Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatrics
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 151-SF46
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Salary
- £55,877 - £62,626 Per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Matron Paediatrics
Band 8a
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, enthusiastic and committed Nurse to join the Paediatric team at Wexham Park as Clinical Matron for Paediatrics.
This role encompasses a 29 bedded Paediatric ward with an adjacent 7 bedded Paediatric assessment unit, the Childrens ambulatory and children's outpatient department (CACOU) together with the Paediatric community services.
Main duties of the job
To lead the development and implementation of strategies and work plans that align with Trust-wide objectives, ensuring they address the unique needs of children, young people, and their families within the paediatric service.
Ensure the delivery of high-quality care by implementing, monitoring, and reviewing clinical standards. Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to identify areas for improvement and develop action plans to enhance patient engagement, safety, and outcomes.
Provide strong and effective leadership by setting, monitoring, and maintaining professional standards within the paediatric service. Work collaboratively to address and manage complaints while leading the nursing contribution to clinical governance at the specialty or departmental level in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Strategy.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
- Masters level or equivalent level of study/experience
- Recognised leadership & development training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience at senior clinical/managerial level
- Evidence of on-going professional development in the specified nursing field of practice
- Significant experience of working as a clinical leader in the specified nursing field of practise
Desirable criteria
- In-depth experience in a variety of hospital units
- Involvement in clinical audit and/or research
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- Understands the concepts of clinical governance and shared governance including evidence- based practice and critical appraisal of research findings.
- Demonstrates knowledge of effective risk management
- Knowledge of current NHS issues including performance targets and the wider health economy.
- Knowledge and experience of management models, implementing change and/or new clinical practices and current professional issues.
- Effective communicator with all internal and external stakeholders.
- Understand principles of effective budgetary management and demonstrate experience of managing budgets.
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and assessment skills
- Counselling skills
- Involvement in research or audit
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
- Jill Thistlethwaite
- Job title
- Head of Nursing Paediatrics and Neonates
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07825385403
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