We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior nurse to join the senior nursing and management team as matron for Pa.....
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior nurse to join the senior nursing and management team as matron for Patient Flow across the division.
We are looking for a senior nurse to provide nursing leadership and promote best practices across our surgical, neuro and medical areas supporting clinical decision making promoting patient flow across our division. You should be committed to improving quality and the patients experience with a demonstrable evidence of this at ward and divisional level.
As a matron for flow you will work with several members of the senior management team and bed management team promoting patient flow pathways. You will be expected to work with other teams such as emergency department, critical care and theatres ensuring an effective management of our surgical emergency and elective activity.
You must have a willingness to embrace innovative ways of working has been a key element to our operational success. We are open to fresh thinking and new ideas when it comes to improved service delivery and we expect you to be a part of it engaging in quality improvement initiatives and new ways of working.
Our focus is always to provide quality patient care and our team values reflect those of the Trust: Together, Kind Safe and Excellent.
A Matron for Quality and Patient Flow and Pathway plays a pivotal role within Division D, ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care while optimising the efficiency of healthcare services. This leadership position combines clinical expertise, management skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement to enhance patient outcomes and streamline the patient journey.
Reporting directly to the Divisional Deputy Head of Nursing the Matron for Quality and patient flow and pathways will support the Divisional Head of Nursing and wider team across the Division to deliver clinical leadership, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective high quality clinical care and consistent achievement of care standards.
Provide professional and managerial leadership and support across the divisional quality management team with a highly visible and authoritative presence.
Lead on collaborative MDT working in the efficient management of flow through Division D emergency and elective pathways, high quality, timely and coordinated health care, promoting the utilisation of Same Day Emergency Care and Virtual ward to mention a few of the opportunities.
Focus approach on delivery and compliance of all quality indicators that are associated with delivering flow, supporting early/timely discharge, including modelling trajectories for reduction in our patients in ED LOS, reducing LOS. Responsible for proposing, formulating, and implementing departmental policies related to Patient Flow and pathways.
Come Nurse with us…
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values ofTogether – Safe, Kind, Excellentsupport the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Closing date is midnight on 27th December 2023
Interviews are due to be held on 4th January 2024
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
This advert closes on Wednesday 27 Dec 2023
