Band 8a Matron for Emergency Department

Stgeorges; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 66,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

St George’s University Hospital invites applications for an experienced nurse to serve as Matron for the Emergency Department on a 12-month secondment. The role requires strong leadership, rapid decision-making, and a commitment to high-quality patient care within a fast-paced ED environment.

The successful candidate will lead the ED team, ensure clinical governance, and contribute to service improvements while fulfilling weekend and bank holiday rotas as required.

Qualifications

• NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse
• MSc in relevant subject or willingness to undertake within 1st year of employment
• Post registration Emergency care Course – Acutely unwell Adult/advanced assessment course
• Management / leadership qualification

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the operational management and professional leadership for all areas of the Emergency Department
• To be a highly visible and proactive leader acting as a clinical resource and ensuring the sustained delivery of high standards of nursing care and service delivery
• To be responsible for the quality of the patient’s environment and lead on facilitating changes which improve the patient’s experience
• To play a key operational role and maintain a proactive approach to managing patient flow through the service

Skills

Leadership

Clinical skills

Communication

Change management

Spreadsheet skills

Education

NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse

MSc in relevant subject or willingness to undertake within 1st year of employment

Post registration Emergency care Course – Acutely unwell Adult/advanced assessment course

Management / leadership qualification

Job description

Main area Nursing Grade Band 8a Contract Secondment: 12 months (Post holder to be in post by 1st February 2027) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will be required to work weekends) Job ref 200-8376139-GO-VA-TA

Site St George's University Hospital Town London Salary £66,274 - £73,496 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 17/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 24/11/2026

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to work as Matron for Emergency Department on a 12 month secondment.

You must like working in a fast paced every changing environment, being able to think quickly and effectively.

You need to have high standards to enable patients, carers and staff have the a good experience whilst being cared for and working in the environment.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 24th November 2026.

You will be required to take part in the Clinical Matrons weekend and bank holiday rota.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the operational management and professional leadership for all areas of the Emergency Department

To be a highly visible and proactive leader acting as a clinical resource and ensuring the sustained delivery of high standards of nursing care and service delivery

To be responsible for the quality of the patient’s environment and lead on facilitating changes which improve the patient’s experience

To play a key operational role and maintain a proactive approach to managing patient flow through the service

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To be highly visible, accessible, and approachable leader to staff, patients, careers, families, and the public, ensuring that open channels of communication are created and sustained, and that high standards of care are achieved
• To be responsible for ensuring that clinical initiatives and service developments become truly embedded in clinical practice and that staff have a clear understanding and opportunity to contribute to the change process
• To be responsible for maintaining an overview of the standards of care being delivered across the Emergency Department, instigating remedial action to improve practice as necessary

Qualifications and Training

• - NMC Level 1 Registered Nurse
• - MSc in relevant subject or willingness to undertake within 1st year of employment
• - Post registration Emergency care Course – Acutely unwell Adult/advanced assessment course.
• - Management / leadership qualification

Experience

• - Experience at senior nurse level band 7 or above.
• - Emergency floor experience
• - Service development and audit experience
• - Understanding of governance and assurance systems and application to practice
• - Experience in previous management role
• - Experience of autonomous practice in complex patient groups

Skills

• - Models’ excellent clinical skills and has the ability to implement these in practice.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• - Demonstrates up to date, evidenced based knowledge of current clinical and professional issues.
• - Able to take accountability for service delivery within a context of safe patient care.
• - Ability to use spreadsheets, presentation, and work processing software

Knowledge

• - Understanding of HR processes
• - Understanding of clinical governance and risk assessment
• - Up to date knowledge of evidence-based guidelines and policies

Other

• - Patient-centred approach
• - Motivated to work in job role and specialty
• - Willingness to work flexibly across sites in order to meet the needs of the divisions and the Trust

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Tessa Longney Job title Head of Nursing for Emergency Department Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 020 8725 2496