Gynaecology Matron

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Long Eaton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Employee benefits

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a senior nurse leader to deliver visible clinical and professional leadership across Gynaecology and HIV services. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to drive service improvement, enhance patient experience and support operational delivery.

The Matron will lead nursing and support teams, ensuring governance, staff development, recruitment, and professional standards, while supporting divisional objectives

Qualifications

• Senior nurse leader with proven track record in driving quality improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible clinical and professional leadership across Gynaecology and HIV services.
• Lead workforce planning, recruitment and staff wellbeing.
• Oversee governance, safety and regulatory compliance to ensure high-quality patient care.
• Drive service improvement and performance standards in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical governance

Patient safety

Communication skills

Quality improvement

Job description

This role is ideal for a senior nurse leader passionate about delivering high-quality, safe and compassionate care. The successful candidate will provide visible clinical and professional leadership across Gynaecology and HIV services, working closely with multidisciplinary teams to drive service improvement, enhance patient experience and support operational delivery. As Matron, you will lead nursing and support teams, ensuring high standards of patient care, safety, governance and regulatory compliance. You will have responsibility for workforce leadership, staff development, quality assurance and patient experience, fostering a culture where staff feel valued and empowered to deliver excellent care. Working as the Gynaecology senior leadership team, you will contribute to divisional objectives, risk management and service improvement programmes, while maintaining a strong presence within clinical areas. We are seeking a dynamic leader with excellent communication skills, a proven track record of delivering quality improvements and the ability to inspire teams. You will be confident making complex evidence-based decisions, leading change and championing patient-centred care. This is an excellent opportunity to further develop strategic and operational leadership experience., The Matron for Gynaecology will provide professional, clinical and operational leadership across Gynaecology and HIV services, ensuring safe, effective and high-quality patient care. As a visible leader, the post holder will support staff, patients and families, promoting a culture of compassion, inclusion and continuous improvement. The role will lead nursing and support teams, ensuring services are delivered in line with professional standards, Trust policies and national guidance. Working with clinical, operational and corporate colleagues, the Matron will support divisional objectives, service improvement and performance standards. Key responsibilities include workforce leadership, recruitment, retention, staff wellbeing, education, training compliance and professional development. The post holder will lead governance processes, including risk and incident management, complaints, patient feedback, audit and quality improvement. The Matron will ensure safe clinical environments, effective use of resources and improvements in patient outcomes and experience. The post holder will foster positive multidisciplinary relationships and participate in the senior nurse on-call rota, providing professional leadership and advice out of hours. This role offers an excellent opportunity to contribute to the continued development of Gynaecology services.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.