Job summary
Employer heading
Matron - Theatres
Band 8a
Job overview
An exciting opportunity for a new 8a theatre matron position has arisen. Theatres is one of the largest departments here at CUH covering Ely Day Surgery Unit, Main theatres, Addenbrooke’s Treatment Centre, Rosie, Cambridge Movement Surgical Hub, Cambridge Eye Unit theatres and Neurosurgery Theatres. You will be working closely with other Theatre Matrons, Theatre Band 7s team as well as with other Divisional colleagues. Our theatre Matrons support the Senior Leadership team to ensure the outstanding performance and patient care- this is an incredibly important role in the division.
You will effectively lead and develop the Theatre teams and you will be an excellent communicator, upholding the values and behaviours of the Trust and will have a proven track record in influencing others. You will be passionate about maintaining high standards and safety in Theatres, building strong professional relationships with the Team that work in and access theatres. Strong leadership and management skills are essential to be successful in this role. You will be liaising with the Operational teams to ensure service improvements initiatives are driven forward and will be supported to develop these skills further. You will work closely with the Divisional Head of Nursing and Perioperative Care Operational Manager to reach your potential and excel in this role.
Main duties of the job
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Provide professional and managerial leadership to the clinical/theatre teams within their designated areas, providing a highly visible and authoritative presence ensuring the provision of high quality services, responsive to the needs of the patient at the centre of care delivery. Ìý
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Be accountable for all clinical aspects of quality & safety within the service.Ìý
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Work in partnership with Divisional Head of Nursing and the wider Divisional Management Team to ensure effective and efficient management of services to meet agreed standards within the resources available.
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Maintain a visible clinical presence acting as a role model upon whom patients, visitors and staff can rely for support to ensure that the fundamental and specialist aspects of care are met. This includes working clinical shifts.
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Support the Divisional Head of Nursing by leading and developing Nurses and ODPs, their clinical practice and meaningful improvements to patient care.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- Ìý Ìýapplied for a Graduate visa
- Ìý Ìýor you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- Ìý Ìýor the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
If you require sponsorship for a Visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check you are not applying from a Red list country - Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
This vacancy will close at midnight on 8 January 2025
Interviews are due to be held on 22 January 2025
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.Ìý
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current and relevant NMC/HCPC registration
- Significant Perioperative practice experience
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development
- Management & leadership training
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the relevant specialties
- Relevant postgraduate qualification
- Recent attainment of leadership development qualification/award
- MSc or willingness to work towards
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience of leading a Clinical team within a perioperative care environment
- Demonstrable success in managing change & innovation, introducing evidence-based practice
- Demonstrable commitment to the professional development of self and others
- Demonstrable understanding of HR processes
- Experience in audit
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable success in working collaboratively across professions and services
- Experience in conducting research
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable knowledge of development/innovation in Theatre clinical practice
- Of clinical governance and patient safety agendas
- Of the importance of successful partnership working
- Of principles of lifelong learning, professional education and training
- Of Workforce planning, recruitment and retention
Skills
Essential criteria
- Liaising with operational teams to ensure service improvement initiatives are driven forward
- Team building and Team working skills – able to lead a team to achieve results
- Highly developed clear and consistent communications skills o Inter-personal skills o Liaison and negotiation skills o Empowering others
- Budget management
- Developing and implementing policies, guidelines and projects from initiation to completion
- Information Technology literacy
- Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines and work independently
- Ability to respond and manage emergency situations
- Ability to make effective judgments in stressful situations
Desirable criteria
- Advising and influencing senior managers in relation to risk management and quality improvement
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
- Flexibility in approach and hours
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sian Brown
- Job title
- Head of Nursing Division A
- Email address
- [email protected]
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