Theatre Matron/Lead Practitioner | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

We are recruiting a Matron to work within the East Midlands Elective Care Hub and join the wider established team of Matrons within the ITAPS Clinical Management Group (CMG).
As the Elective Care Hub develops and grows over time, so too will the Matrons role. We want every patient to have the best possible care and support. So, we’ve started an extensive re-organisation of our three sites in Leicester – the Leicester Royal Infirmary, the Leicester General Hospital and the Glenfield Hospital.
As part of that work, we're creating the East Midlands Elective Care Centre at the Leicester General Hospital, a multi million pound investment to improve care and reduce waiting lists for the people of Leicester and beyond.
We are now working towards phase two that will open in late 2024 and will consist of 14 outpatient rooms, four clean rooms and a surgical day case facility, together with two 18-bedded wards dedicated to elective day case / 23-hour surgical activity as well as medical day case for Oncology, Haematology and Gastroenterology patients.
Candidates will need to be available to interview on Thursday the 25th of January 2024.
In the first phase of the role, the Matron will be required to work both as a clinical lead within the team and also help us work towards delivering the second phase when more of the hub opens.
This means the role will require the post holder to balance managing the day to day delivery within the Operating Theatre in phase 1 alongside planning for the long term and ensuring we are working towards opening the Arrivals area, both Theatres, the Recovery Areas and the overnight Surgical Ward within the hub.
As well as planning and driving daily activity, the Matron will be required to work clinically in phase 1 so ideally we are seeking someone with existing Theatre skills or excellent transferable skills.
The post holder will be required to be flexible and adaptable as the demands of the role will change over time, but links into the wider project teams and senior leaders/managers from the ITAPS CMG will be on hand to guide and support during this exciting time.
As this is a new role with changing expectations, a conversation with the Head of Nursing for ITAPS would be highly recommended.
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
• Responsible for, in conjunction with relevant boards and committees, interpreting National Agendas and developing and implementing a range of operational policies in line with Trust wide needs for Theatres.
• Responsible for managing the budgets and maximising the utilisation of practitioner resources.
• Directly responsible for the line management of all theatre staff, and for the provision of leadership and direction to the Team Leader and staff within those areas.
• Responsible for agreeing, monitoring and devising methods to improve standards of clinical and non-clinical care, ensuring the highest standards are continually met.
• Visible and accessible for staff, patients and families to turn to for assistance, expert advice and support.
• Engage with patients and relatives utilising a variety of methods. Have a full understanding of patient experience, and develop action plans at a CMG level to ensure a positive patient experience and the highest standards of care are achieved.
• To be a clinical expert in theatres as clinical practice on a regular basis will be required. This will include all clinical duties specific to Theatres.
• Lead in raising the awareness of staff to ensure that working practices and systemic activities prevent or reduce the risk of harm to patients, and comply specifically with the safe guarding, mental capacity and deprivation of liberty agendas.
• Provide managerial and clinical advice and support where necessary with the implementation of the Trust’s bed management policy
• Forge successful relationships with other health care professionals and non-clinical staff to improve the overall patient experience.
Please see job description/ person specification for a full details on the role
This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Jan 2024