About this role
Job summary
The Cardiology Matron provides clinical and professional leadership and line management to the clinical nurse team. The post holder will report to the Lead Cardiology nurse and provide visible leadership across a clinical service setting, monitoring and maintaining professional high standards. The post holder needs to be an innovative and dynamic practitioner committed to improving the patient experience, improving standards of care and services, supporting the cardiology leadership team in delivering the trust longer term strategy whilst upholding the nursing, Midwifery and AHP strategy and values.
The post holder will be an integral member of the Cardiology department within the Medicine division, providing support to implement and monitor progress on delivery of strategic objectives to ensure the provision of high quality care. They will provide professional and clinical nursing advice and actively contribute to innovative solutions to quality improvement, workforce and capacity management. The lead nurse will support the Cardiology Lead Nurse in the delivery of operational and budgetary management of nursing, quality and standards of care. They will ensure that services are delivered within allocated budgets, identifying evidence to support safe and effective service delivery and contribute to the delivery of the Division and trust financial plan.
Main duties of the job
The Cardiology Matron role has been developed in response to the expanding cardiology clinical nurse specialist team. The emphasis will be on team development, patient experience and pathway improvements within the outpatient nurse-led services. This will encompass, but not be limited to; heart failure, arrhythmia, rapid access chest pain service and cardiac rehabilitation. The post holder will work clinically within one of the subspecialties whilst supporting the lead nurse in the trusts' vision for the strategic development of Cardiology.
About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Cardiology Matron role at Epsom and St Helier.
Person Specification
Education, Formal training and qualifications
Essential
- Registered general nurse
- Mentorship or equivalent
- Qualification at degree level or above within cardiology
- Non-medical prescriber
- Significant experience within the speciality of cardiology
Knowledge
Essential
- In-depth knowledge of evidence based practice
- Comprehensive knowledge of ESC, NICE and local guidelines
- Research / clinical audit experience
- Quality improvement experience
- Change management Clinical supervision Clinical governance
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Able to respond to emergency situations
- Physical assessment skills
- Ability to set and maintain standards of care
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Epsom Hospital
Dorking Road
Epsom
KT18 7EG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)