Job Introduction
As the Matron of DATC you’ll be working as part of the community Partnership with Frimley NHS system in Farnham. DATC deliver a variety of services to the local population of North East Hants and Surrey.
Services provided include a one stop style assessment for older adults called a Comprehensive Geriatric assessment. Our aim is to improve patient outcomes, quality of life and support with anticipatory care needs.
DATC have a multidisciplinary team that work together to provide a holistic assessment of patients needs. We work collaboratively with our partners in the wider MDT such as GPs, acute hospital services and community HCP's. We have access to a variety of diagnostic investigations.
We also provide a Palpitations pathway, offering 24 hour and 7 day ECG monitors to patients aged 18 and over.
We are also proud to deliver a therapy lead Parkinson group and will shortly be introducing a therapy lead falls group.
Main Responsibility
As a Matron/Team lead you will lead and oversee the smooth running of the Diagnostic and Treatment Centre.
Responsibilities will include Triaging new referrals with the Speciality Doctor. Manage the day to day running of the service as a whole. Providing clinical support to the Doctor and Nursing staff when required. Oversee clinical governance and clinical development within the team. Liaise with other services within the wider system to ensure joined up collaborative care is provided to patients.
You will be responsible for overseeing all auditing , health and safety and rostering. You will work alongside other Matrons and team leads within the organisation and be responsible to lead the ongoing development and service improvement with the full support of the service manager and senior leadership team.
The Ideal Candidate
You will have a nursing diploma/degree and hold a valid NMC registration. Minimum 3 year post reg experience and previous community experience would be desirable , but not essential. Care of the older adult experience would be beneficial. You will need to have strong leadership skills, be a good communicator, adaptable, kind and caring.
For a informal chat and visit to the department please contact Karen Webb Service Manager on karen.webb@hcrgcaregroup.com
We have built organisation-wide committees in many specialist fields. You’ll have the option to join your clinical specialism, networking with professionals from across the country. We get together regularly, auditing and sharing standard methodology for innovation and service re-design. You’ll be a part of the pool of subject matter experts bringing together clinical and operational leads. You will be a part of quality improvements, research and development activity. Here we recognise and celebrate clinical excellence and dedication.
Package Description
As a Band 7 Matron, you’ll be part of our valued team at Farnham
You will feel valued as a Matron within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- £41,659 - £47,672 with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions
- Free tea, coffee, and milk at your base location
- Plentiful on site-parking
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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