Job summary
Are you looking for a new challenging, whilst rewarding, senior clinical role?.
If you have a passion for Quality Improvement, developing staff and are an innovative leader then this may be a role for you.
We are looking for an experienced mental health professional to take up a Modern Matron role within the Adult Inpatient and Urgent Care Division.
The post holder will work in partnership with the Trust's established Modern Matrons and in collaboration with clinical teams across the Division to drive and embed the Trust's Quality Improvement agenda.
The purpose of this role is to provide day to day clinical leadership and support to teams of registered and unregistered staff to ensure Service Users get the highest possible standard of quality care. The post holder will deliver on the Matron's 10 Key Responsibilities within the Matron's Carter.
You will need to be a Registered Health Care Professional, educated to degree level and with substantial post registration experience of working with a range of acute mental health illnesses within an inpatient setting. You will be able to identify, develop, implement, and review quality improvement initiatives across the Division, supporting a culture of clinical improvement and excellence. To achieve this, you will have excellent communication skills with ability to clinically support, educate and coach individuals to provide high standards of quality care for service users and their families.
Main duties of the job
The Post holder will, through strong clinical presence and leadership, support the Ward Managers, Team Co-ordinators, Service Managers and Associate Directors to promote excellence in the delivery of clinical care within nursing. The post holder will ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity and respect, placing value on the diversity of the local community and beyond. He/she will promote best practice in the prevention of infection through ensuring a clean and safe environment.
The Matron's key responsibility is to ensure that the patient experience is of the highest quality, inspiring patient and public confidence. This will be achieved through high visibility, accessibility, monitoring and support. The post holder will be expected to be a visible presence within their specialist clinical areas providing support, leadership and expertise, highlighting and taking appropriate action where there are concerns and deficits in care.
Further the post holder will have a key role in driving the quality improvement agenda across the Division and Trust.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.
This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide visible, effective clinical support to designated Ward Managers and Team Co-ordinators empowering them to lead and manage their teams to deliver high quality care and nursing practice in their areas.
- Provide clinical education, training and guidance to Nursing Teams; including clinical supervision.
- Promote a nurturing environment for patients, relatives, visitors and staff through monitoring, measuring, implementing, supporting and evaluating.
- Advocate for patients at all times.
- Implement a system for gaining patient feedback, responding to adverse outcomes.
- Identify, develop, implement and review quality improvement initiatives across the Division, supporting a culture of clinical improvement and excellence.
- Drive the Privacy and Dignity agenda across all services.
- Adhere to the standards outlined in the Matrons Charter.
- Support divisional leadership teams to deliver excellent measurable nursing practice that ensures patients are safe and practice enhances the patient experience.
- To work as required with the Deputy Director of Nursing and Quality and others on Trust-wide nursing related areas of practice including medicines management, physical healthcare and infection prevention and control, to ensure high quality care and nursing practice across the organisation.
- Participate / lead inpatient safety initiatives, providing and receiving complex, sensitive or contentious information.
- Foster a climate of openness and honesty in relation to risk management and incident reporting, ensuring that actions are taken to prevent harm.
- Monitor compliance with standards set out in CQC, policies and procedures and other national guidance.
- Provide professional nursing leadership within the divisions and support the Associate Directors, Service Managers and the Multidisciplinary team.
- Undertake duties relating to the investigation of clinical complaints, incidents and disciplinary matters as required and directed.
- Establish and maintain effective communication with patients, relatives and staff to contribute to the active resolution of potentially complex situations, conflicts and issues.
- Lead and support the auditing of existing models of care and service delivery and advise the management team on up to date good models of practice and care.
- Support leadership of the development, promotion and implementation of evidence based practice initiatives in clinical areas (such as AIMS).
- Promote and participate in nursing research across clinical areas.
- Support the division and Deputy Director of Nursing in undertaking audit, clinical reviews and benchmarking processes. Ensure that results are collated, analysed, presented and disseminated appropriately to ensure any required changes in practice are implemented and embedded
- Adhere and promote the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, or equivalent if Allied Health Professional (AHP); and embody the qualities outlined in the Leading Change, Adding Value, a Framework for Nursing, Midwifery and Care Staff (2016). This is inclusive of successful Revalidation.
- Promote care by Nurses, AHPs and care staff in accordance with NMC (or equivalent) standards, whereby deficits are reported through appropriate governance structures.
- Undertake operational Management On Call duties.
- Promote environment and culture that ensures that all patients are cared for in a clean and safe environment taking remedial actions if standards are not maintained.
- Be champions for driving Infection Prevention and Control agenda and challenging poor practice.
- Undertake root cause analysis and develop action plans, ensuring that this leads to change in practice.
- Share best practice and drive improvements in patient care through attendance to relevant meetings.
- Take forward and develop the specialist contribution nursing and AHPs can make to the delivery of care, including through leadership of the Nursing and Care Workforce Council.
- Represent the Trust at local and national forums promoting its achievements and developments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide visible, effective clinical support to designated Ward Managers and Team Co-ordinators empowering them to lead and manage their teams to deliver high quality care and nursing practice in their areas.
