Job summary
Employer heading
Emergency Department Matron
NHS AfC: Band 8a
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
An excellent opportunity has become available at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation trust to join our Team as a Band 8a Matron in our Emergency Department in our Acute, Emergency and Pharmacy Care Group (AEMP)
We seek a highly skilled leader with a background in Emergency Care and Clinical Leadership. The candidate should be a positive and visible role model who can influence best practices in the Emergency Department.
The ability to lead a team through challenging situations will be an asset while ensuring safe, high-quality, cost-effective care, supporting compliance with emergency care standards, and maintaining patient flow at the divisional and Trust levels.
Interviews will be a 2 stage interview process with a stakeholder panel to be held on Thursday 20th February followed by a formal interview on Monday 24th February.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Nurse Director and the wider care group in the day to day delivery of clinical business in the Emergency Department with a primary focus of the delivery of high standards of patient care and services with the care group.
The successful candidate should also demonstrate experience of leading and developing the nursing workforce, measuring and improving standards of care and the patient experience, in accordance with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, controls and resources.
Working for our organisation
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest and most successful healthcare employers in the UK. We offer fantastic opportunities for career progression, training and development, ensuring that roles are both challenging and rewarding.
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Recognised management / leadership qualification
- 1st degree or equivalent
- To have completed the national PEAP programme for practice supervisors or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
Desirable criteria
- Masters Degree or working towards
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of managing staff and HR issues
- Extensive experience as a senior nurse, including experience managing wards/departments.
- Experience Emergency or Acute Medicine nursing
Desirable criteria
- Experience at middle management level
- Experience of managing multi-disciplinary workforce
Special Skills/Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as a clinical nurse
- Budget monitoring
- Management of service developments
Desirable criteria
- Multidisciplinary rostering
- IT skills including Datix
Other Factors
Essential criteria
- Ability to contribute effectively to the Acute Medicine strategic vision
- Evidence of effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage change
- Evidence of relevant professional development
- Ability to participate in the Duty Matron rota out of hours as required
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
- Jaime Squire-Dean
- Job title
- Nurse Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2715973
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