Main duties of the job

The Matron will support the Lead Nurse, Divisional Director and Clinical Directors in the delivery of operational and delegated budgetary management of nursing, quality and standards of care.

S/he will work closely with multidisciplinary teams and relevant departments internal and external to the Division to ensure the delivery of responsive individualised patient care developing and supporting nursing staff to respond to the transforming nursing agenda.

Working for our organisation

Taking care of the children of Manchester, Trafford and beyond isn't just a responsibility, it's our privilege. The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, (RMCH) and Managed Clinical Services are very special hospitals and services and we are rightly proud of our rich heritage that dates back to the 1800's. As one of the largest children's hospitals in Europe and one of 9 hospitals in the new Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, we are looking to transform the face of children's nursing and are looking for motivated, passionate and caring practitioners.

We're proud to be one of the major academic research centres and education providers in England and Research and Innovation is the heart of all we do, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We're also excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable and tackling climate change.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Join us and you'll work with some of the best people in the NHS, thriving in a Trust united in its values, purpose and commitment to our patients and a drive for continual innovation and improvement.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination.

If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the 'NHS England' website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination. There is currently Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new employees may need to be vaccinated.

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse
• Graduate - health related subject
• Teaching qualification

Desirable criteria

• Management qualification
• Relevant Master's degree
• Qualified in speciality

Experience
Essential criteria

• 3 years in a senior clinical position
• Experience of managing the implementation of change
• Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice
• Experience of identifying education and training needs of staff utilising Service Level Agreements
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Experienced in budget management at ward level
• Experience in clinical audit/benchmarking
• Line management experience
• Experience in workforce planning
• Experience in setting establishments and using workforce
• toolkits including dependency tools
• Experienced in complaints management

Desirable criteria

• Experience in Paediatric Haematology/Oncology/Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT)
• Experience in R&D

Skills, Abilities Knowledge
Essential criteria

• Communication skills
• Presentation skills
• Report writing
• Negotiating and influencing skills
• Ability to make calm rational decisions in the face of adversity
• Evidence of risk management a