Band 8a Matron - Diabetes

Job summary

The Matron will provide clinical and professional leadership to assigned clinical wards and departments and specialist nursing/midwifery teams ensuring that action is taken at all levels to empower nurses/midwives to provide high standards of care in a safe environment. They will uphold the reputation of the profession and adhere to the NMC/ HCPC codes of conduct, making the care of all people their first concern. The term "nursing" shall refer to Registered Nurses and Midwives / AHP's / ODP's and unregistered health care support workers who are managed through nursing and midwifery structures within the Division.

The post holder will be highly visible, accessible and recognisable to patients, relatives and staff and act as a champion for privacy and dignity, professional standards and patient advocacy. They will act as a role model, demonstrate respect, dignity and compassion when delivering their professional duties, and uphold the principles of equality and diversity.

Under the direction of Deputy Director of Nursing, Divisional Director of Operations and Deputy Medical Director , the post holder alongside the General Manager and Clinical Service Leads provide a triumvirate of leadership to assigned services within a Trust Division.

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.

*Actively contribute to and influence Corporate / Divisional agendas.

*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

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;
• Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. We do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at https://birminghamandsolihullcovidvaccine.nhs.uk where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Job description

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Adult / Child / Midwife NMC Registered Practitioner ( HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner dependent upon post )

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

Evidence of accredited management / leadership training or evidence of practical application of expertise at this level

Teaching and assessing qualification

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: 

Emma Hartill 

07815563354