manage complaints/PALS verbally and in writing.
- oManaging recruitment and retention.
Communication and Relationships
Essential
- To work collaboratively with the MDT to facilitate patient flow and manage bed usage appropriately
- Able to adopt appropriate communication style according to audience
- oExperience in managing change and team building
- Able to adopt appropriate communication style according to audience
- Ability to mediate/resolve staff conflicts.
- Ability to support staff wellbeing to ensure a fit for practice workforce.
- Ability to work with all Trust stakeholders and other AHPs
Skills (Analytical & judgmental)
Essential
- oClinical and operational management experience
- Ability to monitor staff performance and formulate SMART, learning and development objectives/action plans
- Evidence of adopting problem solving approaches to complex issues and situations
- Experience of audit and other benchmarking
Desirable
- Experience of current research proposals
- Evidence of publications.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered Nurse Qualification
- First degree in Nursing or health related subject or working towards it
- Oncology or Haematology Specialist Course
- Leadership qualification
- ENB 999/ C&G 7307 or relevant teaching experience
Desirable
- Master's degree
- Non-Medical Prescribing
- Communication Skills Course
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Ward/Unit manager experience at band 7 or above for min of 3 years
- Specialist knowledge of Haematology/Oncology/ Chemotherapy pathways
- Experience of: -Palliative Care -Systematic Anti-Cancer Treatment
- Recent Leadership and management experience in a hospital setting.
- Experience of managing the acutely unwell patient.
- Knowledge and application of HR policies and procedures
- Understanding of governance and assurance systems and application to practice
Desirable
- Project/Programme delivery
Skills
Essential
- oExcellent verbal, written and communication skills
- oDemonstrable leadership skills
- oExperience in managing change and team building
- Demonstrates up to date, evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues in nursing.
- Ability to deal with/manage complaints/PALS verbally and in writing.
- oManaging recruitment and retention.
Communication and Relationships
Essential
- To work collaboratively with the MDT to facilitate patient flow and manage bed usage appropriately
- Able to adopt appropriate communication style according to audience
- oExperience in managing change and team building
- Able to adopt appropriate communication style according to audience
- Ability to mediate/resolve staff conflicts.
- Ability to support staff wellbeing to ensure a fit for practice workforce.
- Ability to work with all Trust stakeholders and other AHPs
Skills (Analytical & judgmental)
Essential
- oClinical and operational management experience
- Ability to monitor staff performance and formulate SMART, learning and development objectives/action plans
- Evidence of adopting problem solving approaches to complex issues and situations
- Experience of audit and other benchmarking
Desirable
- Experience of current research proposals
- Evidence of publications.
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).
