Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced senior nurse leaders to join our team in the Centre for Neurosciences Clinical Service Unit, at Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust.
As a key member of our Senior Team you will have responsibility for contributing to our Leeds Way Values to ensure an outstanding experience for staff, patients, and their families. Creating an environment that promotes personal accountability and delivers continuous improvement and excellent care.
Working collaboratively with the Head of Nursing, General Manager and Clinical Director you will provide vision, inspiration, and professional leadership to nursing teams, promoting excellence in all areas of clinical practice and patient care
Working closely with our senior nurse leadership and operational teams you will support the development of innovative service models in line with the Trust's 7Cs annual commitments.
The Matron will ensure at all times that the patient is at the centre of all our actions and act as a role model for clinical staff.
The Matron has 24-hour accountability for the wards/departments/areas in Neurosciences for the efficient and effective operational management of the nursing workforce, guaranteeing provision of high quality evidence-based nursing practice.
Main duties of the job
The Matron will provide strong clinical leadership within the Centre for Neurosciences and be highly visible and accessible to patients and staff. Leading by example, the Matron will drive up and be the custodian of standards of clinical care. They must ensure that the essential components of care are right for every patient and guarantee clean wards and departments, quality care, ensuring patients are treated with dignity and respect, resolving problems for patients and relatives and ensuring high standards are maintained and delivered throughout the services they are responsible for.
They will have a responsibility to support the CSUs Clinical Governance and Service Improvement, to modernise patient services and ensure the active involvement of patients and carers in the way services are developed, delivered and evaluated.
The Matron will contribute to identifying and managing issues of poor performance, risk and complaints. They will promote and share best practice and encourage personal development.
In undertaking the duties for this post the post holder must comply with the NMC Code at all times.The Matron will uphold and ensure the Trusts nursing values are implemented and monitored to provide assurance that nursing/clinical staff behave in a professional manner.
About us
The jobholder has, through Senior Sisters/ Charge Nurses, direct management of the nursing/midwifery and support staff within the service. Within certain CSUs this will also include direct line management of the specialist nurses; the exact number of staff for whom the person has accountability will be clearly detailed within each role. The jobholder is responsible for the management of nursing resources and ward and department budgets.
The jobholder (depending on post) may have overall management of a locality hospital site.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Details
Date posted
13 July 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£50,952 to £57,349 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9298-NEU-049
Job locations
Leeds General Infirmary
Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3EX
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
Leeds General Infirmary
Great George Street
Leeds
LS1 3EX
Employer's website
https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
