The Quality Matron is responsible for supporting the Operational Matron with the clinical quality agenda at Meadowbrook Unit, Adult of Working Age Inpatients in Salford.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership to each of the inpatient wards and provide and direction for staff in maintaining clinical standards of care and in implementing clinical and quality service improvements. This includes ensuring that Care Quality Commission (CQC) essential standards are met and exceeded.

Matrons are vital to delivering high quality care to patients and their relatives across the NHS and the wider health and care sector. They are instrumental in promoting high standards of clinical care, reducing health inequalities and promoting equality for all, workforce retention and recruitment, staff education and development, compassionate, inclusive leadership and patient safety.

The matron's role is the cornerstone of improving the quality of patient care. They do this through visible inclusive leadership and engagement with patients and families, frontline staff and senior management teams. Matrons provide key assurance to the board, providing evidence that the organisation is delivering safe care and supporting and developing staff to fulfil their roles.

Main duties of the job

The Matron for Quality will support the Operational Matron, Service Manager and wider team to deliver clinical leadership, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective high quality clinical care and consistent achievement of care standards. This will be in line with the nationally agreed 10 key responsibilities set out in the matrons handbook as below:

Inclusive leadership, professional standards and accountability

Governance, patient safety and quality

Workforce planning and resource management

Patient experience and reducing health inequalities

Performance and operational oversight

Digital and information technology

Education, training and development

Research and development

Collaborative working and clinical effectiveness

Service improvement and transformation

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Matron for Quality will support the Operational Matron, Service Manager and wider team to deliver clinical leadership, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective high quality clinical care and consistent achievement of care standards. This will be in line with the nationally agreed 10 key responsibilities set out in the matrons handbook as below:

Inclusive leadership, professional standards and accountability

Governance, patient safety and quality

Workforce planning and resource management

Patient experience and reducing health inequalities

Performance and operational oversight

Digital and information technology

Education, training and development

Research and development

Collaborative working and clinical effectiveness

Service improvement and transformation

See Job Description for further details.

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

Staff benefits

Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

• Masters Degree, working towards Masters Degree or equivalent level of experience.
• Up to date Professional Registration (to be maintained)
• Evidence of post qualification clinical training/professional development.

Desirable

• Risk Management/Root Cause Analysis Training

Experience

Essential

• Giving and receiving clinical supervision.
• Positive leadership of a team
• Effective team working within a multi agency framework
• Investigation report writing.
• Effective change management
• Demonstrate experience of problem solving approaches
• Audit and research practices relevant to clinical area
• Evidence based and experience of reflective practice
• Experience of high level clinical risk assessment and management.

Desirable

• Delivery of clinical education (ward/team based)

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Meadowbrook Unit

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HG



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