Job summary
- Main area
- Child Health
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 265-7164275
- Employer
- Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northampton General Hospital
- Town
- Northampton
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Matron for Child Health
Band 8a
Job overview
Designated Matron within the family health directorate who will have responsibility for one of the acute ward areas along with the nursing in children’s outpatients, children’s specialist nursing, community nursing teams, the children’s play team and the child development centre.
Have a visible and accessible presence in clinical and non-clinical areas, to help, advice and support for the public and staff, ensuring high quality care for our patients.
Be responsible for providing specialist education and training to a range of professionals/multi disciplines.
Provide nursing knowledge and skills to undertake the operational management and strategic development of the service and maintain compliance with metrics.
Develop policies, procedures and guidelines.
Ensure that the service specifications for the specialist areas are delivered to a high standard ensuring measurable outcomes are benchmarked against National standards.
Responsible for providing high quality care for patients within the Directorate ensuring patient/client /care involvement in the development of services.
Main duties of the job
Leadership and Professional Standards
· To act as an expert providing leadership and advice across the Paediatric teams and wider trust.
· To be visible and accessible to staff, patients and relatives.
· To ensure the environment and processes are responsive to the needs of patients and their carers ensuring compassionate care which recognises privacy, dignity and diversity.
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Working for our organisation
**Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications**
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Integrity
- Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As manager of a complex clinical service and an expert practitioner - liaise, negotiate, motivate, guide and advise the multi-disciplinary team and external agencies in the provision of optimum patient care and pathways.
· Lead and oversee the delivery of care across responsibility for the children’s outpatients, children’s specialist nursing, community nursing teams, the children’s play team and the Child development centre.
· Gives guidance and support to the clinical leaders in the services and grow strong leaders for the future.
· Continually monitors the quality of nursing care to agreed standards and support the teams to implement change as necessary
· Functions as part of the Children and young person’s board to deliver the best care to Children and young people.
· Follow Trust Policies and ensure all practice is within the Trust guidelines.
· Acting as a role model, employ professional behaviour that encourages, motivates and coaches their team members to challenge their current competencies, whilst seeking opportunities to expand their roles.
· To lead on projects to support the development of services within your portfolio
· Constantly evaluates nursing care to promote current research-based practice.
· To deputise for the Head Nurse for Family Health as requested.
· To be part of the Paediatric Matron duty rota by providing appropriate support to the Trust’s capacity management process to ensure patients access the care needed at the appropriate time and receive their care in the right clinical setting. Thus, ensuring that patient flow is effective, safe and efficient.
Person specification
Education Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RSCN/RN (Child) (current registration with the NMC)
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent level of education, training or experience
- Willingness to work towards Masters
- Clinical experience relevant to the post
- Excellent management and leadership skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience in project management
- Clinical Supervision Course
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage/support management of a budget
- An understanding of Human Resource systems and processes
- Ability to support a team effectively
- Demonstrable recent experience of leadership and management of a clinical team
Desirable criteria
- Ability to apply research findings and support evidence-based practice
Skills
Essential criteria
- Influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams
- Ability to lead and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Change management experience
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
- Tritania Chasiya
- Job title
- UHN Head of Nursing
- Email address
- tritania.chasyia1@nhs.net
- Telephone number
- 07743194782
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