Matron
Posted 5 days 5 hours ago by Lewisham and Greenwich
Permanent
Full Time
Healthcare & Medical Jobs
London, United Kingdom
Job Description
Step into a place where exceptional care, patients, culture, and careers come together.
Explore our current vacancies and take your first step toward making a real difference.
Join us. Make a difference. Be part of Team LGT.
Main area surgery Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Sun) Job ref 197-R-LC8799
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.
Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.
We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 - the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.
Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as "good" or "outstanding" in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.
Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.
LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King's College London's GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.
We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the ICS in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.
Job overview Matron, Theatres Services - University Hospital Lewisham
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is seeking an exceptional and forward-thinking Matron for Theatres at University Hospital Lewisham (UHL) to lead our theatre teams and support the ongoing delivery and transformation of perioperative services.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior nurse / ODP leader with a passion for delivering outstanding patient care, leading high-performing teams and driving innovation within a busy and dynamic surgical environment.
Main duties of the job Key Responsibilities
Provide professional and operational leadership for Theatre Services at University Hospital Lewisham.
Promote a culture of safety, quality and continuous improvement across all theatre areas.
Lead and support service transformation programmes to improve efficiency, productivity and patient outcomes.
Ensure compliance with national standards, Trust policies and regulatory requirements.
Work collaboratively with Surgical, Anaesthetic, Recovery and Day Surgery teams to deliver seamless perioperative care.
Support the effective management of theatre capacity, utilisation and patient flow.
Lead on workforce planning, recruitment, retention and staff development initiatives.
Oversee clinical governance, incident management, quality assurance and risk management processes.
Champion evidence-based practice, innovation and quality improvement methodologies.
Foster a positive, inclusive and supportive working environment where staff can thrive.
Working for our organisation 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:
This role offers the opportunity to influence strategic decision-making, champion excellence in clinical practice and develop a highly engaged and motivated workforce.
We are looking for an inspirational and experienced leader who can demonstrate:
Join us and play a pivotal role in delivering safe, effective and outstanding surgical care for the communities we serve.
Qualifications and Training
Explore our current vacancies and take your first step toward making a real difference.
Join us. Make a difference. Be part of Team LGT.
Main area surgery Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Sun) Job ref 197-R-LC8799
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, (LGT), is a community-focused provider of local and acute care, delivering high-quality services to over one million people living across the London boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich, and Bexley. We provide whole-life care and are here to support our communities to live healthier lives as well as taking care of them when they need us the most.
Employing almost 7,500 colleagues, affectionately known as Team LGT, we provide services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich, University Hospital Lewisham, and at over a dozen community settings in Lewisham. We also provide some services at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.
We have recently launched our new vision and values to mark the LGT10 - the tenth anniversary of our Trust forming in 2013. Our trust vision is to be exceptional. In the quality of our patient care; our support for colleagues; and in the difference we make through our partnerships and in our communities.
Our hospitals and community sites provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, as well as emergency and planned care. The Trust is rated as "good" or "outstanding" in over three-quarters of the services inspected by the Care Quality Commission.
Every year our work includes performing 10,000 procedures in our theatres; bringing seven and a half thousand new lives into the world; carrying out 570,000 visits to patients in their homes or communities and providing emergency care for more than 300,000 patients arriving in our busy Urgent and Emergency Departments.
LGT is a centre for the education and training of medical students enrolled with King's College London's GKT School of Medical Education. We are a training centre for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. We are pioneering new roles that will support the changing needs of our patients and are one of the largest employers of physician associates in the country.
We are committed to working with our partners to deliver the best outcomes for our local communities. This means playing an active role in the South East London Integrated Care System (ICS), and in formal partnerships including the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative, provider partnerships with our local mental health trusts and borough-based boards of the ICS in Bexley, Greenwich and Lewisham.
Job overview Matron, Theatres Services - University Hospital Lewisham
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is seeking an exceptional and forward-thinking Matron for Theatres at University Hospital Lewisham (UHL) to lead our theatre teams and support the ongoing delivery and transformation of perioperative services.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior nurse / ODP leader with a passion for delivering outstanding patient care, leading high-performing teams and driving innovation within a busy and dynamic surgical environment.
Main duties of the job Key Responsibilities
Provide professional and operational leadership for Theatre Services at University Hospital Lewisham.
Promote a culture of safety, quality and continuous improvement across all theatre areas.
Lead and support service transformation programmes to improve efficiency, productivity and patient outcomes.
Ensure compliance with national standards, Trust policies and regulatory requirements.
Work collaboratively with Surgical, Anaesthetic, Recovery and Day Surgery teams to deliver seamless perioperative care.
Support the effective management of theatre capacity, utilisation and patient flow.
Lead on workforce planning, recruitment, retention and staff development initiatives.
Oversee clinical governance, incident management, quality assurance and risk management processes.
Champion evidence-based practice, innovation and quality improvement methodologies.
Foster a positive, inclusive and supportive working environment where staff can thrive.
Working for our organisation 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 background, 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
This role offers the opportunity to influence strategic decision-making, champion excellence in clinical practice and develop a highly engaged and motivated workforce.
We are looking for an inspirational and experienced leader who can demonstrate:
- Senior leadership experience within Theatre Services or Perioperative Care.
- Strong understanding of theatre operations, elective pathways and perioperative patient journeys.
- Proven experience of leading service improvement, transformation and change programmes.
- Excellent leadership, communication and relationship-building skills.
- Experience managing performance, budgets, workforce and operational challenges within a complex healthcare environment.
- A commitment to delivering exceptional patient care and improving patient experience.
- Evidence of continued professional development, with management or leadership qualifications desirable.
- The ability to inspire, motivate and develop multidisciplinary teams.
As Matron for Theatres, you will have the opportunity to: - Shape the future of theatre and perioperative services at UHL.
- Lead dedicated and highly skilled multidisciplinary teams.
- Drive innovation and improvement across surgical services.
- Contribute to Trust-wide strategic priorities and elective recovery programmes.
- Develop your leadership career within a progressive and ambitious NHS organisation.
Join us and play a pivotal role in delivering safe, effective and outstanding surgical care for the communities we serve.
Qualifications and Training
- Degree Registered nurse Part 1 / or theatres Practitioner Post registration qualification or equivalent experience in theatres specialty
- Master's degree in relevant discipline or in process of studying to Masters level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of Post Graduate Specialist qualifications relevant to area of practice (examples -:non-medical prescribing; mentorship , coaching , leadership or clinical expertise)
- Change or human factor training
- Management or supervisory qualification / programme of study
- Proven experience of working in surgical specialities and theatres including high volume and/or day surgery
- Senior clinical experience within speciality.
- Partnership/multi-professional working.
- Managing staff
- Developing and implementing service development initiatives. Demonstrate experience of change management
- Participation in developing and implementing Training and Competency development programmes for departmental staff.
- Research or audit.
- Proven track record of staff development and team working
- Management of finances within a budget, including delivery of cost improvements
- Achievement of high quality patient care through evidence-based practice
- Leadership of clinical governance and patient safety
- Management/Clinical Leadership experience
- Experience in analysing complex problems and implementing workable solutions
- Ability to think and plan strategically, operationally and creatively and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands
- Advanced nursing skills relevant to specialty
- Advanced verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Experience of managing and leading a team.
- Working with and within a diverse community
- Demonstrates innovative thinking.
- Facilitation skills. Understanding of the health and social care agenda and commissioning processes in the current political environment. . click apply for full job details