Emergency Medicine Modern Matron

A high profile, accessible and responsive leader with managerial responsibility for nursing service delivery and advice across a number of departments within a speciality. Working as Nursing lead for the triumvirate group management structure, demonstrating and developing collaborative working within and across the MDT.

The Matron will have responsibility for the Urgent Treatment Centres's within Emergency Medicine- including off site locations in the City of Coventry Health Centre (CUTC), Rugby Urgent Treatment Centre and the co-located Urgent Treatment Centre at UHCW. The applicant will have experience of advanced practice.

Able to make informed decisions within their own specialty and scope of professional practice, involving patients and public to ensure agreed standards, targets and objectives are met. The keys focus is on quality improvements in safety, effectiveness and patient experience. Corporate responsibilities including support for other colleagues and specialities and hospital bleep rota duties. Responsible for delivering the goals of the Matron’s Handbook taking a proactive as well as reactive stance on cleaning standards and infection control.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Our Emergency Medicine Clinical Group hosts our Emergency Departments, which are among the busiest and most innovative in the country. We have dedicated adult and children's emergency departments who treat between 600 and 800 patients per day. We have 3 designated UTC's and we are a designated receiving Major Trauma Centre for Northampton, Kettering, Warwick and George Eliot Hospitals. The Acute Medicine Department provides a consultant led team for acutely ill medical patients presenting through a single point of access in our Emergency Department. The Medical and Acute Decisions Units and short stay wards are closely integrated within the Group.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Adrian Cabaluna Job title: Group Director of Nursing and AHP's Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 02476966245

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