Job summary
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and innovative existing matron or experienced ward manager/senior nurse to join our North West Regional Spinal Injuries centre at Southport Hospital as a part time matron (22.5hrs) to work alongside the current matron.
The North West Regional Spinal Injuries Centre is one of eight in England that specialises in rehabilitation. We have been rehabilitating people with spinal cord injuries and helping them live their lives to the fullest since 1947.Our team of skilled professionals assess, plan and tailor care to the needs of the individual, preparing them to live as independently as possible when they leave us.
Your key role will be to ensure clinical quality standards are achieved by providing inspirational and visible clinical leadership to the nursing teams working across the inpatient ward, outreach service and case management team who work within an integrated multidisciplinary team alongside consultants, doctors, ACP and therapists. We are looking for a matron/senior nurse who is committed and enthusiastic in delivering high quality compassionate care, who is equipped with excellent interpersonal and leadership skills. To carry out this role you must have proven management and leadership experience.
The service sits within the Community and Clinical support services division, where you will be supported by the Directorate manager, Deputy director of nursing, Therapy leads and Ward managers.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical, professional and managerial leadership within the service, ensuring that action istaken at all levels to empower Nurses in providing demonstrably high standards of care in aclean and safe environment.
To provide strong clinical leadership skills, with the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team,work across boundaries, influence and lead others in practice to deliver clinical outcomes The postholder will be 'visible' and recognisable to patients, relatives and staff and act as a 'champion' for qualityand equality of standards and patient care within the Trust.
To be responsible for the implementation, monitoring, training and audit of all quality standards, in particular infection prevention and control measures within areas of responsibility.
To support service improvements ensuring patient safety and quality of care within these processes.
Has overall accountability within their areas of responsibility for the monitoring, review, improvementand provision of evidence and assurance relating to patient care.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
o Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
o Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
o National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for full details.
Agree service requirements with relevant service/nursing leads, Ward Managers, Sister/Charge Nurses.
Plan service requirements as identified, in consultation with relevant stakeholders.
Maintain a healthy, safe and productive working environment in line with legal, organisational and professional requirements.
Monitor the quality of nursing/midwifery services through Quality Care Indicators (QCI) and localmetrics.
Provide nursing/midwifery knowledge and skills to undertake the operational management andstrategic development of the service.
Escalation of any professional nursing concerns to the Associate Director of Nursing and theClinical Director/Manager as appropriate.Contribute to performance management of the service ensuring delivery of key targets byassisting in collecting and collating evidence necessary to demonstrate compliance with CQCessential standard and escalate to the relevant manager.
Maintain a high profile in the clinical areas being accessible to staff, patients and their familiesproviding support and advice and addressing any problems
Lead, facilitate and chair meetings across the CBU/service or Trust, providing clinical expertise,professional leadership and management for designated project.
Participate and lead in CBU/service and nurse management issue
Participate in the Senior Managers extended rota, (may include Out of Hours on call rota as firston call).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for full details.
Agree service requirements with relevant service/nursing leads, Ward Managers, Sister/Charge Nurses.
Plan service requirements as identified, in consultation with relevant stakeholders.
Maintain a healthy, safe and productive working environment in line with legal, organisational and professional requirements.
Monitor the quality of nursing/midwifery services through Quality Care Indicators (QCI) and localmetrics.
Provide nursing/midwifery knowledge and skills to undertake the operational management andstrategic development of the service.
Escalation of any professional nursing concerns to the Associate Director of Nursing and theClinical Director/Manager as appropriate.Contribute to performance management of the service ensuring delivery of key targets byassisting in collecting and collating evidence necessary to demonstrate compliance with CQCessential standard and escalate to the relevant manager.
Maintain a high profile in the clinical areas being accessible to staff, patients and their familiesproviding support and advice and addressing any problems
Lead, facilitate and chair meetings across the CBU/service or Trust, providing clinical expertise,professional leadership and management for designated project.
Participate and lead in CBU/service and nurse management issue
Participate in the Senior Managers extended rota, (may include Out of Hours on call rota as firston call).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Level 1)Qualifications
- Mentorship in Clinical Practice equivalent Level 6
- Recognised leadership qualification (minimum ILM Level 5 or equivalent) or working towards or equivalent experience
- Evidence of commitment to continuous learning and application in practice
- 1st Degree or equivalent level of knowledge and experience gained in a relevant environment
Desirable
- Master's degree in nursing / working towards
Knowledge
Essential
- Substantial management/leadership experience
- Experience of working within the Specialty
- Experience of working/ liaising with agencies across the health econom
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of Health Policy and Professional Nursing Agenda
- Have experience in service improvements
- Have experience in improving patient safety and quality of care
Desirable
- Experience in undertaking research
Skills
Essential
- Able to deal with difficult issues sensitively and diplomatically
- Able to deal effectively with challenging situations and challenging people
- Information Technology literate
- Clinical leader experience
- Highly motivated
- Good communicator and negotiator
- Flexible
- Able to gain trust and confidence of others
- Strategic thinker
- Demonstrates key behaviours expected of senior clinical manager
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate evidence of project management
Physical Effort
Essential
- Occasional requirement to exert moderate physical effort for short periods during a given time when moving and transferring patients using hoists and other lifting aids.
- Required to move patients on trolleys and in wheelchairs
Mental Effort
Essential
- Required to concentrate when carrying out care
- Work is generally predictable but occasional requirement to deal with unpredictable emergency situationsXA/I
Emotional Effort
Essential
- Working closely with patients and their carers
- Supporting patients who have been given bad news
- 3Supporting staff and patients with complaintsXA/I
Working Conditions
Essential
- Working across ward and departments where patient care is delivered. Potential exposure to blood or body fluids
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Level 1)Qualifications
- Mentorship in Clinical Practice equivalent Level 6
- Recognised leadership qualification (minimum ILM Level 5 or equivalent) or working towards or equivalent experience
- Evidence of commitment to continuous learning and application in practice
- 1st Degree or equivalent level of knowledge and experience gained in a relevant environment
Desirable
- Master's degree in nursing / working towards
Knowledge
Essential
- Substantial management/leadership experience
- Experience of working within the Specialty
- Experience of working/ liaising with agencies across the health econom
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of Health Policy and Professional Nursing Agenda
- Have experience in service improvements
- Have experience in improving patient safety and quality of care
Desirable
- Experience in undertaking research
Skills
Essential
- Able to deal with difficult issues sensitively and diplomatically
- Able to deal effectively with challenging situations and challenging people
- Information Technology literate
- Clinical leader experience
- Highly motivated
- Good communicator and negotiator
- Flexible
- Able to gain trust and confidence of others
- Strategic thinker
- Demonstrates key behaviours expected of senior clinical manager
Desirable
- Able to demonstrate evidence of project management
Physical Effort
Essential
- Occasional requirement to exert moderate physical effort for short periods during a given time when moving and transferring patients using hoists and other lifting aids.
- Required to move patients on trolleys and in wheelchairs
Mental Effort
Essential
- Required to concentrate when carrying out care
- Work is generally predictable but occasional requirement to deal with unpredictable emergency situationsXA/I
Emotional Effort
Essential
- Working closely with patients and their carers
- Supporting patients who have been given bad news
- 3Supporting staff and patients with complaintsXA/I
Working Conditions
Essential
- Working across ward and departments where patient care is delivered. Potential exposure to blood or body fluids
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).
