Matron Emergency Department

Job summary

The role of the Matron in the Emergency Department is to provide highly visible leadership, managerial and professional support on a day-to-day basis to all the nursing staff and ensure the smooth running of the department to achieve the emergency access target.

For further information please contact [Daniah Gowandan], Lead Nurse for UEC. Email:d.al-muntafiq@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical nursing managerial expertise in all aspects of the speciality, ensuring the highest possible standard for nursing care and technical equipment care, with efficient and effective utilisation of resources.

To develop and maintain the department's philosophy of care based on the Trust's mission statement, core objectives and nursing and midwifery and healthcare assistant strategy

About us

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitalsprovide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.