Senior Nurse Surgical Division: Theatres and Peri-operative Medicine

This post is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual with extensive theatre and perioperative nursing experience and leadership skills, who is highly motivated, energetic and driven. It will appeal to anyone who thrives in an environment which is focused on building upon and continually improving quality, safety and patient experience.

The post holder will work collaboratively with the Divisional Triumvirate teams and Director of Nursing. You will professionally and clinically support the leadership of the nursing workforce for allocated service areas.

As the post holder you will be responsible for the provision of safe, quality and effective services, as well as day to day operational management of the services within your remit. You will ensure the Theatre and Perioperative Medicine services provide the highest standards of professional practice, budgetary and performance management, and service improvement at all times; driving quality in our services to ensure outstanding patient care is at the heart of all we do.

We are seeking to recruit an inspirational leader with the ability to provide strategic vision, clinical expertise and the ability to direct and influence change and to develop and support the operational and strategic portfolio. You will possess a demonstrable record of success in change management, service improvement and reduction of harm., The post holder will provide forward thinking clinical and professional leadership to nursing staff at all levels within their service group, ensuring that nursing care is delivered to a high standard and that the nursing resource is managed effectively. She/he contributes to the ongoing implementation of the nursing and midwifery strategy, ensuring achievements of all its objectives and proactively modernising nursing roles in accordance with the needs of the patients. She/he will also undertake key functions of the Modern Matron role ensuring the patient experience in wards/departments is of the highest possible standard at all times with particular emphasis on dignity and compassion.

The post holder will work in partnership with the Service Clinical Director and Service General Manager in developing the services strategic direction and policy framework, ensuring that the service contributes significantly to the achievement of the corporate objectives and that effective governance arrangements are implemented and maintained.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.