Matron – Neonatal Unit

Job title:

Matron – Neonatal Unit

Company

NHS

Job description

Are you ready to lead a team in one of the largest and most advanced neonatal units in southwest London? We are looking for an experienced and compassionate matron to join our dedicated neonatal unit. Our unit offers comprehensive, specialised neonatal care, including critical care interventions and managing babies with surgical babies, and is well-known for its high standards of care and innovation.Why join us?oCutting-Edge Care: Work in a state-of-the-art facility equipped with the latest technology and resources to support complex and critical neonatal care.oMultidisciplinary Collaboration: Be part of a highly skilled, diverse team that values collaboration, inclusivity, and mutual support.oProfessional Development: We are committed to helping our team grow. As a matron, you’ll have access to ongoing training, leadership development, and opportunities to influence best practices in neonatal care.oImpactful Leadership Role: As the matron, you will lead in maintaining clinical safety, supporting staff, managing governance and HR responsibilities, and driving quality improvement. Your role will be pivotal in creating a safe, welcoming environment for patients and families.Main duties of the jobThe Neonatal Matron works in partnership with the Care Group Leader, GM and HON ensuring that divisional and corporate objectives in relation to the workforce, service delivery, clinical quality and safety and financial control are monitored and maintained.The post holder will be responsible for leading and managing the nursing and support staff within the department to ensure the delivery of high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service are delivered with a safe staff skill mix and within budget.The Neonatal Matron plays a key role in the operational management of the unit and engaging with network partners to adopt a proactive approach in managing patient flow throughout the SL network and beyond.To promote and engage a positive, open and transparent culture, to support and enable the delivery of the Trust Strategic Objectives.About usSt George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.Date posted30 November 2024Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8aSalary£61,927 to £68,676 a year pro rata per annum incl inner hcasContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number200-N-6795895-GO-SMB-YJob locationsNeonatal Unit, St George’s University HospitalsBlackshaw RoadTootingSW170QTJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesResponsible for line managing a team of sisters, using effective communication strategies and techniques to promote involvement, effective decision making and a common sense of purpose.Provide strong, visible leadership to whom staff, parents, families and carers can turn for assistance, advice and support.Lead and support the sisters with the day-to-day management of the department, enabling them to ensure that the fundamentals of care are correctly and actively in place, instigating remedial actions to ensure that high standards of care are delivered.Guide and support the Sisters ensuring appropriate sickness performance management processes are in place to meet care group and trust targets.Monitor the nursing establishment ensuring skill mix is appropriate to current clinical demands and case mix and assist in identifying and implementing appropriate recruitment and retention initiatives.Please see the attached JD for detailed roles and responsibilities Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesResponsible for line managing a team of sisters, using effective communication strategies and techniques to promote involvement, effective decision making and a common sense of purpose.Provide strong, visible leadership to whom staff, parents, families and carers can turn for assistance, advice and support.Lead and support the sisters with the day-to-day management of the department, enabling them to ensure that the fundamentals of care are correctly and actively in place, instigating remedial actions to ensure that high standards of care are delivered.Guide and support the Sisters ensuring appropriate sickness performance management processes are in place to meet care group and trust targets.Monitor the nursing establishment ensuring skill mix is appropriate to current clinical demands and case mix and assist in identifying and implementing appropriate recruitment and retention initiatives.Please see the attached JD for detailed roles and responsibilitiesPerson SpecificationQualification and TrainingEssential

• Registered General Nurse, Registered Midwife or Registered Children’s Nurses
• Degree in nursing/health related or working towards it. Evidence of recent continuing education.
• A recognised Neonatal Qualification
• Management and leadershio Training

Desirable

• Educated to Masters Level appropriate to the profession
• Counselling qualification

ExperienceEssential

• Current experience as a Band 7 on a tertiary level Unit or Matron/manager in a level 2 unit
• Experince of resource and budget management
• Proven team management, managerial and professional competence
• Experience of gathering and interpreting patient experience data and implementing measurable improvement plans
• Experience of audit and other benchmarking strategies, using the result of interim change and improvement

Desirable

• Change management experience

SkillsEssential

• Models excellent clinical skills and has the ability to implement these in practice.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to take accountability for service delivery within a context of safe patient care.
• Ability to monitor the quality of work in others, to identify their learning and development needs, devising strategies to resolve.

Desirable

• Skills of gathering and analysing detailed information
• Project management

KnoiwledgeEssential

• Highly developed specialist knowledge of NHS and Neontal Speciality
• Demonstrates up to date, evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
• Understanding of governance and assurance systems and application to practice
• Knowledge and application of HR procedures.

Person SpecificationQualification and TrainingEssential

• Registered General Nurse, Registered Midwife or Registered Children’s Nurses
• Degree in nursing/health related or working towards it. Evidence of recent continuing education.
• A recognised Neonatal Qualification
• Management and leadershio Training

Desirable

• Educated to Masters Level appropriate to the profession
• Counselling qualification

ExperienceEssential

• Current experience as a Band 7 on a tertiary level Unit or Matron/manager in a level 2 unit
• Experince of resource and budget management
• Proven team management, managerial and professional competence
• Experience of gathering and interpreting patient experience data and implementing measurable improvement plans
• Experience of audit and other benchmarking strategies, using the result of interim change and improvement

Desirable

• Change management experience

SkillsEssential

• Models excellent clinical skills and has the ability to implement these in practice.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to take accountability for service delivery within a context of safe patient care.
• Ability to monitor the quality of work in others, to identify their learning and development needs, devising strategies to resolve.

Desirable

• Skills of gathering and analysing detailed information
• Project management

KnoiwledgeEssential

• Highly developed specialist knowledge of NHS and Neontal Speciality
• Demonstrates up to date, evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
• Understanding of governance and assurance systems and application to practice
• Knowledge and application of HR procedures.

Expected salary

£61927 – 68676 per year

Location

Tooting, South West London

Job date

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 08:28:50 GMT

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