Imaging Matron

Do you have a passion for seeing nursing care at its best? Do you love developing others to become excellent at what they do? Is making a difference fundamental to you? Can you see opportunities to make improvements, and have the determination to make them happen? If you can answer 'yes' to these questions, this Quality Matron role may be right for you!

This job isn't for everyone, but if you have the right strengths and motivations, it's energising and rewarding.

We are seeking a high performing nurse, committed to the delivery excellent standards of patient care and experience, through effectiveness and innovation at the UK's first Academic Health Science Centre.

We expect our Quality Matron to drive and support innovation in nursing care and patient pathways across areas, and through working with multidisciplinary teams and non-clinical staff. In Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, innovation is continuous, with new care pathways needed to support developments in technology and techniques.

This is a key nursing role carrying a high level of responsibility and workload, but with great opportunity.

The successful post holder joins a significantly expanded and still growing team, where existing day services will shortly be enhanced with some 24/7 delivery. This role has a unique opportunity to help transform our Interventional Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging Services and contribute to innovative projects currently underway.

• This role provides key strategic oversight for imaging and radiology. The post holder will oversee the delivery of high quality, safe and effective care focused on improving outcomes and experiences for patients, families and carers.
• The post holder will have continuous responsibility for interventional radiology, providing visible professional leadership and line management for teams of nursing and support staff and ensuring budgets and resources are managed efficiently and effectively.
• The post holder is responsible for maintaining a clean and safe environment, supporting the department managers in quality improvement projects and participating in taking forward the directorates quality and safety agenda.
• The role combines clinical expertise and leadership skills with managerial, educational and professional responsibilities, liaising with the multi professional team to optimise patient care and the patient experience.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

• Educated to diploma/degree level or equivalent experience
• Management certificate or equivalent experience
• Recognised teaching/assessing qualification

• Leading and developing a team at a senior nurse level in gynaecology, oncology or a surgical speciality
• Significant experience at senior nurse level within speciality
• Budget management
• Complaints handling
• Project Management

• Ability to undertake surveys or audits, as necessary e.g. audit of clinical incidents
• Organisation and management skills.
• Capable of working strategically (business planning, service improvements, strategies for infection control)
• IT Skills
• Root cause analysis

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.