Band 8a Matron - Day Surgery & Admissions

The closing date is 22nd Mar 2023

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Division 1 for the role of Matron for Day Surgery and Admissions. The post holder will provide operational leadership and management to the following services:

*Heartlands Treatment Centre -- Admissions & Recovery Floor

*Discharge Lounge -- Heartlands Hospital

*Solihull Elective Admissions Unit

The post holder will work as part of a specialty triumvirate to oversee all operational elements of these services including quality, governance, finance, workforce and patient experience. The successful candidate will be highly driven, committed and thrive working under pressure. Candidates will possess significant experience in nursing management and leadership and must be able to demonstrate their ability to be dynamic, influential and collaborative. The post holder will be expected to cross-cover other short stay services across all our UHB sites and work collaboratively with other specialties and divisions to support surgical priorities.

The successful candidate will join a friendly team of established Matrons and Senior Nurses and be supported to develop their career in senior nursing leadership. As a division, we are committed to reviewing best practice and creating new ways of working, and you will receive the appropriate mentorship, coaching and empowerment to deliver your goals and ideas.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

*Lead with credibility and authority and be revered for high standards of patient care.

*Be a strong advocate for excellent patient care ensuring this is fundamental to all clinical decision making.

*Be accountable for budget and financial targets within the area of responsibility and support / lead on the delivery of quality and efficiency initiatives.

*Positively seek improvements to practice and constructively challenge poor practice or behaviour.

*Champion the sharing of good practice and innovation across Divisions/ Services.

*Provide assurance that investigations into patient care / complaints lead to systematic changes when required, and that any changes in practice are actively monitored and sustained.

*Ensure own practice and that of others upholds the NMC/ HCPC Codes of professional conduct

Please contact Tom Farmah (Deputy Director of Nursing) for informal discussions

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant professional registration with

NMC

Evidence of post registration professional

knowledge acquired through Diploma /

Degree or above supplemented by

specialist training or equivalent

experience to masters level equivalent

Evidence of recent post-graduate /

qualification professional development

Experience

Essential

A proven track record of operational

service management at a Band 7(or

equivalent) or above, in an acute NHS

provider healthcare setting manging a

ward / service/ department. Including

staff, financial/budgetary and change

management.

Experienced operational service manager

familiar with managing / delivering patient

services within acute patient services (

scheduled and unscheduled care

provider)

Proven ability to analyse complex

problems; develop and implement

practical/cost effective sustainable

solutions to address them. Incorporating

the Trust values.

Is able to articulate a clear understanding

of current issues in clinical practice

related to the role/ speciality applied for

and is able to apply National and Trust

Policy to practice

Ability to think and plan strategically and

tactically; whilst prioritising workloads in

complex challenging and competitive

environment.

Demonstrate a strong sense of personal

and collective accountability; with a

precise understanding of boundaries

around delegated authority.

The ability to collaborate constructively,

with internal and external stakeholders.

Creating an environment and culture for

successful Partnership Working.

Experience of planning and implementing

service developments

Ability to understand how innovation and

research, can impact on (1) patient care

and experience (2) workforce recruitment

and retention (3) Trust finances and

reputation.

Experience of planning and implementing

service developments

Experienced in the investigation and

production of reports / action plans for

clinical and human resource related

incidents / professional issues.

A good understanding of the NHS

changing environment e.g., current

concerns, initiatives and can relate this to

the role applied for

Working knowledge of CQC Standards

(E)

Can demonstrate an understanding of: -

* Safeguarding

* Equality and Diversity

* Data Protection Act

* Workforce planning (

* Business planning

* Ergonomics (Human Factor)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

For help with your application, contact: 

Tom Farmah 

tom.farmah@uhb.nhs.uk 

07828706906 

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change 

Band

Band 8a 

Salary

£48526.00  to £54619.00 Yearly 

Contract

Permanent 

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working 

Reference number

304-1071368PM 

Job locations

Trustwide 
Mindelsohn Way 
Birmingham 
West Midlands 
B15 2TH 

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