Matron / Clinical Nurse Specialist (Surgical Services)

NHS; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health service provider in Sheffield is looking for a Matron / Clinical Nurse Specialist for Surgical Services. The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership to various Nurse Specialist teams, ensuring high standards of clinical quality and effectiveness. A strong background in management and significant experience at Band 7 are required for this role, along with a commitment to service development and professional growth. This position offers a competitive salary of £55,690 to £62,682 annually.

Benefits

Commitment to professional development

Excellent benefits and policies supporting work-life balance

Qualifications

• Significant experience at Band 7 in the specialty.
• Evidence of relevant professional/management development.
• Clinical skills appropriate to area of responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Ensure clinical quality standards are achieved.
• Provide inspirational leadership to nursing teams.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams during service development.

Skills

Leadership skills

Decision making

Negotiation skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

NMC Registered Nurse

Post Graduate Qualification (Level 7)

First Degree or relevant experience

Job description

Overview

Go back Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Matron / Clinical Nurse Specialist (Surgical Services)

The closing date is 07 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Surgical Services for a Matron for the Clinical Nurse Specialists teams.

The Clinical Nurse Specialists covered by this post are:

• Urology Clinical Nurse Specialists
• Breast Clinical Nurse Specialists
• Endocrine and Sarcoma Clinical Nurse Specialists
• Colorectal & Urology Stoma Clinical Nurse Specialists
• Colorectal Clinical Nurse Specialists
• Upper GI Clinical Nurse Specialists
• HPB Clinical Nurse Specialist

Main duties of the job

This is a highly complex role which requires passion and drive, working within the framework of the Matron principles. Your key role will be to ensure clinical quality standards are achieved by providing inspirational and visible clinical leadership to the clinical nurse specialist teams within the sphere of the Directorate’s vision and values.

The role is based within the acute hospital setting but as patient pathways and services develop, links to the community may emerge.

The role of matron is intrinsic to the success of the patient pathway; working with multidisciplinary teams and leading the highly skilled nursing workforce to provide a quality service which leads to a positive patient experience.

About us

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• NMC Registered Nurse
• First Degree or relevant experience
• Post Graduate Qualification (Level 7) in a relevant field
• Clinical skills appropriate to area of responsibility
• Evidence of relevant professional/management development
• Leadership Qualification

Experience

• Significant experience at Band 7 in the speciality
• Evidence of relevant professional/management development
• Broad understanding of Trust policies
• Experience of service development
• Experience in strategic planning of service provision
• Proven leadership skills
• Trust mandatory training
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
• Ability to work under pressure acting as a role model for the nursing & midwifery profession
• Knowledge of changing NHS management training/qualification

Other Factors

• Highly developed decision making/negotiation skills
• Highly motivated
• Budget monitoring
• Demonstrate change management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 a year, pro rata for part-time staff