Job Overview
Do you thrive on the challenge of ensuring quality, safe care and fostering a positive experience for both patients and staff? If so, we want you to bring your passion and expertise to our team.
We're looking for a dynamic leader who believes in the power of learning, growth, and thriving within a supportive environment. You'll be instrumental in ensuring the fundamentals of care are not just delivered, but delivered to the highest standard, always responsive to the needs of our patients
We're Looking For Someone Who
- Is an experienced senior nurse with a proven track record.
- Is deeply committed to quality and safety in patient care.
- Excels at leading, mentoring, and inspiring nursing professionals.
- Possesses a strong understanding of evidence-based practice and a drive for continuous improvement.
- Is proactive in identifying opportunities for innovation and implementing positive change.
- Can effectively manage both clinical quality and financial performance.
This isn't just a job; it's an opportunity to make an impact on patient lives and the professional development of your team. You'll be part of a forward-thinking organisation that values your leadership, fosters a culture of learning, and empowers you to grow and thrive. We believe in giving our Matrons the autonomy and support needed to truly promote excellence in nursing care.
Main duties of the job
What You'll Be Doing
As our Medical Matron, you'll be at the forefront of driving excellence. Your role will involve:
- Leading and empowering teams to consistently provide outstanding, patient-centred care ensuring staff are supported and services are continuously improved.
- Championing innovative practice and evidence-based approaches to make a tangible difference in patient outcomes.
- Taking responsibility for delivering key quality targets and promoting excellence in nursing care.
- Contributing significantly to service improvement initiatives, both within medicine and across the wider trust.
- Playing a crucial role in achieving financial performance targets without compromising on care quality.
- Lead audits, oversee incident investigations, compliments and complaints.
- Work as a key member of the specialist triumvirate
Working for our organisation
At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council
- Significant experience working at band 7 level in a leadership role
- Demonstrable experience of implementing and managing change effectively.
- Demonstrable experience of achieving changed clinical practice and improving services to increase quality and effectiveness.
- Demonstrable experience of developing staff and teams.
Qualifications
Desirable criteria
- Formal Leadership qualification
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
- Job Description & Person Spec - Matron (PDF, 373.7KB)
- Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Hilary Beckford Job title PA to Medicine Division Director of Nursing Email address
[email protected] Telephone number 01225 825468
