Matron / Lead nurse

We are looking to welcome a dynamic Matron to our Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy Services (SACT) Team. This role plays a crucial role, working closely with the Directorate Manager and Service Manger utilising excellent communication skills, to ensure efficient and effective leadership for the nursing team in SACT., The post holder will be responsible for a varied work portfolio which will include:

• To provide leadership to ensure professional and clinical standards of excellence.
• Take a lead role in service development aligning the service with other departments within the trust.
• Develop and maintain communication with people to enhance business development, clinical care and service feedback
• To help maximise the operational and financial performance of the department, working closely with the senior management team and other stakeholders.
• To provide excellent customer service and promote a professional and caring environment from all clinical and non-clinical staff.
• To manage 3rd party service providers where appropriate.
• Responsible for financial / budgetary management / targets within the service.
• To participate in Manager-on-call rota.
• To make certain that our patients and visitors receive excellent care in a friendly, proficient manner.
• Develop oneself and others in areas of practice
• Appraise, interpret and apply suggestions, recommendations and directives to improve services
• Promote equality and value diversity
• Plan, develop and implement approaches to promote health and wellbeing and prevent adverse effects on health and wellbeing
• Provide leadership and management advice to unit leaders and specialist nurses within their sphere of responsibility
  
  The post holder should be a highly motivated and enthusiastic nurse leader, who is passionate about delivering high quality, compassionate care, and who is equipped with excellent interpersonal and leadership skills. Working within the framework of the Modern Matron principles, the post is pivotal in ensuring clinical quality standards are not only achieved but sustained by providing visible clinical leadership and the vision for continuous improvement. The post holder must be a Registered Nurse who has proven leadership and management experience as a senior nurse at Band 7 level or above
  
  There has never been a more exciting time to join the SACT Team. The Christie SACT unit is the largest single site facility in Europe. The Christie is responsible for the safe delivery of over 49,000 treatments a year. In addition, some treatments are administered in the large network of outreach services consisting other hospital sites, medical centres and hospices across Greater Manchester and Cheshire.