Matron

Matron

Streatham, London

Salary £55,000

37.50hours per week

Main duties

The Matron will undertake advanced clinical assessment, needs identification, planning, case management and coordination of care for residents at British Home.

They will work proactively to reduce unplanned hospital admissions and facilitate discharge from hospital for care home residents working with the Admissions and Discharge coordinator.

They will support the RHM to lead on all compliance, audit and assurance matters for the Home with the senior nurses.

Accountable to:

Registered Manager

Job Overview:

(Note: In addition to these functions employees are required to carry out such duties as may reasonably be required)

• To provide expert clinical case management and support for patients with complex care needs living in BH, who are at risk of deteriorating health that may result in declining quality of life or avoidable hospital admission.
• To practice as a senior clinical professional for at least 25% of the role, with professionalism, authority, expertise, acting as a role model for other nursing and therapy staff.
• You will diagnose, prescribe, and implement a range of core interventions with an emphasis on avoiding hospital admission or an unnecessary longer length of hospitalisation.
• To work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams internally and externally.
• Lead and participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of health care services and inter-professional work groups.
• With the RHM provide the highest standards of resident care through ongoing assessment, planning implementation and evaluation of care plans.
• To actively safeguard and promote the welfare of adults.
• Ensure the efficient and effective operation of the service; by supervising and directly managing associated nursing, therapy and departmental teams.
• Planning care interventions for people with multiple and complex long-term conditions, working with the multi-professional team to positively lead the clinical team to support outstanding care delivery.
• To lead and support senior nursing colleagues to conduct quality audits and service improvement projects across British Home.
• To act as a coordinator for internal and external clinical team communication
• To promote accountability and professionalism in the clinical team.
• To provide senior clinical support, oversight, and training to meet the complex needs of residents.
• To be actively involved in clinical business development, including service planning.
• To manage the service in accordance with the Registered Manager, Director of Care and Registered Provider.
• Deputise for the Registered Manager
• To ensure practice is in line with legislative requirements, relevant regulations, in line with best practice and within the financial plans agreed from time to time with the Registered Provider.

Matron - Working Hours:

5 days over a 7-day period with varying day, evening and weekend shift patterns, and on call duties as agreed with the manager.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Job

Matron - Role Specific Duties:

• Support the RHM to lead and manage the clinical operations at British Home, including line management and supervision of nursing and care colleagues.
• Support the RHM to lead and co-ordinate relationships with external and internal teams to facilitate excellent clinical care.
• Ensure Residents are at the heart of care delivery and their wishes and preferences enhance their wellbeing, working closely with the Head of Therapy.
• Be accountable for the delivery of clinical audits and service improvement projects as required.
• Compile clinical quality audit, compliance and assurance reports to ensure standards of clinical practice are maintained in accordance with policies, procedures, regulation, and through the essence of care benchmarking.
• Provide clinical support, oversight, and training for the clinical team to manage the complex needs of residents.
• Support in complaint and safeguarding responses as required, including undertaking root cause analysis investigations.
• Support Admission & Discharge planning alongside the Admission and Discharge Co-ordinator and Head of Therapy.
• Undertake all aspects of medicine management in line with legal, professional, and regulatory requirements.
• Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of those individuals they support. Actively respect patient’s privacy and dignity and protect their property and possessions.
• Assist with the investigations of complaints, participate in the risk management process, critical incident reporting, evaluation, dissemination and change in practice.
• You will have a responsibility to understand and follow BH policies and procedures.
• Participate in the service planning and nursing strategy within BH and promote its implementation within practice.
• Ensure that all aspects of professional behaviour as required within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct are always followed.
• Delivery of prescribed medication following patient assessment with responsibility and accountability for risk management and with-holding medication when appropriate and notifying medical doctor
• Able to maintain a high level of performance and be goal and outcome focussed when faced with opposition or when working under conditions of pressure.
• Work with a high degree of autonomy and professional accountability.
• Deal empathetically with sensitive information, to include discussing patient’s changing condition with patient and/or carer.
• Able to keep accurate contemporaneous documentation and care-plans in line with Organisation policy and NMC code.

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