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Matron in Acute Medicine

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The Matron will play a key role in providing strong clinical leadership, supporting the Senior Nurses in both the ward and department to promote excellence in nursing care and enhance clinical standards. The successful candidate will ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity, and respect, while valuing the diversity of the local community and beyond. They will also promote best practices for infection prevention by maintaining a clean and safe environment and ensuring that clinical practices align with Trust policies and best practice guidelines to minimise the risk of infection.

The Matron’s key responsibility is to ensure that the patient experience is of the highest

quality, inspiring patient and public confidence. This will be achieved through high visibility,

accessibility and surveillance. The post holder will be expected to work clinically for an

agreed 20% of their time, and where required, will be a specialist in their clinical area. The

post holder will be responsible for ensuring the implementation of the Matron’s Charter in

their area.

The Directors, general managers, and heads of Nursing lead each Directorate. The Matrons report directly to their Head of Nursing, who has overarching responsibility for the Operational management and strategic direction of nursing.

The primary responsibility of the Matron is to ensure that the patient experience maintains the highest quality, fostering confidence among patients and the public. This will be achieved through visible leadership, accessibility, and ongoing monitoring. The Matron is expected to spend 20% of their time working clinically and will be a specialist in their area of expertise as needed. Additionally, the Matron will be responsible for implementing the Matron’s Charter within their designated area.

In each Directorate, leadership is provided by Directors, General Managers, and Heads of Nursing. The Matrons report directly to their respective Heads of Nursing, who are responsible for the overall operational management and strategic direction of nursing services.

Our People Are Our Greatest Asset. When We Feel Supported And Happy At Work, This Positivity Reaches Those Very People We Are Here For, The Patients. Engaged Employees Perform At Their Best And Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Initiatives Contribute To Cultivate a Culture Of Engagement. We Have Four Staff Networks, a Corporate EDI Team And a Suite Of Programmes And Events Which Aim To Insert The 5 Aspirations

Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities backgrounds, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Itohan Ibude Job title: Head of Nursing Emergency & Acute Medicine Email address: Telephone number:
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Seniority level Director
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Employment type Full-time
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Job function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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