Job summary
Exciting Senior Nursing (MATRON) Opportunity
The Planned Care Group provides services at five hospital sites with a total 38,500-day case/in patient episodes of care together with outpatient activity of 300,000. This is our largest Care Group and sits at the heart of our organisation as we work to sustain our financial delivery and modernise the way we work from a business and management point of view. The Care Group is led by the Care Group Director supported by and working in partnership with the Care Group's Director of Operations, Director of Nursing, Director of Finance and People & Change Manger.
We are looking to recruit an experienced, talented and ambitious Matron for BCC as we continue to build on our reputation for delivering high quality, well-led services in a hospital that is rated as "GOOD" by the CQC.
To undertake this challenge, you will need to have a real passion for continuous improvement, and staff engagement and development. The Trust takes personal and professional development very seriously and opportunities to pursue both these objectives will be available to support you and help you meet your career aspirations.
Main duties of the job
You will work directly with the Clinical Director, Lead Cancer Nurse and Directorate manager as well as nursing, allied health professionals and administrative teams- giving you direct control of all processes relating to patient pathway management. You will lead nursing teams working on the inpatient ward (Adelaide), our 3 chemotherapy units, outpatient department and a team of 30 clinical nurse specialists. This is a challenging role with an accent on delivering both local and national standards within the speciality.
About us
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We would strongly encourage applicants to contact Helen Challand, Director of Nursing and/or Chris Lowrie, Directorate Manager for BCC via Balie Moriarty, PA to the Planned Care Group Directors as informal discussions and/or visits to the Trust are strongly encouraged before application or before interview. Please contact Balie balie.moriarty@royalberkshire.nhs.uk who will be pleased to arrange a conversation, visit or meeting with the team.
The Trust has formed a unique partnership with Henley Business School to offer a robust three-year management leadership programme to its staff. Staff successfully completing the programme will achieve a BA Hons Chartered Manager degree and be eligible to apply for membership of the Chartered Management Institute. Talent management is an important Trust workforce goal.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We would strongly encourage applicants to contact Helen Challand, Director of Nursing and/or Chris Lowrie, Directorate Manager for BCC via Balie Moriarty, PA to the Planned Care Group Directors as informal discussions and/or visits to the Trust are strongly encouraged before application or before interview. Please contact Balie balie.moriarty@royalberkshire.nhs.uk who will be pleased to arrange a conversation, visit or meeting with the team.
The Trust has formed a unique partnership with Henley Business School to offer a robust three-year management leadership programme to its staff. Staff successfully completing the programme will achieve a BA Hons Chartered Manager degree and be eligible to apply for membership of the Chartered Management Institute. Talent management is an important Trust workforce goal.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Healthcare Professional Registered Midwife for Midwifery Matron role
- Evidence of post graduate study
- Evidence of leadership and management development
- Evidence of mentorship/coaching qualification
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Experience of managing staff rosters in the clinical area
- Experience of undertaking investigations into serious incidents using a Root Cause Analysis methodology
- Project and/or Change Management experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience Significant recent and relevant experience as a senior nurse/AHP/midwife working at band 7 or above in acute care
- Experience of managing people and teams, including experience of managing staff capability, conduct and sickness
- Demonstrable experience of effectively managing budgets
- Experience of managing staff rosters in the clinical area
- Experience of undertaking investigations into serious incidents using a Root Cause Analysis methodology
- Project and/or Change Management experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Healthcare Professional Registered Midwife for Midwifery Matron role
- Evidence of post graduate study
- Evidence of leadership and management development
- Evidence of mentorship/coaching qualification
Desirable
Skills
Essential
- Experience of managing staff rosters in the clinical area
- Experience of undertaking investigations into serious incidents using a Root Cause Analysis methodology
- Project and/or Change Management experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience Significant recent and relevant experience as a senior nurse/AHP/midwife working at band 7 or above in acute care
- Experience of managing people and teams, including experience of managing staff capability, conduct and sickness
- Demonstrable experience of effectively managing budgets
- Experience of managing staff rosters in the clinical area
- Experience of undertaking investigations into serious incidents using a Root Cause Analysis methodology
- Project and/or Change Management experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
