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Job summary

Main area
Nursing
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
162-6788-SW
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queen's Hospital
Town
Romford
Salary
£59,490 - £66,239 per annum inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/02/2025 23:59
Interview date
28/02/2025

Employer heading

NHS

8A Deputy Matron Stroke Services

Band 8a

 

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Job overview

We are offering an exciting opportunity for you to be the Neurosciences Deputy Matron and supporting the Neuroscience vision and nursing strategy.  We require a self-motivated individual with a background in the relevant area of Neurosurgery, Neurology and/or Stroke who has a significant experience at Band 7/ 8A level or equivalent.
 
You will be responsible and supporting the day to day challenges of the neuroscience operational demand and service provision as a tertiary centre and to ensure the smooth day to to day running of all the inpatient and outpatients services.  You will support and lead on the line management duties and ensure that the quality and safety key performance indicators are adhered to to ensure and maximise patient safety. You will be supported by the specialty Matrons and Head of Nursing  to assist you in your personal growth and development alongside department/service improvement plans.
 
You should have some experience in governance, rota management and budget management. Some duties include: a real commitment to the principles of devolution of decision making to clinical teams, work closely with clinical leads and service managers, provide visible and accessible leadership to all given area of responsibility and ensure that the professional aspects of nursing care adhered to and provide senior nursing support as required.

 

Main duties of the job

The role of Deputy Matron will be an integral member of the Division and provide visible leadership deputising for the Matron as required, with delegated responsibilities for Acute Stroke services, outpatient stroke clinics and follow up and medical inpatients with the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit, Acute Stroke Unit and Stroke Rehabilitation unit.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year. 

The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities


For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.  Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact  Sarah Wood, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4188. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

 

 

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse
  • Educated to Degree level/willingness to undertake. Recognised teaching/mentorship course
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership Qualification

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience in Stroke, Neuroscience or equivalent
  • Experience in audit, data collection and analysis

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jaclyn Bogle
Job title
Stroke Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708435000
Additional information

Ext 6313

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