Matron

Job responsibilities

The CBU consists of ED, Peadiatric ED, Urgent Care Centre at Halton, SDEC and Acute Medicine. The Band 6 will work in ED supporting Peadiatric ED and working alongside the other areas within the CBU to provide safe and effective care to our patients.

We take pride in our supportive and visible senior management team within our CBU and we welcome you to come and talk to us about working as part of our team.

For an informal chat or to arrange a visit or for any further information please contact Leanne Binns Lead Nurse Urgent and Emergency Care 01925 635911 ext 5732

Experience

Essential

• Extensive knowledge and experience within Same Day Emergency Care and Ambulatory Care
• Recent experience as a clinical manager, with responsibility for clinical quality, people management, budget responsibility and successful delivery of performance targets and quality standards within strict financial controls
• Significant experience dealing with safeguarding situations giving clear advice and how to manage safeguarding concerns raised by staff.
• Experience developing and implementing robust pathways to improve patient journey

Desirable

• In-depth knowledge of Medical Care services

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Clinical Professional Qualification. Degree level or equivalent Management qualification

Desirable

• Master's Qualification
• Evidence of continuing CPD

Specific role requirements

Essential

• Flexibility to work shifts earlies lates nights and twilights to meet the needs of the service.
• Flexibility to work across 7 day cover
• Flexibility to cross cover across UEC for holidays / sickness

Physical skills

Essential

• Competent PC Skills

Physical effort

Essential

• Support Allocation of patients in Department

Mental effort

Essential

• Varying levels of concentration based upon preparation of papers and scheduled Meetings.

Emotional effort

Essential

• Regular Exposure to emotional and distressing circumstance

Skills, knowledge and competencies

Essential

• Manchester Triage Trained with extensive knowledge about MTS
• Understanding and appreciation of diversity
• Key issues and pace of change facing the NHS nationally and locally, assess and describe impact on nursing/clinical professional service.
• Principles and impact of the NHS Constitution
• Knowledge and understanding of computerised financial, management, budgetary management, and workforce information systems. Knowledge and understanding of governance arrangements and standards in the NHS and the wider health and social care economy
• Coaching & values led leadership style, encouraging engagement and empowerment amongst staff and stakeholders, and in o developing high performing teams.
• A high level of communication skills, to include but not exclusively, mediation, negotiation, consultation, facilitation, presentation, training, and coaching skills using well developed interpersonal skills to influence, inform, reconcile differences, and resolve conflicts.
• Able to work well within a team and to work closely and collaboratively with the UEC nursing and speciality teams to develop, implement and measure clinical indicators and targets.
• Solve difficult problems, using a solution focused approach demonstrating competent persuasive and influencing skills.
• Research information and use audit skills to applying findings to influence practice and develop business cases/plans.
• Analyse data and information, including preparing responses to issues, weighing risks, and forming judgements often within tight timescales.
• Competently implement business plans, business cases and project plans to deliver the Clinical Service Strategy for the Care Group.
• Champion the day-to-day quality of care provided by the nursing profession to meet challenging performance targets within tight financial controls.
• Implement policy and implementation plans to deliver the clinical strategy and plans ensuring successful implementation
• Demonstrate competent project management skills.
• IT literate and able to use standard office software and bespoke systems.
• Imaginative and innovative in developing new ways of working in meeting patient care and service needs.
• Cope with competing priorities and a demanding workload
• Deal with uncertainty in a political environment
• Work in an environment with frequent interruptions, and within stressful, unpredictable situations including responding to and solving urgent and emergency situations day to day. Manage a number of HR issues and follow trust policy and procedures

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).