Following the promotion of our current Matron,an exciting opportunity has arisen to join and lead a team of motivated and dynamic senior children’s community nurses. This role is well-established, and the service has recently grown, establishing a new BCYP Hospital at Home service in Haringey and Enfield. The successful candidate will be managing a team of award-winning clinical nurse specialists, a Children’s Community Nursing team and the Hospital at Home service. They will be working within NCL and linking with key leads in community services across the sector. The post requires continued collaboration with the community leads in North Central London. We are seeking an experienced children’s nurse, with extensive experience in acute, community, children or neonatal services practicing at band 7 level or above. You will have a successful track record of leading and inspiring teams and will play a crucial role in driving excellence, overseeing the quality of care, and leading innovative practices in these areas. The team that you will work with you is talented, motivated, and expanding with several exciting new roles concurrently advertised. We are looking for a candidate who will be visible, patient and staff focused to lead this excellent team. In this role, you will work collaboratively as part of the BCYP triumvirate with the Clinical Lead, Service Manager, and other senior leaders, contributing significantly to operation and strategic decisions and advancements across BCYP. This is the perfect role for an ambitious senior nurse who wishes to pursue a Matron role The Matron’s role is the cornerstone of improving the quality of patient care within the Division, through visible inclusive leadership and engagement with patients and families, frontline staff senior management teams, the Trust and its key stakeholders. The Matron forms an equal part of the Triumvirate leadership for the services they manage along with the Clinical Director and service manager. These services include the community Children’s Nursing Team (CCNT) and the Paediatric Clinical Nurse Specialists. The Matron’s role is instrumental in promoting high standards of clinical care, reducing health inequalities, and promoting equality for all; as well as supporting workforce retention and recruitment; staff education and development; compassionate, inclusive leadership and patient safety. It is an integral part of the Matrons role to maintain clinical competence by working in their areas providing support, guidance, leadership, and clinical advice to staff. The post holder should have a full awareness and understanding of the Matron’s Handbook (NHS England & NHS Improvement January 2020). Introduction to the department Children’s Community Nursing Team The Community Children’s Nursing Team is a team consisting of both generic and specialist nurses who provide care for children and young people aged 0-16 years old with a variety of care needs from surgical, orthopaedic, oncology, haematology, diabetes, and various other complex conditions. Hospital@Home Virtual Paediatric Ward The H@H pilot has been commissioned by NCL ICB. The function of the team will be to provide hospital standard care to children with acute nursing needs in the community. Working within a virtual ward model, the service will develop bespoke care pathways for children requiring nursing care which will avoid extended lengths of stay and admission. The team will work closely with paediatricians and pharmacy colleagues to ensure a seamless transfer home and provide high quality nursing care according to their treatment plan. The H@H service supports the NHS Long Term Plan which emphasises the importance of care to be provided closer to home and aligns with the STP vision to improve urgent and emergency care for children. In turn, the H@H service will aim to support the 4-hour emergency department turnaround target and improve the flow of patients within North Middlesex. A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the job description and requirements for the role can be found within the person specification. This advert closes on Sunday 12 May 2024 Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident