Clinical Matron - Critical Care

University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Plymouth is seeking a Matron to lead Critical Care and deliver high standards of patient care. The role involves providing clinical leadership, managing infection prevention practices, and ensuring compliance with health standards. The ideal candidate must be a Registered Nurse or ODP with strong experience in clinical governance and risk management. This position focuses on empowering and developing teams to enhance patient care and offers an opportunity to work within a progressive environment.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Support for flexible working

Modern working environment

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a similar clinical leadership role.
• Registered Nurse or ODP with relevant clinical knowledge.
• Experience in managing teams and clinical governance.

Responsibilities

• Set and monitor high standards of clinical care.
• Lead infection control practices and governance.
• Manage nursing teams and ensure quality patient care.

Skills

Clinical Governance

Risk Management

HR Management

Infection Control

Leadership

Education

Registered Nurse or ODP

Job description

A new and promising opportunity has presented itself for a Matron in University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. This post will be responsible for leading Critical Care.

Applicants should have demonstrable experience within a similar environment and be clinically credible. They require demonstrable experience in Clinical Governance, Risk Management, HR, Clinical Incidents and Complaints and Budgetary Management. You also must be a Registered Nurse or ODP and have the relevant clinical knowledge and skills.

Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.

As a key member of the Clinical Management Team, working under the professional direction of the Director of Nursing, the Matron is responsible for the implementation of the National and corresponding local Nursing Strategy. Specifically, this means delivering the complex agenda as defined by the Matrons Charter, the NHS Institutes High Impact Actions and other National/Local guidance and policies, adopting a highly visible and accessible approach for patients, leading by example in empowering and developing staff to undertake a greater range of clinical activities in order to modernise and improve patient care.

Responsible for managing nursing & AHP teams, clinical leadership, infection prevention and control and standards of patient care. Responsible for the performance management of key individuals in respect of the nursing contribution to service delivery.

We are a people business where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.

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Responsibilities

• Clinical Leadership – set and monitor high standards of safe clinical care, underpinned by sound evidence‑based knowledge and principles ensuring quality systems are in place to monitor practice.
• Lead and ensure the delivery of Infection Control practice as defined by National recommendations and the Director of Infection Prevention and Control and Hygiene Code.
• Lead the development & implementation of standards of cleanliness in line with the Health & Social Care Act 2008 (commonly referred to as the Hygiene Code) and ensure provision of catering meets agreed standards, with action being taken in cases of exception.
• Health and Safety standards, lead investigation and follow up of all clinical incidents (as per the Trust's Clinical Incident Reporting policy), escalating if necessary, and complaints.
• Support Sisters/Charge Nurses in the application of Clinical Governance processes such as safeguarding.
• Ensure that patients and relatives have the opportunity to meet the post holder and that they have access to the Patient Advocacy Liaison Service (PALS).
• Support the Head of Nursing with the co‑ordination, at Service Line level, the resolution of complaints and clinical incidents including investigating, organising highly sensitive, highly contentious meetings with complainants, writing response letters covering highly complex clinical matters and constructing/implementing/reviewing agreed action plans ensuring such feedback drives an improvement in standards.

For further details please see the attached JD & PS.