Following an internal promotion, an exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Emergency Department at St Mary’s Hospital as an Emergency Department Matron. St Mary's is the Major Trauma Centre for North West London.
We are committed to creating a positive practice environment where staff are supported to thrive. Through shared-decision councils, a strong focus on wellbeing, and a culture of recognition and professional development, we aim to make the Emergency Department an inclusive and rewarding place to work.
As an Emergency Department Matron, you will lead the delivery of high-quality, safe and compassionate care, support the implementation of new ways of working, and collaborate with the wider multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes and experience.
The successful candidate will demonstrate strong clinical expertise in emergency nursing, excellent patient assessment skills and sound management knowledge. They will provide visible, consistent leadership, communicate effectively and build positive working relationships across the department and wider organisation.
The post holder will be professionally accountable for standards of care, patient experience, workforce performance and staff wellbeing, helping to shape a service that delivers consistently high standards for patients and colleagues.
To provide professional leadership and clinical role modelling in order to inspire the nursing team in the Emergency Department.
To provide a clear focus for clinical leadership, providing a highly visible and authoritative presence, in order to facilitate the provision of high quality care, ensuring that the needs of the patient are placed at the centre of care delivery.
To support the Lead Nurse / Business Service Manager in the delivery of a high quality patient focused care which contributes to the patient’s overall experience.
To deputise as required for the Lead Nurse or Business Service Manager to develop and embed procedures, guidelines and protocols to support the development of a safe and efficient service.
To monitor the level of service provided by the support services through regular audit and take remedial action as necessary.
To supervise the professional development and appraisal of staff through their line management structure
To take responsibility for clinical standards of care Monitoring of Quality Indicators, infection control prevention and patient experience.
To foster a culture of incident reporting and responding to incidents, reflection, equal opportunity, openness, mutual respect between the professions and professional development within the unit
To support the development of nursing research and audit
To ensure that mechanisms are in place for the collection and submission of appropriate data in respect to service delivery.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people’s health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan .
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
