Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing Management
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 393-NMUH-1292-A
- Employer
- North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Middlesex University Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £56,388 - £62,785 per annum inclusive HCA Outer London
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 24/05/2024
Employer heading
Matron - Paediatric CNS & Community Services
Band 8a
The North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.
The hospital has been on its present site for over 100 years and was established as an NHS trust by statute in December 1990. The Trust’s services are provided on the North Middlesex University Hospital site as well as a range of community sites across the London Borough of Enfield, including at partner hospitals. They provide services in collaboration with a range of partners, including local GPs, acute, mental health and other community health service providers across North Central London.
In the year ending 31 March 2022, the Trust reported a turnover of £419.7m and employed almost 4,000 staff. Following the transfer of Enfield Community Services on 1st April 2023, this has increased as we have welcomed over 600 new staff including District Nurses, Community Matrons, Community Physiotherapists, Psychologists and many more across a wide range of adult and children’s community services in Enfield. It is an exciting time to join North Mid as we continue our journey to become an integrated care organisation to deliver high quality, seamless care in our local communities, with a focus on tackling health inequalities.
Job overview
Following the promotion of our current Matron, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join and lead a team of motivated and dynamic senior children’s community nurses. This role is well-established, and the service has recently grown, establishing a new BCYP Hospital at Home service in Haringey and Enfield. The successful candidate will be managing a team of award-winning clinical nurse specialists, a Children’s Community Nursing team and the Hospital at Home service. They will be working within NCL and linking with key leads in community services across the sector.
The post requires continued collaboration with the community leads in North Central London.
We are seeking an experienced children’s nurse, with extensive experience in acute, community, children or neonatal services practicing at band 7 level or above. You will have a successful track record of leading and inspiring teams and will play a crucial role in driving excellence, overseeing the quality of care, and leading innovative practices in these areas. The team that you will work with you is talented, motivated, and expanding with several exciting new roles concurrently advertised. We are looking for a candidate who will be visible, patient and staff focused to lead this excellent team.
In this role, you will work collaboratively as part of the BCYP triumvirate with the Clinical Lead, Service Manager, and other senior leaders, contributing significantly to operation and strategic decisions and advancements across BCYP.
This is the perfect role for an ambitious senior nurse who wishes to pursue a Matron role
Main duties of the job
The Matron’s role is the cornerstone of improving the quality of patient care within the Division, through visible inclusive leadership and engagement with patients and families, frontline staff senior management teams, the Trust and its key stakeholders. The Matron forms an equal part of the Triumvirate leadership for the services they manage along with the Clinical Director and service manager. These services include the community Children’s Nursing Team (CCNT) and the Paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialists.
The Matron’s role is instrumental in promoting high standards of clinical care, reducing health inequalities, and promoting equality for all; as well as supporting workforce retention and recruitment; staff education and development; compassionate, inclusive leadership and patient safety. It is an integral part of the Matrons role to maintain clinical competence by working in their areas providing support, guidance, leadership, and clinical advice to staff. The post holder should have a full awareness and understanding of the Matron’s Handbook (NHS England & NHS Improvement January 2020).
Working for our organisation
Introduction to the department
Children’s Community Nursing Team
The Community Children’s Nursing Team is a team consisting of both generic and specialist nurses who provide care for children and young people aged 0-16 years old with a variety of care needs from surgical, orthopaedic, oncology, haematology, diabetes, and various other complex conditions.
Hospital@Home Virtual Paediatric Ward
The H@H pilot has been commissioned by NCL ICB. The function of the team will be to provide hospital standard care to children with acute nursing needs in the community. Working within a virtual ward model, the service will develop bespoke care pathways for children requiring nursing care which will avoid extended lengths of stay and admission. The team will work closely with paediatricians and pharmacy colleagues to ensure a seamless transfer home and provide high quality nursing care according to their treatment plan. The H@H service supports the NHS Long Term Plan which emphasises the importance of care to be provided closer to home and aligns with the STP vision to improve urgent and emergency care for children. In turn, the H@H service will aim to support the 4-hour emergency department turnaround target and improve the flow of patients within North Middlesex.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse /RSCN or RN (Child Branch)
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Educated to 1st Degree level.
- Operational management experience
- Master’s level study
- Management Qualification
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in clinical specialty
- Community Qualification ideally CCN Specialist Practitioner
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Leadership abilities developed through experience and training both formal and informal.
- Able to demonstrate change management skills.
- Maintain clinical competence e.g., intravenous medication administration and catheter care.
- Ability to motivate staff groups and implement agreed change.
- Project management skills
- Able to demonstrate organisational skills.
- Forward thinking
- Innovative
- People management skills
- Adaptability
- Knowledge of current changes and developments within the NHS
- Risk Management
- Clinical Governance
- Budget Management
- Clinical nursing expertise
- Evidence of clinical leadership qualities
- Monitors and maintains health, safety and security of self and others.
- Promotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security.
- Clinical governance and risk management techniques and skills
- Thorough understanding of NHS improvement agenda
- Skill-mix and Workforce Planning
- Creative, lateral thinker
- Sensitivity based on knowledge.
- Flexible and positive approach to work
Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinically wide-ranging at band 7 or above with children and young people.
- Proven ability of working within a multi-disciplinary team and evidence of team development
- Experience of implementation of service developments
- Experience of managing nursing establishments and skill mix reviews
- Staff management
- Financial management
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to motivate and coach others
- Sensitive and compassionate
- Clarity of thought and articulate in presenting ideas and opinions
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Role model
- Lead by example
- Negotiating skills
- Influencing skills
- Enthusiasm and motivation
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of leadership qualities
- Other work experience/outside interests
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Colette Datt
- Job title
- Divisional Director of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8887 2522
- Additional information
Anne Biggs [email protected]
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