Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 8A
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-WCCS-1996
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Marys Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £61,927 - £68,676 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Matron General Paediatrics
Band 8A
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Matron for General Paediatrics to lead our paediatric services with excellence.
As a senior nursing leader, you will oversee the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care, ensuring clinical standards, staff development, and operational efficiency.
This is an exciting time to join WLCH as we have a unique opportunity to combine services with children and young people at the centre of our care. Our position as one organisation delivering children’s services across 2 trusts means we can offer our colleagues a wide range of career opportunities in clinical care, administration and leadership roles.
Main duties of the job
• To provide the operational management responsibility for the following areas and to oversee the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care focused on improving outcomes and experiences for patients, families and carers.
• As a key member of a multi professional team, ensure appropriate referral and discussion with other members of the team to optimise patient care.
• Ensure that patients are assessed, have care plans that are implemented and evaluated in accordance with Trust’s evidence based procedural documents.
• To have local open and transparent communication channels that support the ward team to do the right thing for people we care for, to be bold when they have good ideas and to speak up when things go wrong.
• Act as a clinical expert within sphere of work, incl. Chemotherapy and Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplant competence.
• Have continuous responsibility and providing visible professional leadership and line management for a team of nursing and support staff.
• Ensure staffing is in line with Trust policy.
• Manage budgets and resources efficiently and effectively.
• Be responsible for the safety and cleanliness of the clinical environment.
• Champion a culture of learning and quality improvement in the clinical area.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse/RN Child/RSCN
- Post registration qualification in specialty
- Educated to postgraduate diploma/degree level or equivalent experience
- Management certificate or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- MSc/MRes or working towards this qualification
- Leadership or Management qualification (or working towards this qualification)
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Significant experience at Senior Charge Nurse/Sister Band 7 level within specialty
- Experience in managing complaints and quality assurance
- Experience and knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit
- Budget management experience
Desirable criteria
- Evidence in Quality Improvement/Project Management
- Has introduced a Change in Practice
- Evidence of Research / Publications
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to lead a large team
- Organisation and management skills, i.e. Negotiating skills, Team building skills and Appraisal skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure.
- Ability to undertake surveys or audits, as necessary e.g. audit of clinical incidents
Desirable criteria
- IT Skills (Including proficiency with Microsoft Office Packages and accurate, fast typing skills)
- Capable of working strategically (business planning, service improvements, strategies for infection control)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Natasha Macleod
- Job title
- Lead Nurse Paediatrics
- Email address
- [email protected]
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