Clinical Matron

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a RMN or RNLD to become a Clinical Matron within our Children and Young Peoples inpatient service at HPFT.

Under the guidance and direction of the Head of Nursing, the Clinical Matron (Matron) is the professional/quality lead for the nursing staff within their specialist areas and is responsible for providing clear leadership and support to all clinical teams.

There is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, dedicated and innovative Registered Mental Health Nurse or Registered Nurse Learning Disability to join our Specialist Services Division as Clinical Matron for our Tier 4 CYP  Inpatient Unit. Forest House is a 14 bedded inpatient unit providing care for young people under the age of 18, experiencing mental health difficulties.

The Matron’s key responsibility is to ensure that service users’ experience safe and effective care delivered in partnership with them and their carers. This will be achieved through high visibility, accessibility and clinical leadership. The Matron will be expected to be a visible presence within their specialist clinical areas providing support, leadership and expertise, highlighting and taking appropriate action where there are concerns and deficits in care.

Main duties of the job

• To provide strong clinical and professional leadership and a supportive approach to Team Leaders and clinicians within the multidisciplinary team (MDT)
• To be a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in the clinical areas
• To work within the Modern Matrons Charter to ensure good standards of infection control, privacy and dignity, cleanliness and health and safety
• To oversee and monitor the quality, timeliness and development of nursing care in accordance with all relevant professional standards
• To ensure the environments in which service care and treatment is provided are fit for purpose, clean, well ordered and maintained
• To ensure all nursing practice is in accordance with statutory and corporate policies, including those specific to service user care
• To be responsible for the professional management of the clinical environment, ensuring the right staff with the right skills to deliver person centered nursing care, involving service users and carers
• To supervise and teach registered and non-registered staff including students
• To be responsible for the identification of learning development needs; to plan how these will be met and evaluate the effectiveness for learners and impact on care
• To be responsible for the provision of safe staffing levels, ensuring the privacy and dignity of service users.

Please refer to full Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As Clinical Matron you will join an existing group of senior nurses across our Specialist Services and work collaboratively, with excellent peer support, in delivering the highest standard of nursing leadership within your services, being an exemplary professional role model to others, and leading and building a robust nursing workforce.

Please refer to full Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.