Matron Paediatric Critical Care

Job overview

There is an exciting opportunity to apply for the role of Matron within Paediatric Critical Care (PCC). The unit is a combined PICU and PHDU with 33 commissioned beds, along with a dedicated PCC Outreach team, which cares for children from multiple specialties within RMCH as well as regional admissions and NICU transitions.

The post holder will need to demonstrate proven experience and credibility within Paediatric Critical Care. They will be an integral member of the Divisional Senior leadership and RMCH/MCS senior nursing team  and  will be providing support to implement and monitor progress on delivery of strategic objectives to ensure the provision of high quality, patient and family centered services. She/he will provide professional and clinical nursing advice and actively contribute to innovative solutions to quality improvement, workforce and capacity management.

The Matron will support the Lead Nurse and Head of Nursing in the delivery of operational and budgetary management of nursing, quality and standards of care. She/he will ensure that services are delivered within allocated budgets, identifying evidence to support safe and effective service delivery and contribute to the delivery of the Divisional financial plans.

Main duties of the job

The Matron will provide clinical and professional leadership and line management to nursing and allied health professional (AHP) staff across the Care Division. The post holder will be accountable to the Care Division’s Lead Nurse, providing visible leadership across a clinical service setting, monitoring and maintaining professional high standards. The post holder is an innovative and dynamic practitioner committed to delivering high standards of patient care, with a focus on quality, patient safety  and compliance and patient experience. The post holder will also participate in the delivery of clinical governance and any regulatory and / or statutory requirements pertinent to the Care Division. The Matron will be an integral member of the Care Division management and senior nursing team, working in partnership with the Clinical Department’s Clinical Lead and Service Manager to implement  and monitor progress on delivery of the Trust strategy and objectives within the Care Division. The post holder will support the delivery of the Care Division’s nursing and AHP objectives to meet Trust  strategic aims ensuring that quality standards and statutory and regulatory requirements are met.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.

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