Job summary
Due to a strengthened leadership structure there will be an additional matron post for community services coming out to advert in due course
We are seeking to appoint an exceptional inpatient Matron to lead the nursing team within the Children and Young People's Directorate team at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
We welcome a creative, flexible individual who has excellent leadership skills and a strong background of managing teams. The successful applicant will support the clinical managers with the management of paediatric inpatients, the paediatric assessment unit and oversee the Matron responsibilities for the neonatal intensive care unit.
The post holder will join a CHKS accredited paediatric service which is currently rated 'Good' by the CQC. We are continuing our improvement journey towards outstanding.
Main duties of the job
On the Calderdale site, we have a large ward comprising of a paediatric assessment unit, high dependency care, inpatient beds for medical inpatients, planned surgery, and care of young people with mental health needs. On the Huddersfield Site, we have an inpatient unit which cares for children requiring acute surgery and a clinical decisions unit, supported by advanced paediatric nurse practitioners. We have a Level 2, Neonatal unit.
You will need to possess excellent communication skills, agility, tenacity, and a compassionate approach to children and their families, ensuring they feel safe and listened to and provided with opportunities to help co-design services.
Your role will be to provide effective, visible, and accessible leadership, always ensuring a patient-centered approach. You will monitor and maintain professional nursing standards to ensure the care environment is clean, safe and protects privacy and dignity. You will work with your team to ensure that robust systems of governance and performance management are in place.
The successful candidate will need to work cohesively with clinical managers, the Lead Nurse for Children, the General Manager, Clinical Director, the Directorate and Divisional team, and Trust matrons.
About us
Our support
In return, we will support your professional development, clinical supervision, and individual needs to ensure you feel supported and valued in your role.
We are open to applications from candidates who may want to request flexible working or slightly differing hours and consideration will be given to this in line with service needs
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work collaboratively to ensure the most appropriate clinical management and positive experience for all service
- To facilitate and lead in a positive, flexible and strategic
- Support teams to develop and create conditions that facilitate innovation and transformation.
- Provide coaching and support to develop teams and promote workforce
- Encourage a climate of high expectations where all team members look for ways to deliver outstanding care for children young people and their families.
- Provide professional support and leadership to nursing staff and clinical teams within the specialty areas with extended roles to ensure that appropriate governance arrangements are in
- As part of the Directorate lead on the governance and quality assurance agenda ensuring that a robust governance framework supports all transformation work for Childrens services.
Candidates must hold professional registration - RSCN/RN Child.
If you think this describes your attributes we would welcome the chance to talk to you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work collaboratively to ensure the most appropriate clinical management and positive experience for all service
- To facilitate and lead in a positive, flexible and strategic
- Support teams to develop and create conditions that facilitate innovation and transformation.
- Provide coaching and support to develop teams and promote workforce
- Encourage a climate of high expectations where all team members look for ways to deliver outstanding care for children young people and their families.
- Provide professional support and leadership to nursing staff and clinical teams within the specialty areas with extended roles to ensure that appropriate governance arrangements are in
- As part of the Directorate lead on the governance and quality assurance agenda ensuring that a robust governance framework supports all transformation work for Childrens services.
Candidates must hold professional registration - RSCN/RN Child.
If you think this describes your attributes we would welcome the chance to talk to you.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse or equivalent Degree level study or equivalen
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development in specialist field of practice
- Teaching/assessment qualification (e.g. 998)
- Will undertake all mandatory training required for the role
Desirable
- Qualifications in relevant specialty
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Recent operational management experience and demonstrable clinical experience with children and young people
- Involvement with clinical networks/patient pathways within the Trust
- Clinical benchmarking beyond own organisation
- Competent in development and delivery of programmes of care
- Ability to performance manage against Trust targets.
- Understanding the principles and processes of Service Change
- Ability to understand the national, regional and local policy context and effect its implications for service development and delivery.
- Skilled in effective Public and Patient Involvement
- An in depth understanding and experience of patient flow/strategic bed management across the health economy.
- Ability to undertake audit and research relevant to own work area
- Experience of working in clinical setting relevant to post
- Advanced report writing and business plan development skills.
- Budgetary skills
- Demonstrable Change management Experience of governance processes. Current issues in Healthcare Regulatory framework within the NHS
Desirable
- Project work outside own organisation. Involvement with a modernisation /improvement project
- Evidence of working at a senior strategic level
- Transferability and flexibility to adapt skills base to deliver outside the sphere of previous experience
- Research skills
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Excellent relevant/adaptable clinical/managerial skills and knowledge which command respect and confidence.
- Promotes the building of effective teams and collaboration between teams
- Builds and maintains sound relationships within teams and with colleagues in other areas including corporate departments
- The jobholder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development by ensuring continuous professional development remains a priority.
- Identify and support the delivery of training requirements within own area
- Programme of Management Study
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Children's Nurse or equivalent Degree level study or equivalen
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development in specialist field of practice
- Teaching/assessment qualification (e.g. 998)
- Will undertake all mandatory training required for the role
Desirable
- Qualifications in relevant specialty
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential
- Recent operational management experience and demonstrable clinical experience with children and young people
- Involvement with clinical networks/patient pathways within the Trust
- Clinical benchmarking beyond own organisation
- Competent in development and delivery of programmes of care
- Ability to performance manage against Trust targets.
- Understanding the principles and processes of Service Change
- Ability to understand the national, regional and local policy context and effect its implications for service development and delivery.
- Skilled in effective Public and Patient Involvement
- An in depth understanding and experience of patient flow/strategic bed management across the health economy.
- Ability to undertake audit and research relevant to own work area
- Experience of working in clinical setting relevant to post
- Advanced report writing and business plan development skills.
- Budgetary skills
- Demonstrable Change management Experience of governance processes. Current issues in Healthcare Regulatory framework within the NHS
Desirable
- Project work outside own organisation. Involvement with a modernisation /improvement project
- Evidence of working at a senior strategic level
- Transferability and flexibility to adapt skills base to deliver outside the sphere of previous experience
- Research skills
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
Essential
- Excellent relevant/adaptable clinical/managerial skills and knowledge which command respect and confidence.
- Promotes the building of effective teams and collaboration between teams
- Builds and maintains sound relationships within teams and with colleagues in other areas including corporate departments
- The jobholder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development by ensuring continuous professional development remains a priority.
- Identify and support the delivery of training requirements within own area
- Programme of Management Study
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).
