This Clinical Matron post leads Emergency Department nursing for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust across its cross-site service. The role centres on clinical standards, visible leadership of ED staff and working with the Head of Nursing on service development. It covers a seven-day ED team and includes planning for a new department at St Helier, with both operational and strategic duties. Senior emergency nursing experience and budget management are central to fit.
What the job involves
- Provide visible, accessible clinical leadership across the area of responsibility
- Set and maintain standards of clinical excellence to improve outcomes and experience for patients, families and carers
- Deliver and maintain high-quality, holistic patient care across the department
- Give visible leadership and support to ED staff
- Work with the Head of Nursing, Associate Director of Nursing and lead clinicians to develop nursing services in line with Trust strategy
- Develop and sustain a service responsive to the needs of patients, staff, and local and national agendas
- Introduce innovative ways of working with the wider multidisciplinary team
- Manage change within the department
- Be accountable for departmental budgets
- Play a key role in the operational and strategic management of the department
Qualifications
- Teaching and assessing course or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Registration & licences
- NMC registration as a first level registered nurse
Experience
- Extensive senior experience in emergency care
- Experience of effective budget management
- Experience of leading and managing a nursing team
- Proven track record of managing change
Skills & knowledge
- Leading and directing clinical teams and managing performance against key operational standards
- Writing clear, concise reports and presenting information within agreed timescales
- Excellent communication, persuasion, negotiation and motivational skills
- Managing employee relations in line with HR policies and procedures
- Sound management knowledge, including clinical governance, risk assessment, appraisal and mitigation
- Excellent patient assessment skills and clinical expertise in nursing care
Other
- Commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace and in patient care
- Commitment to openness, honesty and integrity
What’s offered
- Support for flexible working arrangements
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The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
