Job summary
We are recruiting to the substantive position of Matron for the Critical care, Anaesthetics, Preoperative assessment and Resuscitation Directorate (CAPR) at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Directorate Matron role will join the Clinical Director and Directorate Manager to form the Directorate team. The Directorate team will work closely with an experienced, friendly, diverse, and inclusive set of Departmental Leads. We look forward to welcoming an experienced, driven and creative team player who thrives in a busy multi-disciplinary team environment and has the desire to manage the Directorate's services. The successful applicant's primary focus will be Critical Care across two OUH sites. OCC on the John Radcliffe Hospital site provides care to patients as part of the regional Trauma and Vascular Centres for the Trust, whilst the 8-bedded Churchill Intensive Care Unit (CICU) supports maxillofacial surgical, cancer and organ transplant surgery. Additional specialties include haematology, renal and urology infectious diseases, endocrine and respiratory medicine. The Department of Preoperative assessment (POA) is based at the John Radcliffe, Churchill and Horton Hospitals. The Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics is based at the John Radcliffe Hospital. The Resuscitation Department is based at the Churchill Hospital. All four Departments provide a Trust-wide service.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking an individual with proven ability and enthusiasm to initiate, implement and evaluate change both clinically and managerially. We welcome applications from a highly skilled and talented nurse leader to join our dedicated and patient-focused team to play an integral part in the further development of our services.
The postholder will provide professional and management leadership to all nursing staff in the CAPR Directorate. As part of the Directorate Leadership Team, the Directorate Matron will work across organisational boundaries to achieve the Trust's priority objectives, and to deliver local and national standards and strategies. The appointee will play a key role in delivering the Directorate's workforce, governance, and digital agenda.
The postholder will work with the Directorate Manager and CD to deliver the Directorate's strategic objectives.
- Shape the ongoing development of the OUH's general adult critical care services.
- Consolidate the development of a Trust-wide Preoperative assessment (POA) service.
- Lead on Governance work at the Directorate level.
- Support Trust priorities for elective and emergency surgery.
- Support the Development of Digital developments to improve patient care.
- Develop Clinical Leadership training/opportunities across the Directorate.
- Progress an Estates strategy for the Directorate.
About us
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Matron holds 24-hour responsibility for ensuring the day-to-day running of nursing within the CAPR Directorate. This will include:
- Delivering safe, efficient, and effective patient care
- providing professional leadership to all nursing staff
- line managing designated staff
- meeting key quality and performance indicators
- taking forward and achieving service improvements
- meeting financial plans
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Matron holds 24-hour responsibility for ensuring the day-to-day running of nursing within the CAPR Directorate. This will include:
- Delivering safe, efficient, and effective patient care
- providing professional leadership to all nursing staff
- line managing designated staff
- meeting key quality and performance indicators
- taking forward and achieving service improvements
- meeting financial plans
Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level
- Current or ongoing Master's level study in relevant area
- Postgraduade qualification in Critical Care or ENB 100
Desirable
- Relevant nursing/healthcare Master's Degree
- Leadership/Management Course
- ALS Qualified
- Project management qualification
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- oSubstantial experience of operational (and strategic) management in a critical care unit as a senior nurse at Band 7
- oKnowledge and experience of leading significant change, delivering tangible and sustained improvements
- oTrack record of effectively handling competing priorities, meeting challenging deadlines and delivering under pressure.
- oExperience of developing business and workforce plans in line with future service requirements
- oThorough knowledge and understanding of the key issues facing the NHS
- oExtensive knowledge and experience of practice and policy across a broad range of responsibilities e.g. financial systems and budgetary control, Corporate and Clinical Governance, Health and Safety and Human Resources.
- oExperience of motivating staff and improving performance.
- oOrganisational skills - proven ability to deliver objectives within an agreed timeframe
- oLeadership skills - excellent leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams.
- oStrategic and business planning - able to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively; to gain agreement to relevant plans and to implements plans through service delivery
Desirable
- oExperience in introducing and managing nurse-led practice
- oExperience using Quality Improvement (QI) tools and techniques
- oStrong evidence of working across organisational boundaries
- oExperience of conducting / participating in research processes and studies
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level
- Current or ongoing Master's level study in relevant area
- Postgraduade qualification in Critical Care or ENB 100
Desirable
- Relevant nursing/healthcare Master's Degree
- Leadership/Management Course
- ALS Qualified
- Project management qualification
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- oSubstantial experience of operational (and strategic) management in a critical care unit as a senior nurse at Band 7
- oKnowledge and experience of leading significant change, delivering tangible and sustained improvements
- oTrack record of effectively handling competing priorities, meeting challenging deadlines and delivering under pressure.
- oExperience of developing business and workforce plans in line with future service requirements
- oThorough knowledge and understanding of the key issues facing the NHS
- oExtensive knowledge and experience of practice and policy across a broad range of responsibilities e.g. financial systems and budgetary control, Corporate and Clinical Governance, Health and Safety and Human Resources.
- oExperience of motivating staff and improving performance.
- oOrganisational skills - proven ability to deliver objectives within an agreed timeframe
- oLeadership skills - excellent leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams.
- oStrategic and business planning - able to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively; to gain agreement to relevant plans and to implements plans through service delivery
Desirable
- oExperience in introducing and managing nurse-led practice
- oExperience using Quality Improvement (QI) tools and techniques
- oStrong evidence of working across organisational boundaries
- oExperience of conducting / participating in research processes and studies
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).
