Tavistock Hospital and Neighbourhood Matron

1. Responsible for the day to day management of staff groups across several sites including In-patient staff, Community Nursing, Ageing well team, Admiral Nurse and Community Matrons. Liaising with appropriate managers and facilitating Ward and relevant Team Managers and their deputies in dealing with issues such as staffing and operational issues. 2. Ensure appropriate delegation of and participation in out-of-hours rota / on-call rota where appropriate. Frequency: approximately 8 duty slots within a 3 month period. Pay as per Agenda for Change guidance. 3. Provide expert clinical leadership and support to Ward/Community managers and nurses acting as a role model in provision of clear direction for nursing and practice development. 4. To support and ensure the implementation of clinical supervision for staff within areas of responsibility. 5. Where standards for facilities services are not met, take corrective action as appropriate. 6. Provide line management to delegated personnel
within the service structure. 7. Provide nursing and managerial knowledge and experience to any member of the multi-disciplinary team in relation to patient care, ensuring a visible presence is maintained in all clinical areas,endeavouring to spend at least 60% of work time in a clinical environment 8. The role includes a balance of clinical and managerial responsibilities which may vary according to need and to be agreed by the Service Line Manager/Community Service Manager. 9. Provide clinical supervision and support to nursing and other professional colleagues. 10. Lead on specific aspects of nursing and service development in agreement with the Service Line Manager/Community Service Manager. 11. Set, agree and monitor standards for clinical practice and patient care and ensure teams have the right skills to deliver a high quality service. 12. Develop opportunities to enhance service user involvement and carers. 13. Work within your budget 14. Ensure there is a focus on admission
avoidance/length of stay to reduce iatrogenic harm 15. Adopt the standard ward processes and Every Day Matters 16. Active participation in service improvement projects