Modern Matronnhs Afc: Band 8A

Main duties of the job The Matron's key responsibility is to ensure that the patient experience is of the highest quality inspiring patient and public confidence.
This will be achieved through high visibility, accessibility and surveillance.
The Matron will: · Provide strong leadership and line management to ward managers and team leaders within the multidisciplinary team (MDT) · Be a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in clinical areas · Work within the Modern Matrons Charter to ensure good standards of infection control, privacy and dignity, cleanliness and health and safety · Be responsible for the professional management of the clinical environment, allocating and providing sufficient resources and opportunities to deliver person centered nursing care, involving service users and carers· Manage the professional aspects of recruitment and deployment of people within a designated area of work· Supervise and teach registered and non-registered staff including students.
· Be responsible for the identification of learning development needs; to plan how these will be met and evaluate the effectiveness for learners and impact on care.
· Will drive the privacy and dignity agenda and be responsible for the local delivery of the nursing strategy.