- Provide clinical education, training and guidance to Nursing Teams; including clinical supervision.
- Promote a nurturing environment for patients, relatives, visitors and staff through monitoring, measuring, implementing, supporting and evaluating.
- Advocate for patients at all times.
- Implement a system for gaining patient feedback, responding to adverse outcomes.
- Identify, develop, implement and review quality improvement initiatives across the Division, supporting a culture of clinical improvement and excellence.
- Drive the Privacy and Dignity agenda across all services.
- Adhere to the standards outlined in the Matrons Charter.
- Support divisional leadership teams to deliver excellent measurable nursing practice that ensures patients are safe and practice enhances the patient experience.
- To work as required with the Deputy Director of Nursing and Quality and others on Trust-wide nursing related areas of practice including medicines management, physical healthcare and infection prevention and control, to ensure high quality care and nursing practice across the organisation.
- Participate / lead inpatient safety initiatives, providing and receiving complex, sensitive or contentious information.
- Foster a climate of openness and honesty in relation to risk management and incident reporting, ensuring that actions are taken to prevent harm.
- Monitor compliance with standards set out in CQC, policies and procedures and other national guidance.
- Provide professional nursing leadership within the divisions and support the Associate Directors, Service Managers and the Multidisciplinary team.
- Undertake duties relating to the investigation of clinical complaints, incidents and disciplinary matters as required and directed.
- Establish and maintain effective communication with patients, relatives and staff to contribute to the active resolution of potentially complex situations, conflicts and issues.
- Lead and support the auditing of existing models of care and service delivery and advise the management team on up to date good models of practice and care.
- Support leadership of the development, promotion and implementation of evidence based practice initiatives in clinical areas (such as AIMS).
- Promote and participate in nursing research across clinical areas.
- Support the division and Deputy Director of Nursing in undertaking audit, clinical reviews and benchmarking processes. Ensure that results are collated, analysed, presented and disseminated appropriately to ensure any required changes in practice are implemented and embedded
- Adhere and promote the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, or equivalent if Allied Health Professional (AHP); and embody the qualities outlined in the Leading Change, Adding Value, a Framework for Nursing, Midwifery and Care Staff (2016). This is inclusive of successful Revalidation.
- Promote care by Nurses, AHPs and care staff in accordance with NMC (or equivalent) standards, whereby deficits are reported through appropriate governance structures.
- Undertake operational Management On Call duties.
- Promote environment and culture that ensures that all patients are cared for in a clean and safe environment taking remedial actions if standards are not maintained.
- Be champions for driving Infection Prevention and Control agenda and challenging poor practice.
- Undertake root cause analysis and develop action plans, ensuring that this leads to change in practice.
- Share best practice and drive improvements in patient care through attendance to relevant meetings.
- Take forward and develop the specialist contribution nursing and AHPs can make to the delivery of care, including through leadership of the Nursing and Care Workforce Council.
- Represent the Trust at local and national forums promoting its achievements and developments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree (or equivalent)
- Registered health professional (Nurse or Allied Health Professional
Desirable
- Teaching and assessing qualification Master's Degree
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of managing a team / ward or unit at Band 7 or above
- Success in working collaboratively across services and professions
- Demonstrate the ability to manage and lead others through clinical change
- Lead on evidenced based initiatives and project management
- Knowledge of audit processes and governance arrangements
- High degree of clinical and operational knowledge and experience
- Demonstrate an understanding of quality assurance activity
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a detailed knowledge of developments in nursing and AHP policy, practice and governance.
- Clinical Governance
- Able to work and operate at a strategic level
- Ability to lead, motivate and empower others
- Highly developed communication skills including interpersonal skills, liaison and negation skills; writing and presentation skills including report writing.
- Advising and influencing senior managers in relation to risk management and quality improvement
- Developing and implementing policies, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
- Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines and work independently
- A commitment to collaborative patient involvement at all levels of service development and evaluation; training and education and practice development
- Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree (or equivalent)
- Registered health professional (Nurse or Allied Health Professional
Desirable
- Teaching and assessing qualification Master's Degree
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of managing a team / ward or unit at Band 7 or above
- Success in working collaboratively across services and professions
- Demonstrate the ability to manage and lead others through clinical change
- Lead on evidenced based initiatives and project management
- Knowledge of audit processes and governance arrangements
- High degree of clinical and operational knowledge and experience
- Demonstrate an understanding of quality assurance activity
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Able to demonstrate a detailed knowledge of developments in nursing and AHP policy, practice and governance.
- Clinical Governance
- Able to work and operate at a strategic level
- Ability to lead, motivate and empower others
- Highly developed communication skills including interpersonal skills, liaison and negation skills; writing and presentation skills including report writing.
- Advising and influencing senior managers in relation to risk management and quality improvement
- Developing and implementing policies, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
- Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines and work independently
- A commitment to collaborative patient involvement at all levels of service development and evaluation; training and education and practice development
- Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
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).
