Matron at DEDA Hospital

Job Description

• To provide line management and professional leadership for nursing / midwife staff.
• To ensure patient/client/ involvement in development of services and environmental standards.
• Be visible and accessible to patients, families and carers.
• To provide specialist education and training to other staff
• To ensure compliance with, and develop policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Making sure patients get quality care and Ensure that staff is appropriate to patient needs
• Empowering nurses to take on a wider range of clinical tasks
• Improving hospital cleanliness and Improving wards for patients
• Ensuring patients’ nutritional needs are met and Making sure patients are treated with respect
•  Preventing hospital-acquired infection
• Quality assurance and regulatory compliance
• Nursing team management 
• Ensuring all mandatory training and inductions are complete
• Completing staff supervisions
• Provide safe processes for the ordering, administration and disposal of drugs
• Report all compliments, comments and complaint
• Supervise and train junior staff and act as a mentor to new staff members
• Promote resident independence and respect their dignity and choices
• Must  be responsible in the absence of the Clinical Director
• Experience in managing a shift providing leadership to the team ensuring that all care is delivered in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Actively lead, guide and supervise staff working in-house.
• Undertake specific jobs designated to Matron (Ad-hoc duties)

Skills & Behaviours

• Matron will be successful at working in teams
• Competence across a range of nursing skills supported by professional and clinical knowledge
• Must be someone with Administrative skills
• Must Have leadership and supervisory qualities
• Must be able to manage domestic staff and deal with health and welfare of staff
• Demonstrate principles of accountable practice as a Matron
• Must have a good command of English Language
• Passion for Customers / Patients
• Problem Solving and Continuous Improvement
• Effective interpersonal communication and Influencing skills
• Strong business acumen as well as the ability to plan and maintain organisation
• Nursing and Midwifery Council registration and regulation
• Empathy for vulnerable and sick patients
• Passionate about dignity at work

Education and Experience

• BSCN / RM / RN licensed
• Must have experience in ICU, CCU, NICU, EMERGENCY/TRAUMA/OBG & GYNEO, PEADIATRICS & SURGICAL WARDS.
• 10+ years relevant experience in similar role in a Hospital
• Must be between 35- 45years old