Clinical Matron - Elderly Care
Job summary
The Clinical Matron has 24-hour accountability for quality, staff, finance and performance of their area. The Clinical Matron will be responsible for ensuring patients receive high quality, evidenced based compassionate care. The Clinical Matron will be responsible for Wykeham ward which cares for patients awaiting onward care following their discharge.
This can include packages of care, D2A beds, nursing home placements and other community care services. The Clinical Matron will ensure that staff in both areas are supported and developed to deliver high quality care in accordance with the Trust values. The Clinical Matron will engage with monthly reviews and be a driving force for maintaining key performance indicators within their areas.
The matron will develop a strong link with the integrated discharge team and regularly review onward pathways to ensure that discharges happen in a timely and safe manner.
The Clinical Matron will have enhanced clinical skills and provide clinical expertise both within their own clinical environment and across the organisation as necessary to support the Organisational Strategy in theachievement of professional, operational and clinical governance objectives. This will involve being responsible for the development and implementation of service improvement and/or policies in their areaof expertise.
Main duties of the job
24-hour accountability in leadership role or quality, staff, finance and performance of the ward. Responsible for ensuring patients receive high quality, evidenced based compassionate care. Lead on the complex patient assessment, requiring high level analysis and interpretation skills and the comparison of a range of options to achieve effective treatment or discharge planning. Provide effective visible leadership that fosters a culture of professionalism, compassion, excellence and the development of effective team working
About us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive. We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, searchHHFT Climate Actionor contactclimateaction@hhft.nhs.uk .
Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person Specification
Training &
Qualifications · Essential
Degree or equivalent level of experience Up to date clinical professional registration Evidence of continuous professional practice and education clearly recorded in current professional profile.
Desirable
Demonstration of Leadership or management experience and study Educated to master's degree level or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and expertise gained through any combination of alternative study and/or work experience Advanced practice qualification Experience &
Knowledge · Essential
Ability to provide inspirational leadership in a clinical team in keeping with Trust values Be able to undertake Root Cause Analysis and investigations and provide meaningful outcomes Good evidence of staff supervision and mentorship including management of performance, conduct, sickness absence and training needs analysis Ability to work autonomously, demonstrating a high level of professional and personal credibility, inspiring confidence in others
Desirable
Experience of managing a budget and delivering on this Experience of project management Evidence of the ability to demonstrate service improvement skills and delivering on change management projects Skills & Ability
Essential
Understanding of effective clinical governance, audit, performance and quality indicators Ability to manage conflicting priorities Ability to make informed and measured decisions in all circumstances
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
