Surgery Matron

Job overview

An exciting opportunity to gain experience working within the Surgery Division in a secondment as a Matron. The secondment will be for 6 months.

For this role we are looking for an experienced senior nurse who would like to increase their skills and knowledge to provide leadership across the surgical wards to oversea the delivery of safe compassionate high-quality care and to ensure quality standards are achieved.

The Matron role is key to an effective, high performing, fully engaged team. The breadth of the role requires excellent communication, management, leadership, as well as education and teaching skills.

The successful applicant will support an experienced team of Band 7 Senior Sisters and Clinical Nurse Specialists working with the Critical Care, Outpatient and Theatre Matrons to support the Divisional and Deputy Heads of Nursing for Surgery.

If you would like further information and to discuss this secondment opportunity please contact Bernie Dunn – Divisional Head of Nursing ext. 2802 or Katie Ransby Deputy Divisional Head of Nursing ext. 3539

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be accountable to the Head of Nursing for ensuring the highest standard of clinical care is provided within wards and departments for which they are responsible, delivery of the Matrons 10 key responsibilities, and ensuring the principles of clinical governance and quality improvement are implemented at a local level.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.