Matron Community Respiratory & TB Nursing Services

Job summary

CDDFT community services is offering an exciting opportunity for a registered nurse as Matron for Community Respiratory and Tuberculosis Nursing Services. This post is a 6-month secondment. The post is full time Monday-Friday 9am 5pm based at either Chester-Le-Street Hospital or Sedgefield Community Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Responsibility for the operational delivery of Community Hospital and Day Hospital provision within the respective locality;

Responsible for the effective operational management of integrated services in line with County Durham and Darlingtons NHS Foundation Trust Clinical Strategy;

Implementation of appropriate and relevant actions identified through the interpretation of national policy and guidelines to ensure continuous improvement and quality service delivery;

Key point of contact for the relationship management with all relevant parties;

Involved in effective dialogue with Commissioners helping to ensure services remain fit for purpose and continue to provide value for money;

Provide clinical leadership, line management, and a coordinating role for the provision of expert advice across a diverse range of community and acute services;

Responsible for the budget management of the service, including associated financial management, monitoring, control and reporting requirements in line with organisation policies and procedures;

To embrace and promote a culture of learning and continuous improvement across all service areas;

To lead and promote County Durham and Darlingtons NHS Foundation Trust vision, strategic direction, values and behaviours;

Job responsibilities

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

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