Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Matron

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Job summary

The Clinical Matron (CM) has 24-hour accountability for quality, staff, finance and performance of their area. The Clinical Matron will be responsible for ensuring patients receive high quality, evidenced based compassionate care.

The Clinical Matron will be responsible for ensuring that staff are supported and developed to deliver high quality carein accordance with the Trust values.

The Clinical Matron will have enhanced clinical skills and provide clinical expertise both within their own clinical environment and across the organisation as necessary to support the Organisational Strategy in theachievement of professional, operational and clinical governance objectives. This will involve being responsible for the development and implementation of service improvement and/or policies in their areaof expertise.

The Clinical Matron will work closely with the named consultant to provide day to day professional leadership with a significant focus on improving the experience and care for patients.

Main duties of the job

  • 24-hour accountability in leadership role or quality, staff, finance and performance of the ward.
  • Responsible for ensuring patients receive high quality, evidenced based compassionate care.
  • Lead on the complex patient assessment, requiring high level analysis and interpretation skills and the comparison of a range of options to achieve effective treatment or discharge planning.
  • Provide effective visible leadership that fosters a culture of professionalism, compassion, excellence and the development of effective team working

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Details

Date posted

12 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

251-MED852EC

Job locations

Andover War Memorial Hospital

Charlton Road

Andover

SP10 3LB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

  • Up to date clinical professional registration
  • Evidence of continuous professional practice and education
  • Degree or equivalent level of experience

Desirable

  • Demonstration of Leadership or management experience and study
  • Educated MSc level, completed module, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge or experience
  • Advanced practice qualification

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to provide inspirational leadership for the clinical team
  • Advanced communication skills (managing barriers & negotiate at all levels)
  • Experience in direct line management of staff including managing staff conduct and performance

Desirable

  • Budget management
  • Project management experience
  • Experience in quality improvement

Skills & Ability

Essential

  • Evidence of ability to work partnership with the multidisciplinary team
  • Advanced clinical expertise in chosen field
  • Understanding of effective clinical governance, audit, performance and quality indicators
  • Ability to monitor patient satisfaction outcomes

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Ability to remain calm under pressure
  • Ability to make informed and measured decisions in all circumstances
  • Ability to manage conflicting priorities
  • Positive, optimistic attitude
  • Enthusiastic and self-motivated
Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential

  • Up to date clinical professional registration
  • Evidence of continuous professional practice and education
  • Degree or equivalent level of experience

Desirable

  • Demonstration of Leadership or management experience and study
  • Educated MSc level, completed module, or demonstrate equivalent knowledge or experience
  • Advanced practice qualification

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to provide inspirational leadership for the clinical team
  • Advanced communication skills (managing barriers & negotiate at all levels)
  • Experience in direct line management of staff including managing staff conduct and performance

Desirable

  • Budget management
  • Project management experience
  • Experience in quality improvement

Skills & Ability

Essential

  • Evidence of ability to work partnership with the multidisciplinary team
  • Advanced clinical expertise in chosen field
  • Understanding of effective clinical governance, audit, performance and quality indicators
  • Ability to monitor patient satisfaction outcomes

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Ability to remain calm under pressure
  • Ability to make informed and measured decisions in all circumstances
  • Ability to manage conflicting priorities
  • Positive, optimistic attitude
  • Enthusiastic and self-motivated

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Andover War Memorial Hospital

Charlton Road

Andover

SP10 3LB


Employer's website

https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Andover War Memorial Hospital

Charlton Road

Andover

SP10 3LB


Employer's website

https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Divisional Chief Nurse

Radhika Vijayakrishnan

radhika.vijayakrishanan@hhft.nhs.uk

01962824068

Details

Date posted

12 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

251-MED852EC

Job locations

Andover War Memorial Hospital

Charlton Road

Andover

SP10 3LB


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