Cardiovascular Sciences Matron

Job overview

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to step into a a Matron role to provide maternity leave cover. This role would be ideal for an individual who is looking to further develop both their managerial and operation skills as well as delivering the quality and safety agenda within nursing.

Main duties of the job

· To be responsible for the professional leadership of the nurses on the Cardiology, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgical wards, demonstrating a supportive and flexible leadership approach and a proactive, responsible attitude so as to promote confidence in the team and the service.

· To explore current practice, identifying areas for development, and planning the appropriate change using research and experience to evaluate the outcomes.

· To lead in innovation, change, service development within the Cardiovascular Care group.

· To be responsible for the quality of the patient’s environment in order to improve the patient’s experience. To co-ordinate practice for multiple clinical areas.

· To ensure a high standard of financially effective care delivery across defined clinical areas.

· To work as part of the cardiovascular senior nursing and management team to provide the delivery of safe and effective care of cardiovascular patients.

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

· To be proactive in identifying areas for clinical improvement and implement remedial action as necessary.

· Facilitate the cascade of information ensuring awareness of Trust and NHS initiatives, supporting staff discussion and responding to feedback.

· Ensures compliance with the Trust's Equality and Diversity Policy, supporting the delivery of the Trusts Race Equality Scheme and the Trust's duty to positively promote race equality and equality of opportunity for disabled people ensuring services are responsive to the needs of equality groups.

· To ensure that the Care Group is fully aware of the Trust’s safeguarding Procedures and that strategies and plans are in place across the care group to accurately identify children and vulnerable adults at risk of abuse.

· To ensure that the Care Group is fully aware of the Trust Major Incident Plan and has full understanding of its role within this.

Personal Professional Development

· To adhere to NMC Professional Code of Conduct at all times.

· To act up for the Head of Nursing as required.

· To ensure clinical and administrative policies and procedures are adhered to.

· To maintain clinical competence and credibility.

· To take personal responsibility for own professional growth and to develop agreed action plan with the Head of Nursing.

Financial Responsibility

· To work within your identified budget and assist the ward / unit managers to work in the same way

· In conjunction with the Head of Nursing, support the sisters/charge nurses to maximise resources, ensuring that Care Group priorities are met and kept within the allocated budget.

· To ensure procedures and satisfactory controls are in place and adhered to in order to maintain financial balance

· To participate in maximising revenue by identifying potential within the Trust and new products to generate further income

· To participate in financial meetings, suggesting and implementing cost improvement ideas

General

· The post holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountability associated with this post.

· To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.

· To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff, in accordance with local policy and information governance guidance and regulations.

· To be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.

The job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.

All employees must hold an “nhs.net” email account which will be the Trust’s formal route for email communication. You are therefore required to check this regularly and to deal with such communication in a prompt and professional manner.

Infection Control statement

The post holder has an important responsibility and contribution to make infection control a priority within the Trust. The post holder must be familiar with infection control policies, procedures and hygiene practices within this role. The requirements for this are set out in the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and in local policies and procedures which will be made clear during induction and subsequent refresher training. These standards must be adhered to all times.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

• • RN with evidence of post registration education at degree level.
• • Management or leadership course.
• • Clinical expertise and previous operational managerial experience in an acute cardiac setting
• • Experience of influencing and working across professional boundaries.
• • Proven success at managing complex clinical and organisational change while maintaining service quality.
• • Experience of developing nursing staff. An ability and interest in coaching staff to improve performance
• • Demonstrates awareness of priorities, deals with workload, adapts to changing requirements, and uses initiative. Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines

Desirable criteria

• • Experience of developing policies and procedures

IMPORTANT

• Check your email account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you
• If you delete the job from any of your accounts, you may be prevented from accessing further communications
• To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances, please contact the named person on this advert
• Please provide email addresses for referees where possible
• Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust’s criminal records checking policy
• All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
• Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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