Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing and Midwifery
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (or Secondment)
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 246-WSN7022309
- Employer
- Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- County Hall
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £55,690 - £62,682 gross per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/06/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Community Matron
Band 8a
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience
YOUR APPLICATION
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Job overview
We are have an exciting opportunity to offer a 12 month secondment into a Community Matron position to enhance the safety, experience and outcomes of people using our TIDES service.
This opportunity is to join a new and growing service, which aims to help young people at risk of developing psychosis, who are known as experiencing an "At-Risk Mental State". The Therapeutic Interventions for Distressing unusual Experiences Service (TIDES) is part of the Norfolk and Waveney Early Intervention in Psychosis Service. We work therapeutically with young people and their families across the county to provide them with timely access to interventions to support them with their experiences.
This is a unique opportunity for somebody with a drive to embed high quality care to our cohort of service users, based on best practice and national guidance. The role will involve providing leadership as well as clinical support to the team whilst contributing to the implementation of strategic plans.
We are looking for a person who is kind and compassionate to others, and is proactive in helping people reach their potential whilst maintaining high quality care.
This is an exciting time for change within NSFT, this opportunity will benefit someone looking expand their already established nursing practice, knowledge and clinical leadership to embed and maintain effective systems for quality assurance and high standards clinical care
Main duties of the job
As Matron, you will be expected to demonstrate the qualities and skills associated with a clinical leadership role and be accountable for services meeting essential standards of care as outlined by the CQC as well as agreed local and national quality standards encompassing the following domains:
- Patient Safety
- Quality
- Environment
- Infection Prevention
- Physical Health
- Safeguarding
- Feedback, Complaints, service improvement
- Clinical Audit
Working for our organisation
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma level/Degree in relevant health/social care profession, eg RMN, RLDN OT, Social Worker.
- Current relevant registration with the NMC or HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Masters Level Degree or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience working within and managing mental health clinical services
- Significant experience of clinical performance management
- Significant general and operational management experience to include the management of a large multi-disciplinary group of staff – part of which to have been in the NHS
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Kim Wilkinson
- Job title
- Community Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01603671901
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