Matron - Matron Adult Emergency Department

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

Following an internal promotion, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Emergency Department at St Mary's Hospital as an Emergency Department Matron. St Mary's is the Major Trauma Centre for North West London.

We are committed to creating a positive practice environment where staff are supported to thrive. Through shared-decision councils, a strong focus on wellbeing, and a culture of recognition and professional development, we aim to make the Emergency Department an inclusive and rewarding place to work.

As an Emergency Department Matron, you will lead the delivery of high-quality, safe and compassionate care, support the implementation of new ways of working, and collaborate with the wider multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes and experience.

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong clinical expertise in emergency nursing, excellent patient assessment skills and sound management knowledge. They will provide visible, consistent leadership, communicate effectively and build positive working relationships across the department and wider organisation.

The post holder will be professionally accountable for standards of care, patient experience, workforce performance and staff wellbeing, helping to shape a service that delivers consistently high standards for patients and colleagues.

Main duties of the job

• To provide professional leadership and clinical role modelling in order to inspire the nursing team in the Emergency Department.
• To provide a clear focus for clinical leadership, providing a highly visible and authoritative presence, in order to facilitate the provision of high quality care, ensuring that the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery.
• To support the Lead Nurse / Business Service Manager in the delivery of a high quality patient focused care which contributes to the patient's overall experience.
• To deputise as required for the Lead Nurse or Business Service Manager to develop and embed procedures, guidelines and protocols to support the development of a safe and efficient service.
• To monitor the level of service provided by the support services through regular audit and take remedial action as necessary.
• To supervise the professional development and appraisal of staff through their line management structure
• To take responsibility for clinical standards of care Monitoring of Quality Indicators, infection control prevention and patient experience.
• To foster a culture of incident reporting and responding to incidents, reflection, equal opportunity, openness, mutual respect between the professions and professional development within the unit
• To support the development of nursing research and audit
• To ensure that mechanisms are in place for the collection and submission of appropriate data in respect to service delivery.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environme