Band 8a Emergency Department Paediatric Matron - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Birmingham

University Hospitals Birmingham

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Job summary:

Are you an inspirational leader that can engage and connect with your teams to take a shared vision forward within Paediatric Emergency Medicine? We are looking for an experienced, compassionate, dynamic and forward-thinking leader to work within our fast paced environments.

The Matron will provide strong clinical leadership within the service, being highly visible and accessible to patients and staff.

Main duties, tasks & skills required:

We are seeking applicants with senior clinical and leadership experience with an enthusiasm for new opportunities and challenge to continue to strive and innovate this service.

You will be required to demonstrate effective and sustainable leadership and management skills with effective communication, strong collaborative approaches and the ability to engage the multidisciplinary team and nursing workforce.

You will confidently juggle and deliver on priorities and projects and have a strategic vision.

Applicants will have substantial nursing leadership experience at a senior level, with excellent interpersonal skills and strong collaborative approaches.

You will be an accessible clinical expert who will take responsibility for the delivery and maintenance of high quality care.

In conjunction with the multidisciplinary team, you will be instrumental in leading projects and driving forward new ways of working.

You will be responsible for ensuring a robust governance and risk monitoring structure and key in driving effective learning and continuous development across the service.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop senior operational management experience across a portfolio in a high profile and rewarding role, working alongside a strong cohesive senior nursing team.

You will be expected to work in collaboration with your colleges in the wider triumvirate to support the wider strategy.

About us:

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment.

This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.

This is more than words. We are taking action.

Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO.

We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description:

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification:
Qualifications:

Essential:

Adult / Child / Midwife NMC Registered Practitioner ( HCPC Registered Operating Department Practitioner dependent upon post )
Evidence of post registration professional knowledge acquired through Diploma / Degree or above supplemented by specialist training or equivalent experience to masters level equivalent
Evidence of recent postgraduate / qualification professional development

Desirable:

Teaching and assessing qualification

Experience:

Essential:

A proven track record of operational service management at a Band 7(or equivalent) or above, in an acute NHS provider healthcare setting manging a ward / service/ department. Including staff, financial/budgetary and change management.
Experienced operational service manager familiar with managing / delivering patient services within acute patient services ( scheduled and unscheduled care provider)
Proven ability to analyse complex problems; develop and implement practical/cost effective sustainable solutions to address them. Incorporating the Trust values.
Ability to think and plan strategically and tactically; whilst prioritising workloads in complex challenging and competitive environment.
Demonstrate a strong sense of personal and collective accountability; with a precise understanding of boundaries around delegated authority.
The ability to collaborate constructively, with internal and external stakeholders. Creating an environment and culture for successful Partnership Working.
Ability to understand how innovatio