Matron (Theatres)

We have an exciting opportunity for a nurse or ODP to join our Senior Leadership team in Theatres as a Theatre Matron. You will be working alongside the current Theatre Matron, Service Manager and our Surgical Matrons as part of the Surgical Service Group leadership team. This post is a county wide position and there will be an expectation that the successful candidate will work collaboratively across Somerset foundation Trust.County wide we have 24 theatres and 3 procedure rooms across the 2 acute sites and the 2 community hospitals at Minehead and West Mendip. We have a team of band 7 Clinical Managers who you will work alongside to provide safe patient care and efficient utilisation of the theatre capacity. Our specialties include Orthopaedic, General Surgery, Ophthalmology, ENT, Maxillo Facial and Maternity. The Theatre Matron role requires you be highly self-motivated; possess strong clinical leadership skills with a knowledge base in theatres or one that is highly transferable.Our workforce development plan includes a grow your own approach to providing a stable, well established and skilled workforce, including apprenticeship programmes and post graduate development opportunities., You will be required to:

• have excellent negotiation, influencing and communication skills and be able to demonstrate mature problem solving skills.
• To act as a clinical expert to the Theatre services providing expert, professional, strategic and clinical operational support and advice on complex issues
• Play an active role in the Theatre senior leadership Triumvirate and work collaboratively with the Surgical Directorate Triumvirate in the continued development of the future Theatre Strategic Plan.
• To provide professional and comprehensive advice to Clinical managers and staff across the Theatre services which supports the day to day running of theatres and performance improvement.
• To be called upon to project manage and monitor specific projects to support service development within the Theatres.
• You will be responsible overseeing staffing needs, managing establishment requirements, supervising the work of the practice development team to provide a safe skilled theatre team.
  
  In 2025 we will see the opening of our new Surgical Centre housing 8 new theatres including 2 Integrated Interventional Radiology theatres to complement our other 12 theatres on the MPH site. We are also developing our theatres on the YDH site with the addition of a brand new Orthopaedic theatre due to be completed in 2025. This will be a fantastic opportunity to be part of the team delivering new and innovative ways of working in these brand new facilities.As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic
countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!