Clinical Matron - Hayle, United Kingdom - Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

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Hayle, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

To be the conduit between the Care Group Triumvirate and the front-line clinical teams within their area of responsibility.

Skilfully translating the organisational and Care Group objectives into operational reality and leading their implementation across their areas of responsibility.

This role will take the lead on quality, safety, and patient experience across the specialty area:
WCH, SMH, MTH, Trauma & Orthopaedics.

Contributing to the Quality Improvement Plan as well as contributing to the Care Group agenda and having a portfolio that reflects this as delegated by the Head of Nursing.

The Clinical Matron will have responsibility for leading the RCHT Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals Vision for the specialty, ensuring effective implementation of service objectives within the available resources.

To enable them to execute this responsibility the post holder is expected to provide proactive and visible leadership. Leadership will span four key areas; service leadership, people and personal leadership, quality leadership and collaborative leadership.

To be able to resolve clinical issues quickly and effectively; to minimise any negative impact on the quality of patient care and to monitor safety within their areas of responsibility by reviewing and triangulating information derived from multiple metrics and advising the Care Group senior leadership team when issues are identified.

To develop the professional practice of the non-medical clinical workforce whilst working closely with the Learning and Development Department, enabling access to education and training programmes to ensure that they are fit to practice and have access to CPD.

To engage with the wider community to promulgate best practice and represent the organisation on local, regional, and national committees or working groups where appropriate for specialty and service developments.

To work in partnership with colleagues and the Heads of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions to ensure that there is an effective communication pathway for Ward to Board and Board to Ward reporting.

The post holder will be responsible for the line management of non-medical clinical staff and a delegated specified budget - this supports the effective delivery of the Care Group key performance indicators.

Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise. Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require.

While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.

For full details, please see the attached job description and person specification.