Matron inCanterbury/Margate inCanterbury/Margate PUBLISHED 26 DEC 2023
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Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and dedicated Mental Health Nurse to join our Acute Directorate with oversight for two wards in east Kent. The role of the matron is critical in ensuring all patients experience the highest standards of clinical care. This will be achieved through a combination of professional curiosity, daily presence on wards and expert knowledge in care delivery. They will be visible to patients and carers and be available to resolve issues that arise. They will provide line management to ward managers and be sighted on local risks to local care delivery and have an ability to work collaboratively with others to put in plans to mitigate those risks. The post holder will take a facilitative and empowering approach, nurturing creativity and being open to doing things differently if the desired outcome improves patient, carer and staff experience. They will work closely with other matrons, governance team and local managers to ensure quality data is triangulated and used to inform practice. The post holder will seek to work with others to maximise digital solutions where possible.
Oversight of two acute wards (with cross cover between Matron colleagues when needed) to include operational line management of Ward Managers and the following key responsibilities;
- Leading by example
- Making sure patients receive high quality care
- Ensuring staffing is appropriate to patient needs
- Empowering nurses to take on a wider range of clinical duties
- Improving 'Team areas' cleanliness
- Ensuring patients' nutritional needs are met
- Improving wards for patients (to include supporting ward in identification of ligatures and management plan regarding existing ligatures)
- Making sure patients are treated with respect
- Preventing (hospital)acquired infection
- Resolving problems for patients and their relatives by building closer relationship
Please refer to the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities of the role.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and dedicated Mental Health Nurse to join our Acute Directorate with oversight for two wards in east Kent. The role of the matron is critical in ensuring all patients experience the highest standards of clinical care. This will be achieved through a combination of professional curiosity, daily presence on wards and expert knowledge in care delivery. They will be visible to patients and carers and be available to resolve issues that arise. They will provide line management to ward managers and be sighted on local risks to local care delivery and have an ability to work collaboratively with others to put in plans to mitigate those risks. The post holder will take a facilitative and empowering approach, nurturing creativity and being open to doing things differently if the desired outcome improves patient, carer and staff experience. They will work closely with other matrons, governance team and local managers to ensure quality data is triangulated and used to inform practice. The post holder will seek to work with others to maximise digital solutions where possible.
Oversight of two acute wards (with cross cover between Matron colleagues when needed) to include operational line management of Ward Managers and the following key responsibilities;
- Leading by example
- Making sure patients receive high quality care
- Ensuring staffing is appropriate to patient needs
- Empowering nurses to take on a wider range of clinical duties
- Improving 'Team areas' cleanliness
- Ensuring patients' nutritional needs are met
- Improving wards for patients (to include supporting ward in identification of ligatures and management plan regarding existing ligatures)
- Making sure patients are treated with respect
- Preventing (hospital)acquired infection
- Resolving problems for patients and their relatives by building closer relationship
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