Band 8a Matron - Early Intervention

Job summary

As our Matron for Early Intervention you will be at the forefront of the transformation of our community services as we develop our Urgent Community Response and Virtual Ward services, working in a forward thinking, supportive Divisional team. You will also be responsible for the non-acute beds in the Norman Power and Homeward Centres

You will work closely with partner organisations across health and social care and will play a key role in ensuring that the citizens of the city are able to access their care and support through a truly integrated, seamless service across acute and community care.

You will need to have extensive experience in leading and managing multi-professional teams, a knowledge of community services and be able to form effective partner relationships within and outside of the Trust. An innovative approach is essential; constantly seeking better ways of working to improve outcomes for patients, drive quality and meet performance requirements. You will have a highly visible presence and ensure that the needs of the patients are placed on the centre of care delivery. In conjunction with the senior nursing team you will ensure that staff will feel supported and thrive within the clinical areas, providing evidenced based quality care to every patient.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

You will play a key role in ensuring the standardisation of services across all relevant services to the best possible level, so that all of our patients experience equally high quality care.

You will support the planning, development and delivery of a variety of services to ensure that there is a common understanding of capacity and demand with clear operational plans to deliver the best in care in the most appropriate settings. You will supporting the planning and managing services to ensure the best possible use of resources. You will be responsible for supporting the development of a sustainable safe workforce that is fit for the future within their area of responsibility.

A key part of this role will require you to work with system partners putting in place clinical pathways that care for patients in the most appropriate settings, and reducing inappropriate or avoidable demand for acute services.

You will be responsible for ensuring services are delivered in a culture where patient safety, high clinical quality, service improvement and financial accountability are paramount.

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 more information in regards to this vacancy, please see the attached job description * 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Adult NMC Registered Practitioner

*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/community 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.

*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.

*Experienced in the investigation and production of reports / action plans for clinical and human resource related incidents / professional issues.

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: 

Ursula Hare 

07966457329