Matron

The role will include:

• Providing visible, senior clinical leadership across our In-Patient Unit (IPU) Day Patient Services (DPS), Lymphedema, and Complimentary Therapy teams, leading by example and promoting professional standards.
• Delivering direct clinical care (approximately 40% of the role) including advanced assessments, supporting staff with complex cases and ensuring high standards of documentation and care planning.
• Leading the development of nurse-led beds on the IPU (including future service developments such as paid-for respite) and contributing to strategic planning and service redesign.
• Planning and overseeing all aspects of daily operations including rostering, bed management, patient flow, staffing levels and skill-mix.
• Managing allocated budgets and resources efficiently, and deputising for the CS Deputy COO when required.
• Leading governance, incident management and regulatory compliance (including CQC standards), conducting audits and embedding continuous improvement and learning into practice.
• Line-managing senior staff, supporting professional development, recruitment and retention for your services and promoting a culture of accountability, inclusion and learning.
• Representing the hospice in local and regional professional forums, contributing to the service and business planning to meet changing demands.

Essential requirements:

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration, with evidence of working at or beyond Master's level (MSc or equivalent experience)
• Post-graduate qualification in palliative care, management or leadership.
• Substantial post-registration senior experience in palliative and end-of-life care (hospice or community setting), managing multi-disciplinary teams and services
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in clinical governance, quality improvement, audit, legislative and regulatory requirements
• In-depth understanding of palliative and end-of-life care, safeguarding, infection control and CQC standards
• Excellent leadership, motivational, communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to manage complex situations and influence change
• Demonstrates compassion, resilience, adaptability, integrity and accountability with a commitment to continuous improvement and personalised care
• Operational management experience including budget responsibility, resource management, business planning, change management and workforce planning
• Experience of strategic thinking, collaborative working, influencing, delivering innovation and impact

Desirable requirements:

• Knowledge of lymphoedema management and commissioning processes.
• Experience of delivering formal and informal education provision in palliative and end-of-life care