Matron in Ashford

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We are currently seeking a Matron - RGN, for our Active Neuro service - Hothfield Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre in Kent. Active Neuro service Hothfield Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre provides award-winning rehabilitation services for adults with neurological conditions resulting from injury, illness or disease. We have enhanced our environment and introduced innovative technology, creating spaces that support rehabilitation and recovery. Set in Kent within the 12 acre grounds of a manor house, Hothfield Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre specialises in intensive rehabilitation for people in the early stages of recovery from a brain injury right through to residential care.

What you'll be working:

• 37.5 Hours (this will include rota'd on call)
• Monday - Friday

What you'll be doing:

• Through strong clinical leadership, the Matron will promote excellence in nursing care, maintaining and improving clinical standards.
• The post holder will ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity, and respect, valuing the diversity of the local community and beyond.
• They will advocate for best practices in infection prevention by ensuring a clean and safe environment.
• The Matron’s key responsibility is to ensure that patient care is clinically effective, safe, and delivered to the highest standard.
• Manage the delivery of all nursing aspects of the agreed outputs for their area of responsibility, as set out in their performance contract.
• Ensure patients are cared for in a clean and safe environment, taking remedial action if standards are not maintained.
• Champion the infection prevention and control agenda, challenging poor practice.
• Manage and respond to complaints and adverse incidents.
• Participate in root cause analysis and develop action plans, ensuring these lead to changes in practice.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with patients, relatives, and staff to resolve potentially complex situations, conflicts, and issues.
• Lead the implementation of patient safety strategies.
• Share best practices and drive improvements in patient care.
• In conjunction with the Hospital Director, monitor and maintain excellent clinical standards within the clinical team.
• Collaborate with clinical teams daily.
• Monitor and action decisions in relation to clinical areas, ensuring an appropriate nursing skill mix in relation to activity and acuity.
• Manage and report any risk issues to the Hospital Director.
• Ensure nurse rostering meets service demands, is cost-effective, and adheres to site guidelines.
• Review and agree on bank and agency requirements and usage, controlling bank and agency spend.
• Manage staff absence and report trends in sickness absence to the Hospital Director.
• Work closely with appropriate Clinical and Service Managers to ensure all local, corporate, and national initiatives and targets are met.
• Creating a nurturing environment for patients, relatives, visitors, and staff through monitoring, measuring, actioning, and evaluating.
• Always advocating for patients.
• Driving privacy, dignity, and patient safety.
• Ensuring colleagues are aware of the mechanisms for speaking up in ACG and acting where required.

What you'll have:

• RN1: Registered Adult Nurse, Level 1, part of the NMC register.
• A legal right to work in the U.K.
• Proven track record of operational service management at a senior level in an acute hospital environment, including staff management, financial management, and change management.
• Evidence of equivalent knowledge and experience to master’s level 7.
• A master’s level 7 qualification in nursing or a postgraduate qualification is desirable but not essential.
• Significant clinical experience in tracheostomy, respiratory care, and neurorehabilitation.
• Experience in palliative care.
• Demonstrable success in leading and delivering change and performance through clinical teams by engaging them in strategic direction and delivery plans.
• Establishing clear work priorities.
• Delegating effectively.
• Ensuring capability to deliver.
• Proven ability to analyse complex problems and develop practical, workable solutions.
• Well-developed leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to enthuse, motivate, and involve individuals and teams, aligning them with the Trust’s and your performance expectations.
• Commitment to improving patient services through a sustained focus on achieving demanding goals.
• Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty, and integrity in undertaking the role.

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident employer.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays.
• Birthday off.
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e-learning and face-to-face training and development opportunities.
• Reward App giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop.
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice.
• A Nest Personal Pension account.
• Paid NMC Renewal.
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians.
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme.
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits.
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 for Nurses, Therapists & Doctors, £500 all other roles, by recommending someone you know.
• Support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group.