Job summary
Join our dynamic team of senior nurses as an Urgent Treatment Centre Matron!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Matron for our Urgent Treatment Centres at St Mary's and Charing Cross hospitals to cover maternity leave. This is a cross site role.
We are committed to building a positive practice environment with shared-decision councils, a focus on staff wellbeing, and a culture of recognition and professional development. We have also embedded a renewed focus on staff wellbeing by building a culture of recognition and professional development into the hospital's ways of working.
As a Urgent Treatment Centre Matron, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality care, implementing new ways of working, and collaborating with the wider MDT to enhance patient outcomes.
The post holder should demonstrate clinical expertise as an emergency practitioner, as well as excellent patient assessment skills and have sound management knowledge. The post holder should also demonstrate the ability to provide strong, consistent leadership and maintain good interpersonal relationships with their colleagues.The post holder will be professionally accountable for standards of care, patient experience, workforce, and the well-being of staff.
Main duties of the job
- Direct, lead and motivate the Practitioner team in the Urgent Care Centres at Charing Cross Hospital, St Mary's and Hammersmith Hospitals, to ensure a high standard of professionalism, efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of the Practitioner service. This will include coaching and mentoring, resource planning, standard setting, performance management, team and individual development
- To provide day to day professional leadership for the delivery of the Practitioner service ensuring the needs of patients are placed at the centre of care delivery
- To provide assurance that standards of clinical care across the practitioner delivered pathways are of the highest standard attainable
- To provide credible clinical leadership by undertaking direct patient care in treatment of minor injuries and illness as required by the service
- To ensure a high standard of professionalism, efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of the Nursing service.
- To provide a clear focus for clinical leadership, providing a highly visible and authoritative presence, in order to facilitate the provision of high quality care, ensuring that the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery.
- To support the Head of Service / Business Manager in the delivery of a high quality patient focused care which contributes to the patient's overall experience.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/qualifications
Essential
- Registration with either NMC or HCPC depending on profession.
- Minor Injury and Minor illness course or equivalent
- Range of Specialist Practitioner training
- Range of Specialist Practitioner training
- Non-medical prescribing course or currently undertaking the programme
- IMER or equivalent radiation protection certificate
- Relevant management training
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Masters in relevant healthcare topic or currently undertaking.
- Leadership/Management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experienced EP with evidence of team leadership and clinical management.
- Evidence of managerial experience within urgent care/ minor injury / walk in centre
- Experience in a clinical role within a complex healthcare environment.
- Extensive theoretical & practical knowledge relating to assessment & treatment of minor injuries and minor ailments
- Proven success in delivering change performance
- Experience of managing a multidisciplinary team and ability to build high performance teams
- Experience of budget and staff management
Desirable
- Experience of service redesign and development
- Experience dealing with complex and/or sensitive information and unpredictable situations
- Evidence of having undertaken and implemented changes from clinical audit and/or research.
Skills
Essential
- Leadership skills.
- Understanding of Microsoft office including Excel and Powerpoint and other software tools
Desirable
- Demonstrate leading innovative practice developments and demonstrate evidence of significant achievements gained
- Evidence of resource management within an Urgent Care centre/Walk in Centre / MIU or an Emergency department
- Changes and developments within Healthcare and specifically urgent care
Person Specification
Education/qualifications
Essential
- Registration with either NMC or HCPC depending on profession.
- Minor Injury and Minor illness course or equivalent
- Range of Specialist Practitioner training
- Range of Specialist Practitioner training
- Non-medical prescribing course or currently undertaking the programme
- IMER or equivalent radiation protection certificate
- Relevant management training
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Masters in relevant healthcare topic or currently undertaking.
- Leadership/Management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Experienced EP with evidence of team leadership and clinical management.
- Evidence of managerial experience within urgent care/ minor injury / walk in centre
- Experience in a clinical role within a complex healthcare environment.
- Extensive theoretical & practical knowledge relating to assessment & treatment of minor injuries and minor ailments
- Proven success in delivering change performance
- Experience of managing a multidisciplinary team and ability to build high performance teams
- Experience of budget and staff management
Desirable
- Experience of service redesign and development
- Experience dealing with complex and/or sensitive information and unpredictable situations
- Evidence of having undertaken and implemented changes from clinical audit and/or research.
Skills
Essential
- Leadership skills.
- Understanding of Microsoft office including Excel and Powerpoint and other software tools
Desirable
- Demonstrate leading innovative practice developments and demonstrate evidence of significant achievements gained
- Evidence of resource management within an Urgent Care centre/Walk in Centre / MIU or an Emergency department
- Changes and developments within Healthcare and specifically urgent care
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).
