Job summary
The Matron will effectively lead a team of healthcare professionals in the delivery of clinical and operational management of patients who have a wide range of mental health issues.

To be responsible for the day to day organisation and smooth running of the multi-disciplinary team providing a high quality safe, effective, caring and responsive service to patients and carers.

The Postholder will lead on the development of service level initiatives. They also lead the operational management agenda and provide leadership and clinical supervision for Clinical Team Managers and other senior clinical staff within their service.

Main duties of the job
The main duties of the Matron are extremely varied.

They include;

• Dealing with highly sensitive, highly complex and confidential information whilst working effectively with a wide range of internal and external agencies.
• Responding quickly and effectively to written and verbal complaints and communicating the outcome to appropriate parties in a clear and professional manner.
• To develop working relationships with young people and their families/carers.
• Supporting colleagues with their personal and professional development.
• Negotiate, persuade and influence at a senior level across the Trust and externally.
• Making sure patients/service users receive high quality care that includes positive inpatient experience, coordinated care and smooth transitions, privacy and dignity, nutritional, spiritual and cultural needs are met.

About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Job responsibilities
We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.net

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Qualifications

• RMN/RNLD

Skills

• Ability to build and develop teams of people and to provide strong leadership to a diverse workforce.

Experience

• Evidence of significant post registration experience, including management of a multi-disciplinary team and line management and supervision responsibilities at band 7 level.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of current MH policies.

Values Based

• Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
• Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
• Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).