Job summary
Come and join our dynamic senior leadership team (SLT), as Matron for Learning Disabilities and Autism Secure Services. You be responsible for clinical/ operational leadership and management across 4 secure wards, directly managing ward managers/clinical leads and be an active member of their multidisciplinary teams. You must have a minimum of 3 years at Band 7 ward manager level and experience in an LD&A setting.
Can you demonstrate optimism, a positive attitude and our shared passionto transform LD&A services?You need to be resilient, able to identify and harness opportunities and work closely with the SLT, to drive outcome focused goals that deliver sustainable transformation, aligned to the Trust, Nursing, Workforce and Quality/Safety strategies.
Visible nursing leadership is critical, offering specialist advice for inpatient secure services and driving service improvement. Knowledge and experience of QI mythologies are advantageous. You will contribute to workforce reviews, ensuring teams have skills/knowledge to deliver evidence-based interventions, that support coproduced and exceptional quality patient centred services.
This role offers the opportunity to engage in collaborative approaches across the trust, liaising with nursing lead peers from across the organisation and to be part of the wider Reach Out provider collaborative.
At CWPT, forward thinking, patient-centred care is at the heart of everything we do and we want YOU to be a part of that too.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for:
Providing clinical and operational leadership, overall planning, management and delivery of service transformation in secure services.
Work in conjunction with the General Manager,Associate Director of Operationsand Associate Director of Nursing, to provide professional leadership and efficient, effective, high qualityservices for service users and staff.
Work alongside of Pathway Managers/Matrons who contribute to the wider LD&A Directorate management team, providing cross cover, deputising for the General Manager and participating in the on-call rota.
Delivery against the five key CQC Tests of Safe, Caring, Responsive, Effective and Well-led.
Delivering services within allocated resources/budgets and agreed national and local quality standards, key performance
Workforce reviews, ensuring appropriate numbers, the right level of knowledge, skill and expertise.
Effective communication, ensuring robust systems exist, enabling staff to feel informed, engaged and able to influence Trust priorities.
Presenting and communicating complex information to a wide range of audiences with different levels of understanding of subject area.
Leading investigations of complaints/untoward incidents, implementing lessons learnt are in a timely and effective manner.
Line management responsibility and accountability for designated services and the staff within them.
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for:
Providing clinical and operational leadership, overall planning, management and delivery of service transformation in secure services.
Work in conjunction with the General Manager,Associate Director of Operationsand Associate Director of Nursing, to provide professional leadership and efficient, effective, high qualityservices for service users and staff.
Work alongside of Pathway Managers/Matrons who contribute to the wider LD&A Directorate management team, providing cross cover, deputising for the General Manager and participating in the on-call rota.
Delivery against the five key CQC Tests of Safe, Caring, Responsive, Effective and Well-led.
Delivering services within allocated resources/budgets and agreed national and local quality standards, key performance
Workforce reviews, ensuring appropriate numbers, the right level of knowledge, skill and expertise.
Effective communication, ensuring robust systems exist, enabling staff to feel informed, engaged and able to influence Trust priorities.
Presenting and communicating complex information to a wide range of audiences with different levels of understanding of subject area.
Leading investigations of complaints/untoward incidents, implementing lessons learnt are in a timely and effective manner.
Line management responsibility and accountability for designated services and the staff within them.
Your role will be critical to the delivery of secure services within the LD&A Directorate but you are part of a bigger team, working alongside of the Matron for our Children Young Person's and assessment ward on site and in liaison with our leads for Respite and Community services. We are forward thinking Directorate, on an ambitious transformation journey and value every team members contribution to this.
We embrace new ways of working and alternative roles, striving to offer all staff an opportunity to develop their career, through in-house/external courses and a rotation plan, where they gain valuable experience in medium and low secure services and across our Respite and Community services.
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for:
Providing clinical and operational leadership, overall planning, management and delivery of service transformation in secure services.
Work in conjunction with the General Manager,Associate Director of Operationsand Associate Director of Nursing, to provide professional leadership and efficient, effective, high qualityservices for service users and staff.
Work alongside of Pathway Managers/Matrons who contribute to the wider LD&A Directorate management team, providing cross cover, deputising for the General Manager and participating in the on-call rota.
Delivery against the five key CQC Tests of Safe, Caring, Responsive, Effective and Well-led.
Delivering services within allocated resources/budgets and agreed national and local quality standards, key performance
Workforce reviews, ensuring appropriate numbers, the right level of knowledge, skill and expertise.
Effective communication, ensuring robust systems exist, enabling staff to feel informed, engaged and able to influence Trust priorities.
Presenting and communicating complex information to a wide range of audiences with different levels of understanding of subject area.
Leading investigations of complaints/untoward incidents, implementing lessons learnt are in a timely and effective manner.
Line management responsibility and accountability for designated services and the staff within them.
Your role will be critical to the delivery of secure services within the LD&A Directorate but you are part of a bigger team, working alongside of the Matron for our Children Young Person's and assessment ward on site and in liaison with our leads for Respite and Community services. We are forward thinking Directorate, on an ambitious transformation journey and value every team members contribution to this.
We embrace new ways of working and alternative roles, striving to offer all staff an opportunity to develop their career, through in-house/external courses and a rotation plan, where they gain valuable experience in medium and low secure services and across our Respite and Community services.
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional nursing qualifications, RLDN
- Professional clinical qualification etc. Nursing
- Evidence of continuous post registration training
- Evidence of managing / leading inpatient services
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of NHS national and local drivers
- Leadership and supervisory management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to lead, motivate and develop teams/ services
- Understanding and knowledge of Clinical Governance and Clinical Supervision
Experience
Essential
- Significant operational management experience, minimum 3 years, at Band 7 or above within NHS acute services
- Experience of implementing new and innovative ways of working / Quality Improvement methodology
- Experience of managing, supervising and leading a team
- Experience of working with different professional disciplines
Other
Essential
- Participate on the on-call rota
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional nursing qualifications, RLDN
- Professional clinical qualification etc. Nursing
- Evidence of continuous post registration training
- Evidence of managing / leading inpatient services
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of NHS national and local drivers
- Leadership and supervisory management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to lead, motivate and develop teams/ services
- Understanding and knowledge of Clinical Governance and Clinical Supervision
Experience
Essential
- Significant operational management experience, minimum 3 years, at Band 7 or above within NHS acute services
- Experience of implementing new and innovative ways of working / Quality Improvement methodology
- Experience of managing, supervising and leading a team
- Experience of working with different professional disciplines
Other
Essential
- Participate on the on-call rota
- Ability to meet the travel requirements of the post
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
