We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic, compassionate matron to work across 2 medium secure forensic wards and the Forensic Outreach Liaison Service (FOLS) in Maidstone. You need to demonstrate strong clinical and operational leadership.
The post holder will deliver on 10 Key Responsibilities;
Leading by example
Making sure patients get quality care
Ensuring staffing is appropriate to patient needs
Empowering nurses to take on a wider range of clinical service
Improving ‘Team areas’ cleanliness
Ensuring patients’ nutritional needs are met
Improving wards for patients (to include supporting ward in identification of ligatures and management plan regarding existing ligatures)
Making sure patients are treated with respect
Preventing (hospital)acquired infection
Resolving problems for patients and their relatives by building closer relationships
The role of the matron is critical in ensuring that all patients experience the highest standards of clinical care. This will be achieved by a combination of a daily presence on wards, professional curiosity and expert knowledge in care delivery in their specific areas. They will be visible to patients and carers and be available to resolve issues that arise. They will provide supervision to ward managers and be sighted on local risks to local care delivery and have an ability to work collaboratively with others to put in plans to mitigate the risks. The post holder will take a facilitative and empowering approach, nurturing creativity and being open to doing things differently if the desired outcomes improves patient, carer and staff experience. They will work closely with other matrons, governance lead and officer to ensure that quality data is triangulated and validated. The post holder will seek to work with others to maximise digital solutions where possible.
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are rated Good overall by the CQC.
Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.
We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Our strategy
Our mission is what we set out to do every day
We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people
Our vision is where we want to be in the future
To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.
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Working closely with the professional heads and the General Manager to provide demonstrable assurance that the quality of the clinical services including patient safety, patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes meet the required high standards. This will include investigations into serious incidents, complaints and staffing issues, appraisal, supervision and training of staff and compliance with mandatory reporting.
Working with the Clinical and Service Leadership to recruit, motivate and train the workforce. To be able to demonstrate that staff have the appropriate skills and training to deliver high quality care. To support the appointment of Ward Managers with the appropriate competencies. To be visible and available and to manage the performance of services to ensure excellent clinical outcomes and good levels of engagement

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