4436 - Medicines Optimisation Matron in Barnsley

This role is currently subject to Job Evaluation. This position is 30 hours per week. We are excited to invite applications from suitably experienced individuals, educated to Masters level, who will be able to lead and shape the medicines optimisation agenda at Barnsley Hospital. This post provides an exciting opportunity to work in a corporate role. The successful candidate will be a compassionate leader, with the ability to support and engage positively with our staff. You will be able to apply Quality Improvement methodology to ensure we continuously learn, to improve experience and outcomes. Whilst you will provide leadership to the medicines optimisation agenda, you will maintain professional and clinical credibility, and will be expected to be a visible nurse/midwife as part of the wider nursing team. You can expect to receive a very warm welcome and we will create a bespoke induction and development package with you in order to support your transition into this new role.

Main duties of the job:

• As the Matron for medicines optimisation provide strategic direction and professional nursing leadership, under the direction of the Deputy Chief Nurse, working closely with the Chief Pharmacist and Trust Medication Safety Officer.
• Support and direct nursing/midwifery elements of medicine optimisation in relation to all Trust medicines related policies and procedures.
• Provide specific leadership to the elements of medicines optimisation that are currently and most notably nursing led such as medicines administration, self-administration of medicines by patients and injectable medicines procedures.
• In conjunction with the Chief Pharmacist, develop effective partnership working with colleagues across all professional groups within the Trust regarding medicines management agenda.
• Establish and maintain networks with other professionals within and outside the Trust to share best practice and promote excellence, providing specialist expertise as a member of the National Medicines Management Nurses Network.
• Lead a range of key workstreams and provide expertise and guidance to others.
• Working in collaboration with pharmacy and senior nursing teams to ensure compliance with national standards, demonstrate knowledge of assurance and governance processes and manage multiple complex projects.

Person Specification – Knowledge and Awareness:

• Knowledge of current national, regional and local nursing and midwifery, professional education and health policy issues.
• Evidence of in-depth knowledge of nursing & midwifery education & training at the strategic and operational level.
• Evidence of knowledge of nursing and midwifery workforce planning.
• Knowledge of service improvement, modernisation and change management approaches and initiatives.
• Knowledge of the national clinical governance, quality and patient safety agendas.

Person Specification – Experience:

• Experience of senior professional leadership and management across a multitude of practice settings.
• Demonstrable evidence of presentation and/or teaching skills.
• Demonstrated evidence to manage a diverse and complex workload with strict and competing timescales.
• Experience of successful planning, implementation and evaluation of a variety of relevant projects.
• Experience of and participation in Improvement Methodology or similar improvement leadership activity.
• Strong and demonstrated patient focus.

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse/ Midwife (on sub part 1 of the NMC register)
• Masters degree in nursing leadership or relevant health related subject (or demonstrable experience at working at this level)

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Equality and Diversity: Barnsley Hospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants.

Sponsorship: For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please check your eligibility. Please note that band 2 roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Disability Statement: The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will only be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

Salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year pro/rata. Subject to Job Evaluation. We reserve the right to close positions early.