Matron -BCYP Hampstead

Meeveem Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an inspiring Paediatric Matron to lead nursing teams, primarily at Barnet Hospital, with potential travel across sites. The role drives clinical leadership, quality indicators and patient experience while shaping service delivery and governance.

The Matron will ensure high standards of care, contribute to professional development, and support on-call responsibilities, fostering a patient‑centred culture across the trust.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse (Adult) with current UK registration
• Master's level or equivalent experience; leadership qualification encouraged
• Experience in surgery/high dependency settings and mentorship training required
• Evidence of ongoing professional development and line management experience
• Demonstrated budget management and staff recruitment capabilities

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical, management and professional leadership to nursing staff
• Ensure high standards of nursing care and effective resource management
• Contribute to governance, patient experience, and service quality indicators
• Develop and advise on nursing services across sites with travel as needed
• Lead and participate in on-call rota and maintain competencies and training

Skills

Leadership experience

Clinical expertise

Staff management

Governance & quality

Communication skills

Education

Nursing degree (Adult)

Master's level or equivalent

Management/leadership qualification

Tools

IT systems

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking an inspiring and experienced nursing leader to join Royal Free London Group as Paediatric Matron. This role will be largely based at Barnet Hospital but may require some travel between sites.

This is an exciting time to join the Trust as we have recently implemented a new clinical operational model that strengthens accountability, flow, and professional leadership across pathways of care.

At Royal Free London we have set out an ambitious plan to enable our staff to deliver world-leading healthcare for all our patients, meet growing demand and create a healthier future for local people and those further afield who come to our hospitals for specialist treatment.

Our clinical vision is transforming how we deliver world-class care, and the way people access our services. Our hospitals have different opportunities and challenges based on the patients they care for. We have developed local clinical priorities that reflect the needs and expectations of those different communities.

Main duties of the job

• The postholder will provide clinical, management and professional leadership to nursing staff at all levels within their area of responsibility, ensuring that nursing care is delivered to a high standard and that the nursing resource is managed effectively.
• The postholder will also undertake the key functions of the matron role ensuring the attainment and monitoring of quality and clinical performance indicators and ensuring that any aspect of Directorate service delivery is underpinned by the patient and service user experience. This role will be primarily based at one site but, where the postholder is managing a portfolio offering services across more than one site, the postholder will be expected to travel where required and have clear visibility across all health unit sites.
• The postholder will play an important role in the development of services and provide specialised advice to nursing teams, wider professional colleagues, as relevant, to ensure high standards of direct care delivery.
• The postholder will support the implementation and maintenance of effective governance arrangements whilst ensuring that nursing care is of the highest possible standard at all times with particular emphasis on dignity and compassion.
• The postholder will participate in the out of hours on call rota and ensure competencies and training are up to date.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. The Royal Free London NHS FT believes in developing talent so the successful individual will be supported with any relevant training and mentorship necessary for success in the role. We are seeking an astute, talented leader so if this sounds like you and you are looking for a position where you are valued, developed and constructively challenged every day, then don't miss out on this opportunity.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Job responsibilities

For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education & professional qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse (Adult)
• First degree /or equivalent knowledge and skills
• Relevant post registration courses in surgery and high dependency nursing
• Recognised Mentorship qualification
• Evidence of on-going professional development
• Educated to master's level or equivalent experience
• Management or leadership qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience in area of Speciality, underpinned by theoretical knowledge
• Current experience of line management of staff
• Evidence of teaching and developing junior staff both formally and informally
• Evidence of leading a change management initiative which improved Patient care
• Proven experience of managing budgetary resources
• Evidence of managing Employment relation issues
• Proven experience of recruitment of staff to set world class values

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrate advanced clinical expertise
• Evidence of political awareness and professional issues in nursing
• Experience of managing and sustaining change
• Experience of developing and implementing new policies and guidance
• Evidence of clinical standard/ guideline setting
• Evidence of understanding professional issues in nursing
• Skilled in staff selection and development
• Thorough understanding and knowledge of key indicators of excellent quality care
• Highly effective communication and relationship skills
• Evidence of involvement with patient/user groups to develop patient centred care
• Demonstrates skills in IT systems and use of word, excel and PowerPoint
• Demonstrable ability to assess complexity and situations which require analysis and opinion

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

• Evidence of recent personal development activity
• Demonstrates an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Highly professional role model
• Able to work to work under pressure
• To be flexible and approachable

  Royal Free World Class Values

  Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Shared commitments

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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