Job summary
- Main area
- Dementia Matron
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 362-A-24-7075321
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Matron for Dementia Care
Band 8a
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Integrated Safeguarding Team support the provision of high quality, safe and effective patient care and continuous improvement of the patient experience by providing effective, professional nurse leadership across the Trust as the Matron for Dementia Care.
The post holder will promote evidence-based dementia care across the organisation thereby improving patient, carer, and staff experience.
The post holder will play a key role in the implementation of key initiatives related to dementia care, with focus for the development and sustaining of a culture of continued learning and improvement amongst all staff groups, but with particular focus upon nursing, and being visible across wards and departments and championing dementia care.
The post holder will take a lead role for instigating, facilitating, implementing, and monitoring change management initiatives as directed from the Head of Safeguarding.
The post holder will lead on key work streams, in partnership with other health and care professionals, patients and their families to support the development of a dementia friendly environment, the drive to improve staff knowledge and skills, and the delivery of key quality and performance indicators in support of the Trust dementia agenda.
They will provide strong professional leadership, enabling and empowering Trust staff to develop practice in the development of high quality patient centred services.
Main duties of the job
To lead and facilitate the delivery of the work streams as part of the Trust’s Dementia Strategy.
Work collaboratively with partners agencies to support the Trusts Dementia agenda
To provide a specialist resource of advice and expertise to patients, their families, carers, and staff as appropriate.
Take the lead on projects / initiatives to improve and enhance the patient / carer experience as identified through captured intelligence, ensuring that change management principles are recognised and implemented.
To develop relationships with others across both professional and primary care boundaries, e.g., local / national agencies, social care, key stakeholders, and partners.
To work closely with Trust Safeguarding teams and MDT’s to consider when appropriate and implement Mental Capacity Assessments and Best Interest Decision Making when specific decisions need to be made with regard to a patient’s clinical care.
Provide reports for forums, committees and Trust Board as and when required.
Represent the Trust at meetings across the health and social care economy where dementia is a key agenda item
To inform decisions and make judgments on recommendations relating to future actions by translation of national and regional policy initiatives into working practices
Manage own workload with the ability to work to deadlines, prioritising and initiating own workload.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered practitioner
- Current NMC registration RN or RMN with demonstrable experience within a dementia care environment
- Masters Level study or equivalent transferable experience
- Mentorship course or equivalent qualification
- Evidence of recent continuing personal learning/professional development
Desirable criteria
- Masters Level study in area of dementia and /or frailty
- Management or leadership qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of current NHS policies/processes and structures relating to Dementia and Frailty
- Knowledge of Dementia agendas both NHS and voluntary led sector
- Good knowledge of functional mental health issues and psychology of ageing and frailty
- Good understanding of dementia, and BPSD and therapeutic interventions
- Good understanding of Safeguarding/MCA/DOLS
Experience
Essential criteria
- Development of care pathways, standards and service models
- Expert knowledge of MCA and DOLs application
- Experience of working across statutory bodies and organisations
- Experience in dealing with highly emotive and confidential information and advising on management of complex cases
- Experience of working with Training and Development, delivering training and monitoring effectiveness
- Ability to influence, negotiate and provide challenge to internal and external partners in a constructive and appropriate manner where required
Desirable criteria
- Experience in undertaking research and audit
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to impart highly complex and sensitive information to others with different levels of understanding
- Ability to write reports for organisational assurance and escalate concerns effectively
- Demonstrates excellent oral and written communication skills including presentations and publications
- Able to communicate effectively with people who use Trust services, carers, families and members of the public
- Well developed skills in audit evaluation of service provision and outcomes for people who use Trust services
- Ability to write, revise and implement policies, procedures, standards and guidelines
- Experience of leading service planning, development and strategy
- Proven leadership skills and senior management experience
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Occupational Health clearance
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trusts equal opportunities and equality and diversity policies
- Moderate level of physical effort. Post will require walking across large hospital sites, attending on site meetings at a variety of locations and driving to multi-agency meetings off site
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mags Deakin
- Job title
- Head of Safeguarding
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 4195124
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