Clinical Matron (SARC)

TN United Kingdom; Exeter; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

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Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust

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Exeter, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

13.04.2025

Expiry Date:

28.05.2025

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Role Summary

Are you an experienced nurse leader ready for a role where you can make a lasting difference – both for service users and the colleagues you lead?

We’re looking for a confident, compassionate leader, who’s passionate about advocating for both the clients that access SARC and the nursing team that provide care across Devon and Cornwall. You won’t be on your own, you’ll be joining an established and supportive senior leadership team within a well-regarded service.

You don’t need previous SARC experience - we’ll fund your forensic examination training and support your wider professional development. You’ll be able to help shape the service and your team. Future service projects include increasing the number of accredited forensic medical examination suites, and opportunities to establish a professional network and build on the strong foundations of existing multi-agency partnerships.

Make a difference as part of an NHS trust that truly values and invests in its people. Plus, enjoy a great work-life balance with Devon's two stunning coastlines, breath-taking National Parks, and vibrant cities right on your doorstep.

About the Role

You will be working core office hours, based at our Exeter location, with one day a week at Plymouth and Truro. Day-to-day, your focus will be the management of the service and your team. You will lead the daily case management calls, provide line management, appraisals, and training to a team of nurses based in three sites across Devon and Cornwall. Supervision of the team is a vital aspect of the role, ensuring clinical standards are met along with the welfare of colleagues.

Once you have gained your forensic examiner qualification, you’ll be able to take on clinical duties to enable you to maintain your competencies, and have first-hand experience to support your team.

The role offers the chance to:

• develop our Plymouth and Truro sites to meet the new forensic standards
• integrate the SARC service within the Trust’s senior nursing team network
• establish a professional network for adopting and sharing best practice for the benefit of service users and relevant external agencies
• shape the team and service delivery
• work with a wide group of agencies to advocate for our service users

About Devon and Cornwall SARC service

Our staff are specially trained to support anyone who has experienced rape or sexual assault, either recently or in the past. We provide care and counselling to service users when they need it the most.

Our adult service is based out of three secure locations in Exeter, Plymouth, and Truro. The Exeter site is the only SARC in England to be accredited to meet the new forensic medical examination standards.

SARC provides a 24/7 service, receiving referrals from Devon & Cornwall Police and self-referrals from members of the public.

About the SARC team

The adult service is nurse-led, with highly specialist knowledge, skills, and experience providing trauma-based care to our service users. The team consists of Forensic Nurse Examiners, Crisis Support Workers, a Practice Educator, and a Safeguarding Lead.

The medically-led Paediatrics service consists of Consultants, Specialty Doctors, Registered Nurses, Assistant Practitioners, and Crisis Support Workers.

The senior leadership are very experienced and supportive, and include the Devon Sexual Health team.

About you

We’re looking for an experienced leader who can support a geographically diverse team, remotely and in-person. You’ll need to have a full driving licence and the ability to travel between locations.

Experience working in SARC is not essential. However, you’ll need to be passionate about the service we provide - delivering exceptional trauma-based care to vulnerable populations and supporting colleagues with secondary trauma.

Your professional background may include experience in one of the following areas:

• women’s health
• custody suite
• sexual health service
• prison service
• mental health service
• safeguarding
• NHS direct

Focus on wellbeing

Supervision is provided internally through the team and with external providers, to individuals and as a group. As well as being able to draw upon the trust-wide wellbeing programme and initiatives.

Training and development

Opportunities are in high supply here. Whether you are interested in clinical or leadership development courses, we'll support you in finding the best way to grow. We actively encourage CPD and you will have an opportunity to spend time with our range of specialists as part of this.

Innovation

Innovation is central at the Royal Devon, we were the first trust in the UK to use our electronic record in the community.

A healthy work-life balance

A flexible working policy that we are happy to discuss to establish suitable options for you and the department.

A great place to live and work

Exeter, the base location for this role, is a vibrant university city with lots of recreational opportunities and direct train links to London and the north.

Working Pattern:

This is a full-time position.

Interview Date:

Week commencing 5th May

For further information please contact:

Emily Simpson, Executive and Specialist Recruitment Lead, As an inclusive employer, the Royal Devon values diversity and is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential.

Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.

About Us

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 10,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services cover more than 2,500 square miles across Devon.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Our values are at the heart of everything we do.