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Cardiology Matron, outpatient services | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Job details
Posting date: 07 June 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £56,388 - £62,785 pa Inclusive of HCAS
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 07 July 2024
Location: Epsom, KT18 7EG
Company: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6118658/343-6118658-RB-SK

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.

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.
Welcome to the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. We offer an extensive range of services, including cancer, pathology, surgery, and gynecology to over 490,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, including Sutton Hospital. We are also part of two innovative integrated care partnerships - Sutton Health and Care and Surrey Downs Health and Care.

St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E) and Maternity services (Obstetrics).

With nearly 900,000 people coming to our hospitals for care and treatment every year, our almost 5,000 staff and 500 volunteers work around the clock to keep our busy hospitals running smoothly.


As teaching hospitals, we play a key role in the education and training of tomorrow's doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Both sites work in partnership with St George’s Hospital and St George’s Medical School in south London to deliver high quality education and research.

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the Cardiology Matron role at Epsom and St Helier.


This advert closes on Friday 28 Jun 2024