Clinical Matron for Older People's Medicine (OPM and Stroke)

Job Overview

A very exciting opportunity has arisen within our Senior Leadership team in the Community, Older People’s Medicine and Palliative Care Directorate here at Frimley Health. We are looking for a dynamic Senior Nurse to join us as our new Clinical Matron at Frimley Park Hospital. This post covers Older People's Medicine wards and stroke wards.

The post is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Senior Nurse to build upon and advance their leadership, clinical and managerial skills whilst being supported by the Divisional Head of Nursing, Nurse Consultant for Frailty, other Clinical Matrons, Ward Sisters, Clinical Senior Nurses, and Service Managers to deliver quality care.

Main duties of the job

• You will report to the Deputy Head of Nursing in the delivery of high-quality patient care, promote patient safety and good patient experiences across the rehab wards at Frimley Park Hospital.
• You will work alongside the Deputy Head of Nursing in supporting the delivery of our strategic ambitions within the Directorate.
  
  

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further details regarding the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• NMC Registered Nurse.
• Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, or employment experience.
• Recognised teaching and assessing qualification.
• Management certificate or equivalent experience.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Post registration qualification or University Degree.
• Master’s degree or equivalent experience gained by undertaking ongoing personal development and training.
• Management/Leadership Qualification.
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience Significant experience at senior clinical/managerial level
• Experience of working as a clinical leader
• Proven leadership and management skills.
• Experience of caseload management including responsibility for complex care packages for vulnerable people.
• Involvement in the implementation and management of change.
  
  

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understands the concepts of clinical governance and shared governance including evidence based practice and critical appraisal of research findings.
• Demonstrates knowledge of effective risk management
• Knowledge and experience of management models, implementing change and/or new clinical practices and current professional issues
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  
  

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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