Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine
- Grade
- AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term/ Secondment opportunities)
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week)
- Job ref
- 432-HR717-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester Hospital
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 30/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 16/08/2024
Employer heading
Matron - Medicine (developmental role)
AfC: Band 7
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
Do you want to make a difference and become part of our compassionate, dedicated & patient centred team? We have an opportunity for someone who would like to develop into a Matron role and join our Medicine & Emergency Care division playing a key role in maintaining the quality care we deliver to our patients.
We are looking for an experienced nurse who has a proven track record of leading a team, being responsive to the needs of patients and who is passionate about the Health and well-being of our staff. You will lead by example, motivate and empower your team to deliver great care to our patients, families and staff, ensuring they have a positive experience.
In return we will be committed to supporting you to develop and enhance your leadership skills, to feel confident in your role, ensuring the delivery of the ESNEFT ambitions and you will lead the delivery of the quality priorities within the Division. You will have the opportunity in representing the Division in Trust wide forums and be involved in projects, service development and redesign of services.
This post is a 12 month programme at Band 7 with a view of becoming a permanent Band 8a Matron subject to successful completion of competencies specified by your line manager. KPIs are reviewed between 3/6/9 months.
For further information, please contact the Associate Director of Nursing Natasha Tuck via email on [email protected]
Main duties of the job
- Be responsible for the continuous improvement of clinical productivity, patient safety and experience for all patients and carers
- Be accountable for the delivery and monitoring of robust infection control measures through relentless vigilance by ensuring delivery of all aspects of the Infection Control Strategy
- Manage the nursing and clinical service, ensuring the delivery of high quality and timely care
- Line manage the senior nursing staff & support them to develop and lead their own teams, having oversight of the resource management including budget responsibility.
- Part of the leadership team within Medicine, this role will be patient facing and fundamental in developing the focus of the patient safety, enhancing patient pathways, patient experience and the quality agenda.
Working for our organisation
One of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of over 11,000 amazing colleagues providing care to 800,000 residents.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health & Wellbeing programme offer a range of services including mental health support. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Find out about living and working with us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters Degree in relation to health management Or equivalent experience
- Professional nursing qualification
- Evidence of academic pathway equivalent to Degree in Nursing or Health Related study
Desirable criteria
- Management Leadership Qualification, which has been tested in a management post
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience at senior nurse level with recent experience as Band 7
- Experience of effective budgetary management
- Significant experience of effective staff management
- Experience of ability to manage and lead nursing team
- Experience of service redesign and development
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of effective working relationships both inside and outside the organisation
- Experience of leading strategic/cross Trust changes
- Experience in preparing business cases
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Heightened awareness of national nursing and midwifery initiatives
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to liaise & negotiate
- The ability to work co-operatively with senior staff within the Trust & to develop effective working relationships across the Divisions
- Strong quality focus with an innovative approach & the ability to solve complex problems
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natasha Tuck
- Job title
- Associate Director of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
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