Job summary University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job An opportunity has arisen within the Medicine Care Group to join the team as Lead Matron, this is a permanent position.
As part of the management team within Medicine, your role will be fundamental in developing the focus of the patient experience and the quality agenda.
This role will be pivotal in the planning, implementation and delivery of specialist pathway services.The medicine care group incorporates Medicine for Older People, Respiratory, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Infectious Diseases and General Medicine.
You will be working with the Divisional Head of Nursing, Care Group Manager, Care Group Clinical Lead and Matron colleagues as well as an extensive multi-disciplinary team.
About us As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London.
The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep.
The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work.
Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what's possible for the role and service.
Job description Job responsibilities WHAT YOULL DO: In this role you will lead on development of nursing, advanced clinical practice and allied health professional leadership roles to transform services to meet rising demand.
You will support strategic planning led by the care group manager to focus on the future development of the Medicine services, improving care and integration with the community and local providers.
This post will lead on quality, safety and culture change within the care group to improve patient safety across the different specialist and service delivery areas of the care group.
WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR: Your role will be to drive consistently excellent clinical quality standards by providing inspirational and visible clinical leadership to the clinical team and supporting them in assuring the delivery of a contemporary, high quality, progressive, effective and evidence-based nursing service.
You will be a key member of the care group management team working to innovate and change care pathways and develop and deliver on other workforce, financial performance and capital strategies for the benefit of patients and the trust.
You will require a high level of organisational skill and have a resourceful and professional approach to work.
You should be able to demonstrate excellent inter-personal and communication skills and have the ability to forge and maintain relationships with a variety of clinical and non-clinical will be able to demonstrate outstanding, inspirational leadership skills, with evidence of change management including culture and clinical service transformation resulting in enhanced patient safety and care.
Person Specification Trust Values Essential Patient First Always Improving Working Together Previous or relevant experience necessary Essential Extensive experience in acute healthcare in clinical leadership/management position Evidence of advanced leadership qualities Formal and informal teaching experience Staff and resource management experience Experience of introducing change to clinical environment Report writing skills and experience Budget management experience Desirable Understanding of specialist area Extensive knowledge of National and Local NHS and N&M agenda Aptitudes and skills required Essential Articulate with highly developed communication skills with the ability to network and build relationships at all levels, including interpersonal skills, liaison and negotiation skills IT skills and ability to develop these skills further Ability to prioritise work and adapt to changing deadlines Able to develop and implement policy, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion Evidence of continuing professional development Qualifications / training required Essential 1st Level registered nurse/ODP on relevant part of the NMC/HPC Register First degree or equivalent Masters or equivalent education Specialist qualification Leadership training Management training