Modern Matron

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced leader with a background in managing diverse teams at a senior level to join our leadership group. The Modern Matron position is available to support Oak 1 and Oak 3 Adult Inpatient Wards based at the Cavell Centre in Care Group 2.

The role involves overseeing safe, high-quality care, governance, and performance to improve service user experience across the wards, as well as supporting our new inpatient clinical model to enhance service flow.

This band 8a portfolio contributes to shaping, developing, and maintaining the mental health acute care pathway, aiming to ensure safe and effective clinical interventions and strengthen the integration between Crisis, Community, and Inpatient services.

Main duties of the job

To lead and manage the acute adult mental health across the inpatient & associated teams in Care Group 2 delivering safe and effective high-quality services, within the available resources to achieve the team targets.

The post holder will provide leadership and expertise to deliver services within an agreed service model, working with service users and carers, and other stakeholders, maintaining effective working relationships.

The post holder will work to establish effective multi-disciplinary working within and across the wider acute services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

1. To provide the highest quality service within the resources allocated. 2. To ensure that there are team systems and processes to provide a responsive and effective and service to service users and carers. 3. To ensure that the services are delivered within a robust clinical governance framework, monitoring and evaluating standards of care routinely in accordance with Trust governance arrangements. 4. To promote an ongoing process of service improvement within the team. 5. To provide leadership within the team, supporting and developing the team to provide effective services. 6. To maintain an appropriate working environment. 7. To investigate and respond to comments/complaints/incidents in line with the Trust policy and take appropriate action. 8. To develop and maintain high performing team. 9. To maintain the team performance management framework, taking appropriate actions, and ensuring that there is clear communication of the team functions, standards and targets. 10. To ensure that the teams maintain clinical and care records in line with the Trust policies and procedures.