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Main area
Internal Medicine
Grade
Band 8A
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
430-MED1398A-A
Employer
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Internal Medicine Management (Dept)
Town
Milton Keynes
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/05/2024 23:59

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Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Medical Matron

Band 8A

Job overview

Medical Matron

Department: Medicine

Band: 8A from £50,952-£57,349

Hours: 37.5 hrs per week All MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

Are you looking for a rewarding role, enjoy variety, and would like to lead a dynamic and forward-thinking team of professionals? We are delighted to offer the opportunity for you to join our Medical Matron Team.

The role involves providing professional leadership and support to the various medical wards and departments and being part of your own Clinical Service Unit to specifically focus on standards, performance monitoring and improvements.  You will be fundamental in developing a focus on the Patient experience, Safety and Quality agenda. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic, and caring candidate who can make a difference to patients and staff, modelling outstanding care every time and able to promote a positive team working ethic.

You will have experience of and be able to provide visible, supportive and inclusive leadership to enthusiastic multi professional teams. You will have excellent communication and well-developed influencing and negotiating skills.

For further information and/or an informal discussion please contact Louise Senior – Senior Matron for Medicine [email protected]  01908 86422.

Interview Date: w/c 20th of May 2024

Main duties of the job

Providing clinical leadership to the Clinical Service Unit thorough clinical and professional support to all nursing and wider team of staff.

Ensuring high quality, safe patient care is delivered by an appropriately skilled and educated workforce, through effective leadership by setting standards and performance monitoring of those standards.

Work collaboratively with all stakeholders to ensure a high standard of quality care delivery including - safety , effectiveness and patient experience, learning from feedback and patient and public involvement strategies.

Working for our organisation

You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours.  At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

  • Free on-site parking
  • Free tea and coffee
  • Great flexible working opportunities
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Lease car scheme
  • Generous annual leave and pension scheme
  • On site nursery (chargeable)
  • Extensive staff health and well-being programme

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to  the attached Job Description.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices.  We promote an inclusive workforce and encourage applications from applicants from all backgrounds.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system.  Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS.   This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing  employment  with  the  Trust,  all  employees  (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are  subject  to  a probationary period lasting  a  period  of  six  months  with  an  option  to extend  for  a  further  six  months  to  a total of  12 months.

Person specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse / Midwife
  • Evidence of study at degree/masters level education
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Leadership qualification
  • Demonstrates senior clinical credibility

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Proven experience at ward/department manager level
  • Experience of working across organisational boundaries
  • Proven experience of visible and knowledgeable leadership
  • Budget management
  • Involvement in audit and evaluation
  • Governance experience of risk assessment and root cause analysis
  • Experience of responding to complaints both formal and informal
  • Evidence of learning from incidents and improving practice
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of successful change management within a multidisciplinary team
  • Participation in business case planning
  • Experience of harnessing patient and public involvement in standard setting

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Well-developed influencing and negotiating skills
  • Ability to set a clear vision of the service
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Able to work under pressure with competing priorities
  • Clear decision maker, able to use initiative and meet deadlines
  • Flexible and adaptable to changing needs of the service
  • Understanding of how own area of responsibility contributes to the Trust operational and quality objectives
  • Able to motivate staff and promote positive team working ethic
  • Able to teach and provide a positive learning environment
Desirable criteria
  • Coaching to empower staff/staff development/leadership skills

Personal and people development

Essential criteria
  • Positive attitude
  • Evidence of personal insight, emotional intelligence with ability to reflect and embed learning
  • Able to build and development high functioning teams
  • Able to recognise and challenge poor performance and provide appropriate support to address
  • Passion and drive for providing high standards of care delivery for patients and staff
  • High standards of personal conduct and behaviour, acting as a role model in valuing and respecting others

Communication

Essential criteria
  • Excellent negotiation skills
  • High standard of verbal and written skills
  • Ability to analyse reports and complex data sets
  • Able to work successfully within multi-disciplinary teams

Specific requirements

Essential criteria
  • Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoHSJ Best places to workCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employer

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Louise Senior
Job title
Senior Matron for Medicine
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01908 86422
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