Matron

We are seeking an outstanding Matron to provide clinical and professional leadership across our Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team and Mental Health Liaison Team in Ipswich. This is a pivotal senior role, offering the opportunity to shape high quality, mental health care for people experiencing acute mental health distress across community and acute hospital settings.

As Clinical Matron, you will be responsible for the clinical leadership, quality, safety and operational delivery of both services, ensuring care is compassionate, timely and aligned with national and local priorities. You will work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues, acute trust partners, social care and voluntary sector organisations to deliver seamless, patient-centred care.

You will act as a visible clinical leader, supporting staff wellbeing, professional development and a culture of continuous improvement.

Your key responsibilities will be

• To provide senior clinical and professional leadership across the Crisis and Mental Health Liaison Teams
• Ensure delivery of safe, effective, and high quality mental health care in line with best practice and national guidance
• Lead on clinical governance, quality improvement, and risk management
• Oversee staffing, workforce development, supervision and performance management
• Work collaboratively with acute hospitals, community services, commissioners and partner agencies
• Lead service development initiatives to improve access, outcomes and patient experience
• Act as a role model for compassionate, recovery focused and trauma informed care

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Please read the job description / person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed.

• Diploma level/Degree in relevant health/social care profession, eg RMN, RLDN OT, Social Worker.
• Current relevant registration with the NMC or HCPC
• care profession, eg RMN, RLDN OT, Social Worker. Current relevant registration with the NMC or HCPC Masters Level Degree or equivalent

• Clinical Leadership and clinical care
• Involvement in managing change/projects.
• Working in partnership
• Performance Management
• Experience of community care

• Apply suggestions, recommendations and directives for improving clinical areas.
• Ability to promote equality and value diversity

• Good working knowledge wider health and social care system and structures, policies, procedures and legislation relevant to clinical areas
• Knowledge of Service improvement tools

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.

£55,690 to £62,682 a yeargross per annum (pro rata).