Quality Matron

at  Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting and unique opportunity available within the Low Secure and Community Forensic Care Unit.
Community Forensic Services are part of the Forensic Care Group within the Trust.
We are seeking to recruit a Quality Matron to join our fantastic team, to provide clinical leadership to the community Forensic Services and contribute to the development of high standards of nursing practice within the clinical service. Individuals will work with the Head of Nursing and wider Senior Nurse and Leadership Group to ensure compassionate and effective care is provided to the patients across the Care Unit.
Our core values of honesty, compassion, trust, respect and teamwork are very important to us, both in terms of patient care and staff care, and as such this is an exciting opportunity in a unique field of nursing.
Community Forensic Services provide care and treatment to a wide patient population. The community forensic teams are a follows:
Community Forensic Team
Community Forensic IDD Team (CFIDD)
Liaison and Diversion
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Leading direct Care to complex patient groups and role model to junior staff
Knowledge of complex safeguarding issues and support into the management processes
Ensure patient experience is positive, the environment is pleasant, clean, comfortable and suitable for its use at all times and liaising with other departments as a necessary
Act role model for staff promoting positive performance and challenging poor or sub-standard care and standards.
Provide professional and managerial leadership, support and assist in the development of strategies, mentorship and managerial supervision for identified nursing colleagues within the Care Unit.
To undertake investigations and reviews as required and fully participate in all aspects of clinical leadership. This will include leading quality improvement, service development and ensuring performance and conduct standards are achieved.
Actively participate in the recruitment and selection of staff , in liaison with the Human Resources and recruitment and retention teams
To take personal and professional responsibility for the provision of high-quality service, within areas of practice. The post-holder will support and locally promote the quality strategy of the Trust and the Care Group.
In conjunction with the Operational, Service Managers and senior colleagues, implement key performance indicators, which enable the service provided to be assessed and monitored in line with Clinical Governance and the service Clinical Strategy objectives.
To assess daily the IPC standards on a ward and CQC KLOE standards and manage accordingly
To lead and be part of QI projects to enhance service delivery and patient experience
To update, maintain and clinical knowledge of national, Trust wide and local mental Health and Learning disability health initiatives in order to contribute and maintain service development and good stands of care cascade