Deputy Matron

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification

Be responsible for all aspects of daily operational management, delivering key performance targets and quality measures (with support from the Divisional Nurse Director (DND).

Provide clinical leadership to the nursing and administrative teams, maintaining credibility through practice and provide a high quality and safe patient service, which exceeds patient expectations.

Liaise effectively with members of the Multi-Disciplinary health care team so as to achieve a coordinated specialist service across all Trust sites.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registration (NMC)
• Diploma or Degree level study (or equivalent)
• Evidence of ongoing professional development
• Masters degree or equivalent job related experience or post grad calibre

Desirable criteria

• Qualification in oncology ILS/ALS
• Recognised teaching qualification
• Leadership qualification
• Experience in accreditation processes

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant post registration nursing experience in oncology or speciality to be confident and competent in using the required skills to do the job.
• Current experience in managing the deteriorating oncology patient, including the safe transfer of patients
• Significant experience in Clinical Management and leadership
• Experience in a large complex organisation and/or NHS
• Good understanding of the clinical and non-clinical aspects of an International service model
• Success in achieving substantial organisation change and implementing highly complex projects
• Experience of change initiatives within and operational and clinical team
• Experience of managing projects involving clinicians and track record of successful engagement with clinical leaders

Skills Abilities/knowledge

Essential criteria

• Evidence of effective interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise with multidisciplinary team members
• Knowledge and understanding of quality issues
• Evidence of understanding the NHS policy
• Computer Literacy (eg: Microsoft Word and Outlook) Able to lead Root Cause Analysis investigations to facilitate staff in identifying and embedding areas for improvement in the provision of high quality and safe care
• Able to manage multiple and complex projects including tracking of plans and actions
• Able to present confidently and persuasively to small and large groups
• Able to present complex information appropriately to the Trust's Governance Committees
• Ability to lead audit activities to assess and monitor the quality of care. Implement change based on the findings.
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work flexibly as part of a team cross all sites
• Highly proficient in the use of standard office software packages
• Ability to think innovatively in a work context

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Flexibility to meet the needs of the service (e.g. shift work)
• Able to work on all Trust sites as required and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

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Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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