Matron for District Nursing Bexley
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Job summary
The Matron for District Nursing Bexley will support the Operational Manager with the operational, strategic and clinical leadership for the district nursing service across Bexley within Adult Community Physical Health Care
They will be responsible for line managing band 7 district nursing team leads in the Bexley Borough.
The Matron for District Nursing Bexley will also line manage the Out of Hours services (Twilight & Night Services).
The Matron for District Nursing Bexley will also manage the End of Life Practice Development Nurse and oversee the Continuing Health Care equipment budget.
The Matron for District Nursing will work in partnership with service users, carers, staff and both internal and external agencies to ensure that care is planned and delivered in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice, policies and procedures. The post holder will proactively contribute to the development, maintenance and monitoring of service standards; evaluate data from service monitoring against national and local policies and develop action plans to ensure effectiveness of outcomes of the commissioned services.
Main duties of the job
To provide effective operational and strategic input into the development of strategy and policy for the delivery Adult Community Physical Health Care Directorate.
Ensure that the strategy is implemented within the managed teams and the agreed objectives/key performance indicators are achieved within the agreed timeframe.
Provide effective line management and ensure that all staff within the managed teams is appropriately managed and fit for purpose and practice.
Provide professional, managerial, and clinical leadership, guidance mentoring and support. Ensure there is appropriate clinical knowledge, skills, competence and experience available within the District Nursing Teams; in support of the provision of the highest quality clinical care services within the borough of Bexley.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Details
Date posted
08 March 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
277-6128489-CPH
Job locations
151 Goldie Leigh
Lodge Hill
London
SE2 0AY
Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
151 Goldie Leigh
Lodge Hill
London
SE2 0AY
Employer's website
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