Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Matron
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9-5 Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 201-24-506
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sowenna Bodmin Hospital
- Town
- bodmin
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Matron
Band 8a
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The successful applicant will be an NHS employee and may therefore have contact with vulnerable service users. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff, service users and those attending our sites. Unless exempt, we encourage and support staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.
Job overview
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a Clinical Matron to join our inpatient service we are currently working on developments to move to integrated care area across our services, this may also lead to further oversight of this post across our acute service line
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Matron will be accountable for the efficient and effective operational management of the NMAHP workforce, guaranteeing provision of high quality evidence based NMAHP practice which will be delivered within a hospital setting. The Clinical Matron will be a strong clinical leader, easily identifiable, highly visible and accessible to patients, carers and staff. They will have a particular responsibility to support the developments of Clinical Governance and Service Improvement, to modernise patient services and ensure the active involvement of patients and carers in the way services are developed, delivered and evaluated.
The Clinical Matron will provide strong clinical leadership with the services and be highly visible and accessible to patients. Leading by example, they will drive up standards of clinical care and have the authority to get the essential components of care right for patients – clean wards and departments, quality care, ensuring patients are treated with dignity and respect, resolving problems for patients and relatives and ensuring high standards are maintained throughout the services.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live her. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualification in nursing (e.g. RMN, RSCN) and registered with the NMC.
- Post graduate qualification in specialist related area at masters level or relevant equivalent experience
- Extensive evidence of continuing professional development demonstrating expertise across a number of areas
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification (e.g. ENB 998 or PGCE).
- Nurse mentorship training.
Knowledge and abilities
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience and knowledge of working with children and/or adolescents with mental health problems and their families.
- Experience of working in an in-patient adolescent mental health setting.
- Excellent knowledge of current policy, legislation and guidance (including evidence base) relevant to the provision of children’s in-patient services and therapy.
Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Excellent leadership skills.
- Excellent skills in assessment, care planning and therapeutic intervention with young people who are experiencing severe mental health problems and their families.
- Excellent listening skills and ability to develop empathy with young people who are experiencing severe mental health problems and their families.
- Ability to manage young people who may be displaying high emotion, distress or challenging behaviour in a calm, caring and planned way according to Trust policies and best professional practice.
- Highly specialist knowledge of the needs of children, adolescents and families with behavioural, relationship and emotional problems.
- Excellent problem solving abilities.
- Ability to prioritise work and make autonomous decisions when appropriate.
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
- Graham Garside
- Job title
- head of service for CAMHs Acute Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07769671429
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