Children and Young Peoples Matron

We have the rare and exciting opportunity for a passionate, innovative, and inspirational nurse leader to come and join our vibrant Jenny Lind Children's Hospital as Matron for Children and Young People.
Our fabulous Jenny Lind incorporates Children's Inpatient, Ambulatory, Emergency and Outpatient care. We treat children and young people across a broad range of specialties including Paediatric Medicine, Surgery, Orthopaedics, ENT, plastics, and gastroenterology, including a dedicated level 2 PHDU. We offer care to children living in Norfolk and for those accessing specialist treatment across the Eastern Region.
If you share our aspiration for providing the best possible care to children and their families and would like to work within a friendly and compassionate team, you could be just the leader we are looking for....

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for managing the provision of the nursing service to a specified range of specialities within their directorate. Provide clinical, managerial, and professional leadership to ward and specialist nursing teams. Provide professional nursing leadership to outpatient areas within their directorate.
Assist the Divisional and Operations Service Managers to resolve capacity issues, as required. Oversee and ensure the effective assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of optimal quality patient care ensuring that nursing and health care standards are upheld. Be responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of nursing and corporate strategies and standards within their directorate.
Be responsible for the effective management of human and financial resources in order to achieve the performance management targets of the division. Work in collaboration with other agencies/organisations to deliver national, regional, and local agendas relating to their directorate. Advise the organisation on relevant issues regarding their directorate. Be responsible for the effective implementation of the responsibilities outlined in The Matron's Charter. Actively contribute to the Trust's Governance agenda.
To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service and consistently demonstrate NNUH's 'PRIDE' values of People focused, Respect, Dedication, Integrity and Excellence

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