Clinical Matron - Falmouth & Newquay Community Hospitals

Job overview

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced or aspiring Clinical Matron to play a pivotal role within the development of services at two of the Central Community Hospital sites in Falmouth and Newquay. Our community are passionate about the care they receive locally and therefore we are looking for an individual who will continue to develop responsive, safe, caring and committed community hospital services and be an innovative and inspirational leader for our front-line teams.

Falmouth and Newquay Hospitals provide community services for the local populations. Within the remit of this Matron role, the community hospitals provide eldercare rehabilitation beds, busy Outpatient Departments, Minor Injury Units, Xray services and Outpatient Therapy services.

You will be an inspirational and passionate leader who can make a real difference to both the quality of care and service users’ experiences. You will need to have a clear vision with the ability to share this with your teams. You will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of infection prevention and control, privacy and dignity, cleanliness and health and safety to meet the standards required by the Care Quality Commission and NICE Guidelines. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent leadership skills, people management skills, communication skills and a commitment to improving the quality of services for patients and carers.

Proposed interview date: 11th April 2023

Main duties of the job

Work across organisational and professional boundaries to implement new solutions to facilitate a smooth patient journey.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the patients, visitors, workforce colleagues and working closely with PFI site management and cleaning service providers based at these sites.

Facilitate effective multi-professional care across primary and secondary care and act as the lead Clinical Practitioner within the multi-disciplinary team.

Build and develop improved links with the community and other provider units, aiming for seamless service across boundaries.

In conjunction with colleagues across public and private sectors, health and social agencies, support the Government’s strategy to tackle poor patient experiences.

Provide expert NMAHP leadership and represent the Trust at local, regional and national level.

If you have substantial post registration nursing or AHP experience at Band 7 or above and would like to be part of a busy, productive and ever developing community hospital team, then apply at the address below.

This is a full-time post working 37.5 hours per week across the two sites

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
• Individual professional development programmes

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

We are committed to diversity and equality of employment including the employment of current and former service users.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

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.