Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated, influential leader who is ready to make a real difference to our patient and staff experience, joining our team at Southport & Ormskirk NHS Trust for a 12 month secondment into the Medical Matron role, working in the Directorate of Medicine.
We are seeking an inspirational, influential leader who is confident, dynamic, visible and wants to gain experience working at a senior level in healthcare.
The successful candidate must be a role model, demonstrating the Trust values, who will lead clinically and strategically to ensure the delivery of the best possible care to our particularly elderly population.
You must be experienced in managing governance, with an absolute passion and commitment to delivering high quality, safe care.
Main duties of the job
The role will form part of the Medicine Directorate, working alongside the Directorate Manager and Clinical Director to make up the leadership team.
The individual will join the team of Matrons and will form part of the late and weekend Matron rota, providing senior clinical support to the site and working closely with the on-call managers, clinical coordinators and on-site teams.
This role presents the opportunity to join the senior medical nursing team as a 12 month secondment, and is for those who are committed to continuously improving, adapting and trialling new innovative workforce and clinical models, to deliver a positive environment in which our staff can flourish and fundamentally to ensure excellent patient experience and outstanding care.
The individual will work in medicine, joining the clinical director and directorate manager to lead the directorate and must therefore have experience in quality improvement and governance, and will be expected to embrace and fulfil the modern matron roles and responsibilities.
About us
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The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.
From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.
The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.
Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:
- CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
- SAFETY that is of the highest standards
- COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
- SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
- PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients
Our achievements include:
- Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on this position.
Advertising Date: 14 July 2023
Closing Date: 11 August 2023
Shortlisting Date: 12 August 2023
Proposed Interview Date: August 2023
The Government have announced their intention to introduce the need for mandatory COVID vaccinations for frontline patient facing roles (and those staff working in patient areas). This will come into effect from 1st April 2022. This role may be in scope and as such if you are appointed it is likely that your COVID vaccination status (or proof of any exemption) will form part of your pre-employment checks. If you would like further information on the vaccine and for ways to book this please visitwww.nhs.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on this position.
Advertising Date: 14 July 2023
Closing Date: 11 August 2023
Shortlisting Date: 12 August 2023
Proposed Interview Date: August 2023
The Government have announced their intention to introduce the need for mandatory COVID vaccinations for frontline patient facing roles (and those staff working in patient areas). This will come into effect from 1st April 2022. This role may be in scope and as such if you are appointed it is likely that your COVID vaccination status (or proof of any exemption) will form part of your pre-employment checks. If you would like further information on the vaccine and for ways to book this please visitwww.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registeration RN/HealthCare Professional
- Educated to MSc level or equivalent
- Additional extensive CPD demonstarted (clinical, management and leadership)
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in managing quality improvement
- Experience in managing risk, safety and governance
- Experience in managing staff (HR)
- Extensive clinical knowledge and experiene
Desirable
- Workign at a senior level in urgent care/medicine
Skills
Essential
- Managing workforce challenges and recruitment/retention
- Demonstrable influential leadership in the acute setting
- Passinate about patient and staff experience
- Holding to account and providing assurance
- Independent and autonomous working at a senior level
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registeration RN/HealthCare Professional
- Educated to MSc level or equivalent
- Additional extensive CPD demonstarted (clinical, management and leadership)
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience in managing quality improvement
- Experience in managing risk, safety and governance
- Experience in managing staff (HR)
- Extensive clinical knowledge and experiene
Desirable
- Workign at a senior level in urgent care/medicine
Skills
Essential
- Managing workforce challenges and recruitment/retention
- Demonstrable influential leadership in the acute setting
- Passinate about patient and staff experience
- Holding to account and providing assurance
- Independent and autonomous working at a senior level
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).
