Matron, Band 8a- Urology

£55,690.00 to £62,682.00 per year, £55690.00 - £62682.00 a year

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

20/03/2026

The main responsibilities of the role include being instrumental in;

• Leadership and management
• Performance management
• Strategic planning
• Operational planning and service delivery
• People management and development
• Finance & performance management
• Information management and research
• Quality governance Job purpose;

To work in alignment with the Matron handbook (NHS England and NHS improvement 2020)

To be visible, accessible, authoritative and influential in presence to ensure the fundamentals of care are delivered effectively and efficiently.

Provide professional leadership to nurses, midwives and managers, acting as a role model within the Service lines, Division and the Trust ensuring that competence in managerial and clinical practice is both developed and maintained.

Provide assurance to the Divisional Director of Quality and Nursing that there is continuous improvement in the delivery of clinical services and are tailored to the needs of the patients.

Provide clear clinical leadership for nursing and take responsibility and accountability for specific clinical services, wards and departments balancing these with the overall Trust responsibilities

Work in partnership and collaboration with other Matrons, Service Directors and General Managers within the Division, leading on clinical governance and risk agendas for specific services, ensuring dovetailing of strategic and operational roles and responsibilities.

Provide nursing leadership, set and maintain professional nursing standards, provide professional nursing advice and direction to the Specialty Director, General Manager and to other colleagues within the Division.

The Matron will be professionally and managerially responsible for the named ward/department sisters/charge nurses.

N.B further detail in Job description and personal specification

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