Matron -cleft and Paediatric Ent and Plastic - London, United Kingdom - Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Description
The role:
Band 8a, Matron for Cleft, Paediatric ENT and Paediatric Plastic Surgery - Evelina London. You will lead our ENT, plastic and cleft services.
Our cleft service covers the south east of England and we would require you to be London based for this role.
As an Evelina Matron you will provide leadership to our paediatric ENT, plastic and cleft teams, supporting clinical nurse specialists to deliver expert services across the network as well as providing a strong clinical presence and leadership within our acute Trust.
Y ou must be able to demonstrate multidisciplinary team working, exhibit strong communication skills, including influencing and conflict resolution skills.
For this role applicants will need to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of children's nursing practices. Managerial experience, safeguarding children, change management skills and optimising ways of working are essential. You will be values driven and place patients central to all service provision. You will need to be highly organised and will have a successful track record of working to deadlines.Closing date: 2nd June 2024
Interview date: 28th June 2024
We are looking for an exceptional individual to provide senior professional and operational leadership to our well-established specialist teams of paediatric ENT, plastic and cleft.
The post holder will be an integral part of the team and will work closely with the Head of Nursing to deliver the department management team's and service's priorities.
You will be responsible for providing visible leadership, knowledge and expertise in the areas of responsibility. You must be committed to improving care provided to babies, children and young people.The post-holder will be required to operationally manage components of the service and provide strategic direction for service development.
This requires good project management through utilising a working knowledge of improvement methodologies, facilitation and negotiation skills, and a good attitude with a tenacious approach to delivery.
Evidence of innovation and a commitment to clinical improvement projects that aim to both enhance service users' experience and promote positive health outcomes is essential.
The post-holder will lead services aimed at improving quality including patient and family experience of specialist care, concentrating on delivering a holistic and family-centred approach and promotion of good professional practice.
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and creating a sense of belonging and fun for all our teams caring for women, children and families; as we continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs, we recognise the huge benefit of our workforce being reflective of the diverse communities we serve.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.
Person specification
Qualifications/ Education
Essential criteria
Maximum score 8
First level registered nurse
Broad clinical experience in nursing relevant to the post
A proven track record of operational service management at a senior level in an acute hospital environment, including staff management, financial management and change management.
Desirable criteria
Maximum score 2
Masters level qualification in relevant speciality
Experience
Essential criteria
Maximum score 12
Demonstrable previous success in leading and delivering change and performance with and through clinical teams, by engaging them in the strategic direction and delivery plans, establishing clear work priorities with them, delegating effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitoring performance and giving feedback.
Ability to think and plan strategically, tactically and creatively, and to prioritise work programs in the face of compet
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