Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic and experienced leader for the role of Matron in Neonatal Services. This post is integral to the Quality and Safety agenda and therefore the position seeks a senior nurse with significant post - registration experience in leadership and management.
The post holder will work collaboratively with the Lead Nurse, Divisional Head of Nursing and Clinical Lead to ensure all relevant nursing measures/indicators are robustly monitored and effective governance arrangements are in place to ensure that patients consistently receive a good experience. The post holder will be responsible for leading on service and professional developments, to ensure all improvements are considered and contribute to the wider aims of the Trust's 5 Year Strategy and Integrated Improvement Plan.
Neonatal services are provided across 2 acute sites. Lincoln County Hospital hosts a 15 cot Local Neonatal Unit, with Transitional Care delivered on the Post Natal ward. Pilgrim Hospital, Boston hosts a 12 cot Special Care Baby Unit which includes a dedicated 4 bed dedicated Transitional Care bay. In addition, there is a dedicated Neonatal Outreach Team providing care to babies and families 7 days a week.
The successful candidate will be quality and safety driven and will be able to professionally lead a team of nurses, challenge appropriately, influence and develop staff so as to continuously improve care for our patients.
Main duties of the job
- Provide seamless leadership with the clinical lead and managerial lead for Neonates ensuring an effective and efficient structure to manage the specialty is in place to oversee delivery, improvement and assurance
- Provide strong, visible, clinical leadership, energising, inspiring and empowering nurses and other clinical staff in pursuit of a shared vision to ensure the effective and safe delivery of services within their area of responsibility.
- Promote a better understanding of nursing and how professionals can work to support patients and individuals to access appropriate services by means of role modelling and actively promoting the nursing role.
- Promote an ethos of joint working, collaboration and mutual respect amongst all members of staff. Ensure all staff takes responsibility for cleanliness and safety of their own environment.
- Work closely with other Matrons to ensure collaborative working and achievement of Trust objectives, particularly safe patient care.
- Using evidence based and reflective practice, influence nursing practice across sphere of responsibility, acting as a change agent and a professional resource for nursing staff to ensure the delivery of national and local standards and objectives.
- Maintain professional competence, authority and credibility by undertaking regular clinical sessions and being highly visible to patients, carers and staff, actively seeking feedback about the quality of services.
About us
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Educated to Degree Level
- Relevant post registration education/development
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Leadership or management qualification or working towards
Desirable
- Masters Level Education
- Neonatal Life Support Certificate
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience at Band 7 or Equivalent
- Experience of managing and leading teams
- Experience of managing a budget
- Experience of leading change
- Experience of developing/implementing policies
Desirable
- Experience of developing advanced clinical roles
Evidence of particular Knowledge, skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Knowledge of Clinical Governance Framework
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate an ability to manage complex and difficult situations with authority and expertise
- Demonstrates the ability to manage change within a complex environment
Desirable
- Coaching/supervision mentorship skills
- Knowledge of service improvement methodologies
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.
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 Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Trust Wide
Greetwell Road
Lincoln
LN2 5QY