Matron (Cardiology) - Bradford, United Kingdom - Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Bradford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Cardiology Matron

Ward 2 an 18 bedded cardiology ward and a 6 bedded Coronary Care Unit
The Cardiology Day Case Unit
The Chest Pain Specialist Nurses
The Refractory Angina Specialist Nursing Team
The Heart Failure Specialist Nursing Team
The Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Specialist Nursing Team
The Refractory Angina Specialist Nursing Team
The Syncope Specialist Nursing Team

You should be a registered nurse with senior leadership experience who is passionate about high quality patient care. You should have experience of clinical governance frameworks and service improvement projects.

You will be expected to be based at Bradford Royal Infirmary and work as a senior nurse as part of the Specialist Medicine Clinical Services Unit alongside fellow Matrons and reporting directly to the Deputy Director of Nursing.

The post holder will have responsibility for:

Using strong clinical leadership and effective management, to support the Ward and Departmental Senior Sisters / Senior Charge Nurses to promote and deliver excellence in nursing and midwifery care maintaining and continually improving clinical standards evidenced by achievement of key quality performance indicators.

Operational nursing lead for the development, implementation and evaluation of care on ward 22 and undertaken by the specialist nursing teams.

The Matrons key responsibility is to ensure that the patient experience is of the highest quality inspiring patient and public confidence.

This will be achieved through high visibility, accessibility and surveillance.

The jobholder will ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity and respect placing value on diversity of the local community and beyond.

They will promote best practice in the prevention of infection through ensuring a clean and safe environment.

To have local open and transparent communication channels that support the ward team to do the right thing for people we care for, to be bold when they have good ideas and speak up when things go wrong to ensure learning and quality improvement.

At Bradford Teaching Hospitals we're passionate about providing outstanding care for the people of the Bradford district and communities across the North of England.

We're keen to meet people interested in sharing our passion and helping us continue to deliver the highest quality of care to our patients.

We're a renowned teaching hospital trust at the forefront of research, education and development, with a state-of-the-art simulation and skills training centre on site.

In short, we can help you lift your career to the next level.

We've received huge investment to improve patient care which means we have truly world-class facilities including a brand-new neonatal suite, state-of-the-art intensive care unit, a newly refurbished A&E department, new children's unit and a welcoming, modern atrium and reception area for staff and visitors.

Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.

Closing date may change dependent on the response