Matron

Nhs-1; Kendal; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Matron – Community Cancer, Diagnostics & End of Life Care Division. We are seeking an inspiring senior nurse leader to join our cross-bay leadership team across the Morecambe Bay footprint, including Kendal, Barrow and Lancaster sites.

You will provide strategic and operational leadership, drive service improvement, ensure safe, high-quality patient care, and support teams through complex pathways across acute

Qualifications

• 1st level Registered Nurse or HCPC Registrant with nursing degree.
• Postgraduate leadership qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading service improvement and change in a multi-site NHS setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and operational leadership across services.
• Champion patient safety, experience and governance.
• Lead quality improvement and transformation initiatives.
• Develop and empower teams, fostering an inclusive culture.
• Collaborate with MDT to improve pathways.

Skills

Senior nurse leader

Service improvement

Team leadership

Complex environment

Education

Nursing degree

Master's level study

Postgraduate leadership qualification

Postgraduate Certificate in Critical Care

Job description

Main area CCDE Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract Fixed term: 6 months (cross bay) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Fixed term for 6 months) Job ref 331-8183486-UHMB

Employer University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Cross bay Town Kendal Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 07/09/2026 23:59

Matron

NHS AfC: Band 8a

''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

Job overview

Matron – Community Cancer, Diagnostics & End of Life Care Division

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

Are you an inspiring senior nurse leader ready to make a real difference across a diverse and evolving portfolio of services?

We are looking for a visible, compassionate and dynamic Matron to join our leadership team within the Community Cancer, Diagnostics and End of Life Care Division. This is a unique opportunity to lead high-impact services that play a vital role in patient pathways across the Morecambe Bay system.

Why This Role Matters

In this role, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across key services that directly influence patient experience, quality of care, and system flow. You’ll be at the forefront of driving improvement, supporting teams, and shaping future service delivery across both acute and community settings.

You will lead and support a varied and rewarding directorate, including:

• Outpatients services
• Bladder and Bowel service

These services span the Morecambe Bay footprint

About You

We’re looking for someone who:

• Is an experienced senior nurse leader (Matron or equivalent)
• Has a strong track record of service improvement and team leadership
• Thrives in a complex, fast-paced environment
• Is a credible, approachable and influential leader

Main duties of the job

Provides clinical and operational leadership for a number of trusts delivered services. Ensures safe and effective care/service delivery within these services by leading on safeguarding, infection prevention, patient flow, patient safety and governance.

Supports own teams to deliver high standards of care/service offering highly specialist advice and support to the wider MDT both within and external to the organisation.

Advocates for patients/service users and their experience of services, ensuring that our services support patients’ needs and expectations and reduce health inequalities.

Instigates service reviews, including policy development/review, in line with latest evidence base and guidelines. Completes workforce service reviews in own areas ensuring establishment and deployment of staff meet the current needs of the service.

Leads on an area of focus for clinical care delivery within the division supporting the senior leadership team.

Working for our organisation

We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Our Community Service for adults are provided in people’s homes ,community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals.

Why Join UHMBT?

• Be part of a supportive and forward-thinking leadership team
• Shape services that impact patients across the whole Bay
• Play a key role in integrating community and acute care
• Access opportunities for leadership development and career progression

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

What You’ll Do

As Matron, you will:

• Provide strong, visible clinical leadership across services
• Champion high standards of patient care, safety, and experience
• Lead quality improvement and transformation initiatives
• Empower and develop teams, fostering a positive and inclusive culture
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary and cross-organisational partners to improve pathways and outcomes

Working Across the Bay

This is a cross-bay leadership role, requiring you to:

• Work across Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Furness General Hospital, and Westmorland General Hospital
• Engage with community teams and services across Morecambe Bay
• Travel between sites to maintain a strong and visible leadership presence

Person specification

qaulifications experience know

• 1st level Registered Nurse or HCPC Registrant, A Degree or equivalent in Nursing or AHP, A Master's level study or equivalent experience, A Post graduate leadership qualification, Relevant Post Graduate Certificate in Critical Care or equivalent.
• Leadership and management experience, Experience of implementing change/service development, Experience of research/audit/standards monitoring, Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team, Evidence of recent professional development, Experience of managing rosters/budgets/procurement, Experience of managing risk/ complaints/grievances
• Ability to lead the delivery of several clinical services, Ability to deliver patient centred, evidence-based care aligned to local policies and best practice guidance, Ability to manage escalated risks and deliver safe services
• Demonstrate advanced people management skills including: Motivation of staff and team building. Negotiation. Decision making. Budgetary control. Staff development. Conflict and problem solving, including coaching of staff, relatives/carers, patients, colleagues and others. Expanding skills and knowledge of others. Initiating and managing change.
• Up to date knowledge of professional and regulatory standards, Able to lead the Clinical Governance agenda within relevant clinical services, Ensures that own actions support equality, diversity, rights and maintain quality, Understanding of current NHS, National context and trust objectives in relation to relevant services, Skilled in the use of information technology and data systems to monitor standards, benchmarking and quality.
• Personal Attributes: Adaptable to changing needs of service, Ability to act as an effective role model and senior leader, Ability to deal with difficult and sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy, Other Ability to travel as required

PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.

The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life.

We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be EffortlesslyInclusive .

The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.

We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.

The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.

If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, (formally CRB) a charge of £49.50 for Enhanced and £21.50 for Standard clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.

Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.

We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us atUHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new roleincluding: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this linkhttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding .

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.

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