Matron - AAU/EACU
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Job summary
Do you want to play a key role in the future of the Acute floor at the Royal Sussex Hospital and improve the experience of our patients and workforce?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, visionary nurse leader to join the Royal Sussex County Hospital Acute Floor leadership team and undertake a 22 month secondment as the matron for Acute assessment and Emergency Ambulatory Care.
The successful individual will have the unique opportunity of leading the team through a departmental rebuild and embracing the opportunities for change and improvement to the service that sets the vision and journey for Acute assessment and same day emergency care for the future.
We are seeking a confident, caring, and compassionate individual who will embrace change and the opportunities that this creates.
You will be responsible for leading standards and developing pathways of care across acute care.
We offer a supportive working and learning environment to enable you to thrive both personally and professionally, where ongoing education and development is positively encouraged.
Main duties of the job
The Matron will support the RSCH Acute Floor Head of Nursing in the delivery of key performance targets. They will be accountable for the provision of effective professional nursing leadership and proactive resource management for their clinical area. As an experienced practitioner the post holder will be expected to focus on providing a clean environment for care, ensuring best practice in infection control, improving clinical care standards and treating patients with dignity and respect alongside service development and transformation.
About us
Join us atUHSussex, every day is different, you can be the change, better never stops
At UHSussex we're proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of theUK's largest acute Trusts, we're a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.
Improving lives:We are a vibrant and inclusive organisation, with hardworking, talented and dedicated individuals, who work together towards a common goal, to always put ourPatient First. Our mission is summed up by our 'where better never stops' motto and no matter the role at UHSussex, you will play a part in driving us forwards and in improving the lives of patients across Sussex. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourwellbeing programmefor staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
Build a career with us:As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
Details
Date posted
15 August 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
279-5554312-AUG23
Job locations
RSCH
Eastern Road
Brighton
BN2 5BE
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
Address
RSCH
Eastern Road
Brighton
BN2 5BE
Employer's website
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