Matron - Urgent and Emergency Care in MEC

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Job summary

An exciting secondment opportunity within the Medicine and Emergency Care Clinical Business Unit for an aspiring Senior Nurse to join our urgent and Emergency Division of MEC on a 6 month basis .

We are looking for a talented, 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 as an Urgent and Emergency Care Matron, working in the Directorate of Medicine and Emergency care. We are seeking an inspirational, influential leader who is confident, dynamic, visible, compassionate and has significant 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.

In addition, must be experienced in managing governance, with an absolute passion and commitment to delivering high quality care.

The individual will work predominantly within the Emergency Department, SDEC, AMU and SSU within the Southport site here at the Trust, joining the clinical directors and directorate managers leading and influencing clinical change within in relation to Emergency admissions, patient flow and discharge, and must therefore have extensive clinical experience along with quality improvement and governance, and will be expected to embrace and fulfil the modern matron roles and responsibilities.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Southport Site to join the senior team in urgent care, 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 successful candidate will become part of the Medicine and Emergency Care Business unit working alongside the Lead Nurse for Emergency and Ambulatory care, Matrons for Emergency Care, SDEC and Acute admissions, Associate Director or Operation, Directorate Manager and Clinical Director to make up the leadership team.

The focus for the role will be leading our Emergency Care Winter plan to support our reduction of LOS, Patient Quality, Safety and Experience, whilst supporting safe patient flow from ED to discharge, working closely with the Clinical Leads for the Emergency Dept, Directorate Manager, Matrons, and Patient flow team.

You will have direct oversight of the Emergency Department, SDEC and AMU/ SSU over out of hours weekends and related services which deliver care to the patients of Southport and Formby residents along with local surrounding areas.This is an exciting time for a dynamic individual to join the Medicine and Emergency Care CBU and any aspiring candidates are welcomed to contact Joanne Hazlehurst Lead Nurse to discuss the opportunity further.

About us

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. Accessible version available.

Date posted

09 October 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

Depending on experience per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

347-5708128

Job locations

Southport

PR8 6PN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Advertising Date: 6th October 2023

Closing Date: 18th October 2023

Shortlisting Date: 19th October 2023

Proposed Interview Date: 24th October 2023

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on this position.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Advertising Date: 6th October 2023

Closing Date: 18th October 2023

Shortlisting Date: 19th October 2023

Proposed Interview Date: 24th October 2023

See attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on this position.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registeration RN/HealthCare Professional
Additional extensive CPD demonstarted (clinical, management and leadership)

Desirable

Educated to MSc level or equivalent

Skills

Essential

Managing workforce challenges and recruitment/retention
Demonstrable influential leadership in the acute setting
Passionate about patient and staff experience
Holding to account and providing assurance
Independent and autonomous working at a senior level

Experience

Essential

knowledge of current Emergency departments
managing challenging situations
managing a team

Desirable

experience within acute and or Emergency setting
previous experience in acute NHS care setting

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registeration RN/HealthCare Professional
Additional extensive CPD demonstarted (clinical, management and leadership)

Desirable

Educated to MSc level or equivalent

Skills

Essential

Managing workforce challenges and recruitment/retention
Demonstrable influential leadership in the acute setting
Passionate about patient and staff experience
Holding to account and providing assurance
Independent and autonomous working at a senior level

Experience

Essential

knowledge of current Emergency departments
managing challenging situations
managing a team

Desirable

experience within acute and or Emergency setting
previous experience in acute NHS care setting

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).