Job summary
Interview Date: 30th July 2024
An opportunity
has arisen to join our team of Site Matrons at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation
Trust. The post holder will be supported by an established patient flow team
which include an Operational Support Manager and Patient Flow Assistants.
The Site Matron
role is integral to the successful operation of the hospital; you will need to
be a quick thinker and strong leader with excellent problem-solving skills,
able to negotiate sound operational decisions in rapidly changing situations,
often under pressure so a calm and pleasant manner is essential.
You will be a
registered nurse with a masters degree or equivalent qualifications and
demonstrable clinical experience, with significant experience as a Band 7. You
will possess enhanced nursing and leadership skills and an understanding of current
acute hospital performance indicators. The post holder will need to demonstrate
excellent communication and organisational skills.
Main duties of the job
The Site Matron
post will provide a visible, accessible and leadership presence across the
Trust promoting a culture of learning and sharing good practice in relation to clinical
risk, patient safety and patient experience.
A broad overview
of responsibilities includes managing the Trusts bed capacity and patient flow
and assisting in the achievement of key performance and quality standards (e.g.
emergency and elective admission access targets, single sex accommodation, and
infection control). You will also be required to, support safe staffing levels.
Out of hours you will have overall responsibility for the hospital site with
support from the on-call senior manager and the executive on call.
The team covers
the site 24 hours a day 365 days a year and the shift pattern is 12.5-hour
shifts covering days and nights. The role will involve working10 shifts over a 4 week period, to include long days and nights, weekend
and bank holidays.
About us
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a
position early.
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing
Trust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission
(CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our
strategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a
strong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued by
our local communities.
There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It
is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the
organisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part of
the journey to sustainability and growth.
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting
equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race,
nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical
disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.
The cost of the DBS (criminal records check)
for Band 6 and above roles only will be met by the successful candidate(s)
through salary deduction.
Certificates of Sponsorship
For
individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health
& care visa route please use the link below to check your eligibility Check
if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), band
2 and 3 roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Description for Site Matron
Please refer to the attached
Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and
responsibilities.
Supporting
Documents
Please refer to the
values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 1st level Registered Nurse.
- Demonstrate a current in depth knowledge of the national nursing agenda.
- Teaching qualification or demonstrable evidence of equivalent relevant experience.
- Educated to degree level.
- Masters level qualification in health related subject or demonstrates knowledge and practice at masters level through evidence of experience in senior nursing role.
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working at a senior level of Band 7 or above within nursing/midwifery.
- Experience of managing a ward or department.
- Demonstrable experience of leading change and problem solving.
- Experience of managing operational change while also developing and maintaining high standards of quality.
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Proven track record of delivering high standards of care
- Coaching/facilitation/reassurance
- Staff development/empowerment
- Mediation and negotiation
- Demonstrable influencing/inspiring
- Change management/decision making skills
- Demonstrable problems solving
- Proven leadership qualities
- Ability to manage complex and competing issues
- Develop action plans and able to set standards
- Flexibility
- Able to deliver formal presentations
- IT skills
- Ability to write reports/papers as required
- Excellent communication skills including negotiation with proven ability to liaise effectively within a multi-disciplinary based environment
- Able to make clinical judgments from caller information and evaluate alternative courses of action. Capable of making decision based on the evaluation of a range of options
- Ability to work under pressure and devise innovative solutions
- Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Able to communicate contentious information and deal with challenging behaviour in a non challenging manner
Trust Values
Essential
- In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
- In around 100 words please describe how you ensure you build and sustain positive working relationships within a team.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Current professional and health service priorities.
- Professional nursing agenda.
- Clinical governance and patient safety agendas.
- Health and safety.
- Confidentiality.
- Safeguarding knowledge.
- Working knowledge and understanding of NHS targets and other topical NHS 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.
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
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Pogmoor Road
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S75 2EP