Matron - Acute MedicineNHS
Job summary
Are you a highly motivated, compassionate and enthusiastic nurse with a passion for clinical excellence and strong leadership skills in acute nursing?
Our Matron role presents an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated senior nurse to provide visible, effective and compassionate leadership across our Urgent and Emergency Care Division.
Working collaboratively with your Matron colleagues, you will form part of an inspirational and supportive nursing leadership team, committed to demonstrating the Trust's CARE values through our behaviours, decisions and actions.
We are seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking senior nurse who can provide strong leadership and support to our Urgent and Emergency Care Division as it continues its journey towards delivering Outstanding Care. You will have the ability to inspire, engage and empower colleagues, while maintaining a clear focus on patient safety, quality improvement and the delivery of consistently high standards of care.
If shortlisted, you will be invited to attend an interview, which will include participation in a number of assessment activities. These may include a written exercise, group activity and/or an individual presentation to a Board panel.Full details of the assessment activities will be provided on the day.There is no requirement for candidates to undertake any preparation in advance.
Main duties of the job
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Job description
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About us
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.
Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.