Endocrinology Matron

Cross-sites; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organisation in Greater London is looking for an experienced Endocrinology Matron to lead patient-centred services for complex endocrine conditions. The role emphasizes high standards of care, team leadership, and collaboration within multidisciplinary teams. Applicants should be registered nurses with significant leadership experience in Endocrinology. This is a chance to foster a supportive environment and drive innovative practices in health care.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working hours

Staff recognition scheme

Onsite leisure facilities

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with significant post-registration experience in a leadership role.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Demonstrable clinical experience in Endocrinology.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high standards of patient care and challenge poor practices.
• Collaborate with senior members of the Divisional team.
• Lead a defined service of Endocrinology Specialist Practitioners.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical expertise in Endocrinology

Communication skills

Ability to manage change

Education

Postgraduate degree or equivalent experience

Registered Nurse

Management or Leadership qualification

Recognised teaching / assessing qualification

Job description

Job overview

We are seeking a forward-thinking Endocrinology Matron who exemplifies our values : Kind, Expert, Collaborative, and Aspire. This senior nursing leadership role is an opportunity to shape patient-centred endocrine services for people with complex endocrine conditions.

You will foster a supportive environment for staff and patients, champion high standards of care, and ensure evidence-based endocrine practice across all service areas. As a collaborative leader, you will work with multidisciplinary teams and system partners to drive improvements and enhance outcomes. A commitment to innovation and continuous improvement is essential.

Specialist endocrinology experience is advantageous, but we welcome visionary nurse leaders able to motivate teams, transform services, and uphold quality and safety. If you share our values and passion for advancing endocrine care, we encourage you to apply and make a lasting impact on both patients and staff.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure high standards of patient care at all times, challenging poor practice in accordance with the NMC Professional Code of Conduct.
• Collaborate with senior members of the Divisional team to assure that standards set out in the relevant Nursing & Midwifery strategy and direction for the Trust are delivered at ward level.
• Ensure local plans support all clinical quality external accreditation, e.g., Care Quality Commission (CQC) essential standards.
• Ensure nursing practices comply with Trust procedural documents.
• Provide highly visible and accessible professional leadership, demonstrating expert knowledge and standards of clinical practice.
• Lead a defined service or group of named CNS / Endocrinology Specialist Practitioners, promoting interdisciplinary and collaborative working practices.
• Lead teaching, supervision, and continuous assessment of all learners, delegating as appropriate. Provide a quality learning environment for all staff, including medical staff and others.
• Ensure attendance at mandatory study days and maintain accurate records.
• Monitor and supervise performance of all staff, identifying and actioning specific training needs, delegating as appropriate.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education and Professional Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Educated to postgraduate degree level or equivalent experience
• Recognised teaching / assessing qualification
• Management or Leadership qualification or equivalent experience
• Demonstrable clinical experience within the relevant area- Endocrinology
• Significant post-registration experience in a leadership position
• Endocrinology Course for Postgraduates

Desirable criteria

• Masters / PhD level qualification
• Project Management
• Research and audit experience in Endocrinology
• Significant experience as a clinical leader in Endocrinology
• Specialty specific qualification

Skills / Abilities

Essential criteria

• Experience of quality, standard setting and audit
• Ability to lead and inspire a large team
• Organisation and management skills
• Negotiating skills
• Team building skills
• Appraisal skills
• Ability to manage change effectively & deal with complex and difficult situations
• Experience of leading people through change
• Articulate with advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• IT Skills (including Microsoft Office packages and fast and accurate keyboard skills)
• Capable of working strategically
• Analyse complex information to make operational decisions
• Maintain accurate records
• Ability to plan and organise complex activities e.g. planning specialist training

Desirable criteria

• Experience of quality, standard setting and audit
• Ability to lead and inspire a large team
• Organisation and management skills
• Negotiating skills
• Team building skills
• Appraisal skills
• Ability to manage change effectively & deal with complex and difficult situations
• Experience of leading people through change
• Articulate with advanced written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• IT Skills (including Microsoft Office packages and fast and accurate keyboard skills)

Experience

Essential criteria

• Improving projects
• Leading and developing a team
• Effective budget management
• Quality assurance
• Change management
• Complaints handling
• Research and audit
• Trust wide initiatives / committee membership
• Working at a senior nursing level at band 7
• Delivering training

Desirable criteria

• Fracture Liaison
• Pituitary Disorders
• Lipids
• Glands
• Metabolic Disturbances
• Research- Endocrinology
• Related Disorders

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit
• Budget and people management
• Sound knowledge of both clinical and non-clinical policies
• Current issues in healthcare / nursing

Right to work

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