Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join our surgical senior team as a surgical matron. You will be responsible for the management and patient safety of some of our surgical clinical areas as well as the management of other senior staff (CNS/ANPs/PEs).
St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the regional specialist care provider for south west London, Surrey and beyond. The trust provides a high quality, comprehensive range of health services from leading edge tertiary and trauma care to community services. With national and regional referrals added to our local 3.5m catchment, we serve a population of around 5m.
Co-located with City St George's, University of London and with both organisations now in a formal strategic alliance with King's Health Partners, the trust delivers with its partners high quality research and education both of which contribute to the healthcare provision of tomorrow.
St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major acute hospital that offers very specialist care for complex injuries and illnesses, including trauma, neurology, cardiac care, renal transplantation, cancer care and stroke. The hospital also provides all the usual care you would expect from a local NHS district general hospital.
Main duties of the job
- 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
- To be a highly visible and proactive leader acting as a clinical resource and ensuring the sustained delivery of high standards of nursing care and service delivery
- To be responsible for exploring current practice, identifying areas for development, and planning the appropriate change using current evidence to evaluate outcomes
- To be responsible for the quality of the patients environment and lead on facilitating changes which improve the patients experience
- To play a key operational role and maintain a proactive approach to managing patient flow through the service.
About us
Professional development
St George's is committed to valuing its staff and promoting their professional and personal development.
There is a wide range of training and development opportunities accessible to all staff both in house and via external organisations.
The Trust has an excellent reputation for offering specialist courses and facilitating the return to practice of nurses and midwives.
Improving working lives
The Trust supports initiatives that improve the work life balance of staff including flexible working, study, paternity, adoption and carers leave.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an expert leader to provide nursing leadership and promote best practices across our surgical areas supporting clinical decision making and promoting patient flow across our hospital. Applicants should be committed to improving quality and the patients experience with a demonstrable evidence of this at ward and divisional level.
As a matron you will work with several members of our surgical MDT, senior management team and bed management team promoting patient flow pathways. You will also be expected to work with other teams such as emergency department, critical care and theatres ensuring an effective management of our surgical emergency and elective activity.
Our focus is always to provide quality patient care and our team values reflect those of the Trust: Excellent, Kind, Responsible and Respectful. The dynamic nature of our work makes it very stimulating and exciting place of work. Surgical nursing attracts energetic individuals who enjoy the challenges of working in a fast-paced environment. As part of our surgical team, you will inspire nursing teams, leading, coaching, managing and role modelling in our surgical clinical environments.
A willingness to embrace innovative ways of working has been a key element to our operational success. We are open to fresh thinking and new ideas when it comes to improved service delivery and we expect you to be a part of it engaging in quality improvement initiatives and new ways of working.
See Full JD for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an expert leader to provide nursing leadership and promote best practices across our surgical areas supporting clinical decision making and promoting patient flow across our hospital. Applicants should be committed to improving quality and the patients experience with a demonstrable evidence of this at ward and divisional level.
As a matron you will work with several members of our surgical MDT, senior management team and bed management team promoting patient flow pathways. You will also be expected to work with other teams such as emergency department, critical care and theatres ensuring an effective management of our surgical emergency and elective activity.
Our focus is always to provide quality patient care and our team values reflect those of the Trust: Excellent, Kind, Responsible and Respectful. The dynamic nature of our work makes it very stimulating and exciting place of work. Surgical nursing attracts energetic individuals who enjoy the challenges of working in a fast-paced environment. As part of our surgical team, you will inspire nursing teams, leading, coaching, managing and role modelling in our surgical clinical environments.
A willingness to embrace innovative ways of working has been a key element to our operational success. We are open to fresh thinking and new ideas when it comes to improved service delivery and we expect you to be a part of it engaging in quality improvement initiatives and new ways of working.
See Full JD for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse level 1
- Leadership Course
- Post Graduation Studies
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Highly developed specialist knowledge of NHS & social care agenda
- Knowledge and application of HR procedures
- Understanding of governance and assurance systems and application to practice
- Experience of senior nurse level (surgical) for a minimum of 3 years (band 7 or above)
- Experience of gathering and interpreting patient experience data and implementing measurable improvement plans
Desirable
- Service improvement experience
Skills (Clinical)
Essential
- Models excellent clinical skills and has the ability to implement these in practice. Demonstrates up to date, evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Able to take accountability for service delivery within a context of safe patient care
- Professionally credible/Accountability
Skills (communication & relati
Essential
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information
- Demonstrates excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills
- Able to facilitate clinical supervision and reflective practice
- Able to chair, co-ordinate and facilitate meetings
- Ability to work across professional teams and organisational boundaries
Skills (Analytical & judgement
Essential
- Ability to monitor the quality of work in others, to identify their learning and development needs, devising strategies to resolve
- Evidence of adopting problem solving approaches to complex issues and situations
- Experience of audit and other benchmarking strategies, using the result of interim change and improvement
Planning & Organisational
Essential
- Understands and is able to deliver safe patient care within the resources available (raising and escalating concerns as appropriate).
- Able to take responsibility for policy implementation and service development
- Proven ability to support ward/team leaders in maintaining an environment conducive to the delivery of excellent care
- Able to develop short, medium and long term strategies for the development of the wards
IT
Essential
- Ability to use IT databases, Microsoft Office and Cerner systems
Other
Essential
- Proven ability to work under pressure both professionally and managerially
- Proven ability to emotionally support other staff
- Proven ability to cope with distressing situations and challenging behaviours
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse level 1
- Leadership Course
- Post Graduation Studies
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Highly developed specialist knowledge of NHS & social care agenda
- Knowledge and application of HR procedures
- Understanding of governance and assurance systems and application to practice
- Experience of senior nurse level (surgical) for a minimum of 3 years (band 7 or above)
- Experience of gathering and interpreting patient experience data and implementing measurable improvement plans
Desirable
- Service improvement experience
Skills (Clinical)
Essential
- Models excellent clinical skills and has the ability to implement these in practice. Demonstrates up to date, evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues
- Able to take accountability for service delivery within a context of safe patient care
- Professionally credible/Accountability
Skills (communication & relati
Essential
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive and contentious information
- Demonstrates excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills
- Able to facilitate clinical supervision and reflective practice
- Able to chair, co-ordinate and facilitate meetings
- Ability to work across professional teams and organisational boundaries
Skills (Analytical & judgement
Essential
- Ability to monitor the quality of work in others, to identify their learning and development needs, devising strategies to resolve
- Evidence of adopting problem solving approaches to complex issues and situations
- Experience of audit and other benchmarking strategies, using the result of interim change and improvement
Planning & Organisational
Essential
- Understands and is able to deliver safe patient care within the resources available (raising and escalating concerns as appropriate).
- Able to take responsibility for policy implementation and service development
- Proven ability to support ward/team leaders in maintaining an environment conducive to the delivery of excellent care
- Able to develop short, medium and long term strategies for the development of the wards
IT
Essential
- Ability to use IT databases, Microsoft Office and Cerner systems
Other
Essential
- Proven ability to work under pressure both professionally and managerially
- Proven ability to emotionally support other staff
- Proven ability to cope with distressing situations and challenging behaviours
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).
