An exciting opportunity has arisen for a leader to lead the Adult Orthopaedic Surgical wards as a Band 8a Matron.
We are looking for a dynamic and compassionate nurse leader committed to the highest standards of care and patient experience, improvement, and innovation.
The Matron will lead a skilled nursing team alongside the MDT caring for patients undergoing a variety of Orthopaedic Surgery, including large joint replacement surgery, major complex spinal surgery, and surgery for metastatic disease and Sarcoma.
This role is ideal if you have an interest and/or experience in surgical nursing, cancer care, or in caring for people with complex long-term conditions. You will need initiative, energy, tenacity, imagination, and empathy to fulfill this demanding role. You will be joining experienced and committed teams. As a specialist centre, we ensure that all our wards have good staffing levels and our ward managers are supervisory to practice. You will be supported by the Senior Matron, the practice education team, and professional nurse advocates.
This role presents an excellent opportunity to use RNOH's internal leadership pathway for your personal and professional development.
We offer free parking on site and a range of staff benefits.
If you are an NMC registered nurse with at least 2 years of experience as a Band 7 nurse, then please come and join us!
Flexible working will be considered.
Main duties of the job
The B8a Ward Matron is the leader of the nursing team and professional role model, mentor, and coach for all its nursing staff, having a leading role in ensuring adequate provision of specialist nursing for patients across the wards and integration of the MDTs during the patient's journey through the service:
24-hour responsibility for overseeing expert nursing practice and care delivery and facilitating the strategic development of designated wards.
Will be a highly visible autonomous practitioner who is a proactive leader, acts as a clinical resource, and ensures the sustainable delivery of high standards of nursing care. Responsibility for exploring current practice, identifying areas for development, and planning the appropriate change strategy utilizing the most up-to-date evidence-based practices and using the appropriate evaluation tools to monitor the outcomes. Responsible for the quality of the patient's environment and lead on facilitating changes that improve the patient experience. Responsible for coordinating and making effective use of staff, facilitating with the clinical nurse educators a program to supervise staff and ensure adequate provision of specialist training is maintained. Oversee the management of the wards resources effectively and efficiently, participate in budget setting, and manage the delegated budget accordingly. Integrate with the MDT to facilitate admissions and discharges of patients under the care of the Consultants/specialist.
About us
At the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), we are committed to achieving the best staff experience in the NHS. In the 2023 NHS Staff Survey, we proudly: Scored above the national average for the People Promises: We are recognised and rewarded, We are always learning, We work flexibly, We are a team, and for staff engagement. Ranked #1 among all Trusts in North and Central London for all People Promises and themes. Ranked #1 among all Acute Specialist Trusts for We work flexibly.
At RNOH, we're committed to being actively anti-discriminatory and actively inclusive. We recognise our brilliant people do brilliant work, and we offer rewarding careers, no matter what their background. We continue to strive to break down barriers to be the Trust where people come together because what they do matters, makes a difference, and where they can thrive.
Joining our organisation means enjoying a wide range of staff benefits, including: 24/7 access to wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme. A Rewards & Recognition platform, offering opportunities to thank colleagues, send gifts, and access exclusive discounts. A dedicated Staff Wellbeing Hub, providing a space to relax and recharge away from the work environment. Salary sacrifice schemes for transport (season ticket loans, car and bike), electrical goods, and childcare.
At RNOH, we are more than a workplace--we are committed to patients, to excellence, and the wellbeing of our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Leadership and Management Responsibilities
Assume 24-hour responsibility for the designated Wards and practice according to the NMC professional code of conduct in conjunction with the B7 Ward Manager/s.
Clinical Responsibilities
Provide an expert level of nursing care (through regular practical clinical sessions on the wards, demonstrating advanced competency utilizing highly specialist knowledge and skills to plan, deliver, and evaluate highly specialized programs of care for patients throughout their journey).
Educational Responsibilities
Detailed JD with documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse (RN, RGN) /registered on the NMC register. Teaching and assessing in the clinical environment course or equivalent teaching qualification /CPD history related to teaching and assessing. Management qualification or evidence of substantial CPD in management or clinically related and relevant subjects. Relevant post-registration courses in Cancer/orthopaedics/spinal. 1st Degree and Masters level qualification or willingness to start Master's Degree program within 12 months of appointment. Appropriate Safeguarding training - level 3.
Desirable
A leadership qualification.
Experience
Essential
Advanced and specialized clinical and surgical knowledge in a relevant specialty. Proven ability to support staff in maintaining an environment conducive to the delivery of high-quality care. Previous 2-year experience and competency at a B7 or above level. Experience in influencing change through implementation of evidence-based practice and interpretation of policies and evaluation of the change. Experience of working in partnership with the leadership / multi-disciplinary team members. Advanced track record with knowledge, skills, and application of HR procedures e.g. conduct and performance. Advanced knowledge of current developments in nursing and the NHS. Experience in influencing internal/external activities to enhance patient care. Experience in using the training needs analysis each year to facilitate with the CNEs a program for the development of the nursing team within the specialty. Track record of overseeing and monitoring the budget for your specialty/cost centres. Advanced knowledge in computer packages and patient-related systems e.g. NoteOn.
