Deputy Matron

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Deputy Matron for the Neonatal Unit to provide visible leadership and manage daily operations, ensuring high-quality, safe, compassionate care. The post holder will drive clinical governance, patient experience, workforce planning, and service improvement within a dynamic clinical setting.

The role requires nursing leadership experience, teaching qualifications, and strong management skills, with oversight of budgets and deputising

Qualifications

• 1st level registration; post registration qualification or equivalent experience
• Qualification in teaching and assessing in clinical practice
• Minimum academic achievement of Degree in Nursing

Responsibilities

• Provide visible, professional leadership and day-to-day operational management of the Neonatal Unit
• Lead on clinical governance, patient experience, workforce management and service improvement
• Lead workforce planning, budget oversight and staff development, deputising for the Matron as required

Skills

Leadership

Management

Nursing

Education

Bachelor degree in Nursing

Post registration qualification or equivalent

Teaching and assessing in clinical practice

Job description

The Deputy Matron for the Oxford Neonatal Unit will provide visible, professional leadership and take responsibility for the day-to-day operational management of the service, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, and compassionate care. Working closely with the Matron and multidisciplinary teams, the post holder will lead on clinical governance, patient experience, workforce management, and service improvement, while contributing to the strategic development of neonatal services across the Directorate and Trust. This role requires a dynamic and experienced leader committed to maintaining excellence in patient care, supporting staff development, and driving innovation within a complex and fast-paced clinical environment., The post holder will lead the operational management of the Neonatal Unit, ensuring safe staffing, high standards of clinical care, and delivery of key performance targets. They will provide visible leadership to nursing and multidisciplinary teams, oversee clinical governance, patient safety, and complaints management, and drive quality improvement and patient experience initiatives. The role includes responsibility for workforce planning, budget oversight, and staff development, while supporting strategic service delivery and deputising for the Matron as required.

• 1st level registration Post registration qualification or equivalent experience
• Qualification in teaching and assessing in clinical practice
• Minimum academic achievement of Degree in Nursing
• Demonstrable expertise in nursing
• Management skills / training Knowledge and experience

Desirable criteria

• Post graduate education
• Masters level education in Nursing
• Experience in introducing and managing nurse-led practice
• Project management skills -Ability to reflect and learn from experience, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence., Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel. In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism., Sexual Safety Charter: In 2023 NHS England launched its first sexual safety charter, and our Trust proudly signed it. We pledge zero tolerance for inappropriate sexual behaviour and commit to the ten core principles Oxford University Hospitals promotes a safe, respectful hiring environment. If you want to make a difference with us, come and join our team. Together, we will uphold the highest standards of care and professionalism.