Medical Matron Department: Medicine Band: 8A from £50,952-£57,349 Hours: 37.5 hrs per week All MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working Are you looking for a rewarding role, enjoy variety, and would like to lead a dynamic and forward-thinking team of professionals? We are delighted to offer the opportunity for you to join our Medical Matron Team. The role involves providing professional leadership and support to the various medical wards and departments and being part of your own Clinical Service Unit to specifically focus on standards, performance monitoring and improvements. You will be fundamental in developing a focus on the Patient experience, Safety and Quality agenda. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic, and caring candidate who can make a difference to patients and staff, modelling outstanding care every time and able to promote a positive team working ethic. You will have experience of and be able to provide visible, supportive and inclusive leadership to enthusiastic multi professional teams. You will have excellent communication and well-developed influencing and negotiating skills. For further information and/or an informal discussion please contact Louise Senior – Senior Matron for Medicine louise.senior@MKUH.nhs.uk 01908 86422. Interview Date: w/c 20th of May 2024 Providing clinical leadership to the Clinical Service Unit thorough clinical and professional support to all nursing and wider team of staff. Ensuring high quality, safe patient care is delivered by an appropriately skilled and educated workforce, through effective leadership by setting standards and performance monitoring of those standards. Work collaboratively with all stakeholders to ensure a high standard of quality care delivery including - safety , effectiveness and patient experience, learning from feedback and patient and public involvement strategies. You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including: • Free on-site parking • Free tea and coffee • Great flexible working opportunities • Discounted gym membership • Lease car scheme • Generous annual leave and pension scheme • On site nursery (chargeable) • Extensive staff health and well-being programme Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news. Please refer to the attached Job Description. MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices. We promote an inclusive workforce and encourage applications from applicants from all backgrounds. We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received. MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology. By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers. Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months. This advert closes on Tuesday 7 May 2024