Desirable
Ability to develop the service using business planning and business cases.
Skills
Essential
Advanced Mentorship and preceptorship experience. Models excellent clinical skills and has the ability to implement these in practice and influence others. Proven ability to support a team in maintaining an environment conducive to the delivery of outstanding CQC assessed care. Able to develop short to long-term strategies for the development of the team and the clinical environment. Plan and organise across a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans as required. Ability to monitor the quality of work in others to identify their learning and development needs and is able to devise strategies with the CNE teams to resolve and advance their skills. Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, and contentious information and ability to interpret and act on this information. Decisive decision maker in contentious situations. Able to manage challenging situations effectively and de-escalate the situation successfully. Set high standards for clear and legible documentation. Organise and co-ordinate services during the absence of more senior staff (acting up ability). Proven communication skills (written, non-verbal & verbal). Is integrated into a multi-disciplinary team and plays a key role in goal achievement and coordination. Superior time management ability and effective delegation skills. Leadership skills - the ability to prioritise & meet deadlines, organise work of self & others, supervising, teaching & assessing, self-motivated with the ability to motivate others, effective resource management. IT skills.
Desirable
Ability to adapt to changing service needs. IV skilled. Audit and research.
Knowledge
Essential
Awareness of NHS initiatives. Awareness of professional issues. Practices within the scope of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct. Promote people's equality, diversity, and rights. Knowledge of Clinical Governance and Commitment to clinical supervision. Ability to demonstrate application of the NHS Plan to sphere of practice. Knowledge of the individual's responsibility towards health and safety. Awareness of the structure and organisation of the wider NHS organisation and its service developments. Customer care and complaints handling. Awareness of research methods.
Disposition and attributes
Essential
Advanced interpersonal skills (people management skills, de-escalation techniques, tackling sensitive conversations). Self-motivated with drive, enthusiasm, and initiative and able to motivate others. Uses own initiative and is able to take decisive decisions. Ability to consciously act as a superior professional role model. Innovative in everything that they do. High effective team leader. Able to work well in stressful situations where interruptions are frequent. Self-insightful and an accomplished reflective practitioner. Demonstrate high levels of emotional intelligence. Awareness of different management and personality styles.
Employer details
Employer name
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore
Brockley Hill
Stanmore
HA7 4LP
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
392-RNOH-1116 #J-18808-Ljbffr
We are looking for a dynamic and compassionate nurse leader committed to the highest standards of care and patient experience, improvement, and innovation.
The Matron will lead a skilled nursing team alongside the MDT caring for patients undergoing a variety of Orthopaedic Surgery, including large joint replacement surgery, major complex spinal surgery, and surgery for metastatic disease and Sarcoma.
This role is ideal if you have an interest and/or experience in surgical nursing, cancer care, or in caring for people with complex long-term conditions. You will need initiative, energy, tenacity, imagination, and empathy to fulfill this demanding role. You will be joining experienced and committed teams. As a specialist centre, we ensure that all our wards have good staffing levels and our ward managers are supervisory to practice. You will be supported by the Senior Matron, the practice education team, and professional nurse advocates.
This role presents an excellent opportunity to use RNOH's internal leadership pathway for your personal and professional development.
We offer free parking on site and a range of staff benefits.
If you are an NMC registered nurse with at least 2 years of experience as a Band 7 nurse, then please come and join us!
Flexible working will be considered.
Main duties of the job
The B8a Ward Matron is the leader of the nursing team and professional role model, mentor, and coach for all its nursing staff, having a leading role in ensuring adequate provision of specialist nursing for patients across the wards and integration of the MDTs during the patient's journey through the service:
24-hour responsibility for overseeing expert nursing practice and care delivery and facilitating the strategic development of designated wards.
Will be a highly visible autonomous practitioner who is a proactive leader, acts as a clinical resource, and ensures the sustainable delivery of high standards of nursing care. Responsibility for exploring current practice, identifying areas for development, and planning the appropriate change strategy utilizing the most up-to-date evidence-based practices and using the appropriate evaluation tools to monitor the outcomes. Responsible for the quality of the patient's environment and lead on facilitating changes that improve the patient experience. Responsible for coordinating and making effective use of staff, facilitating with the clinical nurse educators a program to supervise staff and ensure adequate provision of specialist training is maintained. Oversee the management of the wards resources effectively and efficiently, participate in budget setting, and manage the delegated budget accordingly. Integrate with the MDT to facilitate admissions and discharges of patients under the care of the Consultants/specialist.
About us
At the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), we are committed to achieving the best staff experience in the NHS. In the 2023 NHS Staff Survey, we proudly: Scored above the national average for the People Promises: We are recognised and rewarded, We are always learning, We work flexibly, We are a team, and for staff engagement. Ranked #1 among all Trusts in North and Central London for all People Promises and themes. Ranked #1 among all Acute Specialist Trusts for We work flexibly.
At RNOH, we're committed to being actively anti-discriminatory and actively inclusive. We recognise our brilliant people do brilliant work, and we offer rewarding careers, no matter what their background. We continue to strive to break down barriers to be the Trust where people come together because what they do matters, makes a difference, and where they can thrive.
Joining our organisation means enjoying a wide range of staff benefits, including: 24/7 access to wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme. A Rewards & Recognition platform, offering opportunities to thank colleagues, send gifts, and access exclusive discounts. A dedicated Staff Wellbeing Hub, providing a space to relax and recharge away from the work environment. Salary sacrifice schemes for transport (season ticket loans, car and bike), electrical goods, and childcare.
At RNOH, we are more than a workplace--we are committed to patients, to excellence, and the wellbeing of our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Leadership and Management Responsibilities
Assume 24-hour responsibility for the designated Wards and practice according to the NMC professional code of conduct in conjunction with the B7 Ward Manager/s.
Clinical Responsibilities
Provide an expert level of nursing care (through regular practical clinical sessions on the wards, demonstrating advanced competency utilizing highly specialist knowledge and skills to plan, deliver, and evaluate highly specialized programs of care for patients throughout their journey).
Educational Responsibilities
Detailed JD with documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Registered Nurse (RN, RGN) /registered on the NMC register. Teaching and assessing in the clinical environment course or equivalent teaching qualification /CPD history related to teaching and assessing. Management qualification or evidence of substantial CPD in management or clinically related and relevant subjects. Relevant post-registration courses in Cancer/orthopaedics/spinal. 1st Degree and Masters level qualification or willingness to start Master's Degree program within 12 months of appointment. Appropriate Safeguarding training - level 3.
Desirable
A leadership qualification.
Experience
Essential
Advanced and specialized clinical and surgical knowledge in a relevant specialty. Proven ability to support staff in maintaining an environment conducive to the delivery of high-quality care. Previous 2-year experience and competency at a B7 or above level. Experience in influencing change through implementation of evidence-based practice and interpretation of policies and evaluation of the change. Experience of working in partnership with the leadership / multi-disciplinary team members. Advanced track record with knowledge, skills, and application of HR procedures e.g. conduct and performance. Advanced knowledge of current developments in nursing and the NHS. Experience in influencing internal/external activities to enhance patient care. Experience in using the training needs analysis each year to facilitate with the CNEs a program for the development of the nursing team within the specialty. Track record of overseeing and monitoring the budget for your specialty/cost centres. Advanced knowledge in computer packages and patient-related systems e.g. NoteOn.
Desirable
Ability to develop the service using business planning and business cases.
Skills
Essential
Advanced Mentorship and preceptorship experience. Models excellent clinical skills and has the ability to implement these in practice and influence others. Proven ability to support a team in maintaining an environment conducive to the delivery of outstanding CQC assessed care. Able to develop short to long-term strategies for the development of the team and the clinical environment. Plan and organise across a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans as required. Ability to monitor the quality of work in others to identify their learning and development needs and is able to devise strategies with the CNE teams to resolve and advance their skills. Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive, and contentious information and ability to interpret and act on this information. Decisive decision maker in contentious situations. Able to manage challenging situations effectively and de-escalate the situation successfully. Set high standards for clear and legible documentation. Organise and co-ordinate services during the absence of more senior staff (acting up ability). Proven communication skills (written, non-verbal & verbal). Is integrated into a multi-disciplinary team and plays a key role in goal achievement and coordination. Superior time management ability and effective delegation skills. Leadership skills - the ability to prioritise & meet deadlines, organise work of self & others, supervising, teaching & assessing, self-motivated with the ability to motivate others, effective resource management. IT skills.
Desirable
Ability to adapt to changing service needs. IV skilled. Audit and research.
Knowledge
Essential
Awareness of NHS initiatives. Awareness of professional issues. Practices within the scope of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct. Promote people's equality, diversity, and rights. Knowledge of Clinical Governance and Commitment to clinical supervision. Ability to demonstrate application of the NHS Plan to sphere of practice. Knowledge of the individual's responsibility towards health and safety. Awareness of the structure and organisation of the wider NHS organisation and its service developments. Customer care and complaints handling. Awareness of research methods.
Disposition and attributes
Essential
Advanced interpersonal skills (people management skills, de-escalation techniques, tackling sensitive conversations). Self-motivated with drive, enthusiasm, and initiative and able to motivate others. Uses own initiative and is able to take decisive decisions. Ability to consciously act as a superior professional role model. Innovative in everything that they do. High effective team leader. Able to work well in stressful situations where interruptions are frequent. Self-insightful and an accomplished reflective practitioner. Demonstrate high levels of emotional intelligence. Awareness of different management and personality styles.
Employer details
Employer name
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Stanmore
Brockley Hill
Stanmore
HA7 4LP
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
392-RNOH-1116 #J-18808-Ljbffr
