Matron - Dental Hospital, Dental Outreach & OMFS

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting full-time opportunity awaits for an experienced Dental Lead Nurse to become the Matron for the Royal London Dental Hospital Network. This role involves leading nursing teams to deliver exceptional dental services while ensuring patient safety and high-quality care experiences. The Matron will be a visible presence in the clinical environment, inspiring confidence among patients and staff alike. Join a forward-thinking NHS trust committed to excellence and innovation in healthcare, where your leadership will directly impact the lives of a diverse community. This is your chance to make a difference in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead clinical teams and deliver change.
• Strong analytical skills for problem-solving and strategic planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage nursing teams to deliver exemplary dental services.
• Ensure high-quality patient care and maintain clinical standards.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Problem-Solving

Strategic Planning

Collaboration

Patient Service Improvement

Education

Degree level education or equivalent experience

Job description

All our hospitals have their own unique identities while sharing the same standards and values

You can shape your story with us.

Whether you’re looking to gain experience in a large, fast-paced hospital or get out into the community, we have a range of opportunities that allows you to build your entire career in one trust.

For us, every day is different. We provide care to a diverse population of 2.5 million across east London – that’s 6,000 people every day, speaking over 60 different languages. Our patients are at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to ensuring that people living in east London live healthy lives.

Band 8a

Main area: Dental Hospital
Grade: Band 8a
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 259-6964900RLH

Site: Royal London Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £61,927 - £68,676 per annum inc
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/02/2025 23:59
Interview date: 06/03/2025

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.

Job overview

An exciting full-time opportunity has arisen for an experienced and highly motivated Dental Lead Nurse to become the Matron for the Royal London Dental Hospital Network, Oral and Maxillofacial services within the Surgery Division at Royal London Hospital. The Dental network comprises of the Dental Hospital at the Royal London, Whipps Cross Hospital site, Sir Ludwig Guttman centre and the Barkentine Dental outreach centre and Kenworthy Road Dental Clinic in Hackney.

The post holder will be responsible for leading, developing and managing the nursing teams to consistently deliver an exemplary dental service and ensuring high quality care experiences for patients. The successful candidate would be expected to be highly visible within clinical times as an essential part of the role.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Matron is to provide a leadership presence that is both supportive to the team and ensures that patient safety is upheld and maintained. Through strong clinical leadership, the Matron will support the Departmental Sisters/Charge Nurses to promote excellence in dental and nursing and midwifery care to maintain and improve clinical standards. The post holder will ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity and respect, placing value on the diversity of the local community and beyond.

The Matron’s key responsibility is to ensure that the patient’s experience is of the highest quality inspiring patient and public confidence. This will be achieved through high visibility, accessibility and surveillance. The post holder will be expected to work clinically for 20% of their time (1 clinical day per week) and where required will be a specialist in their clinical area.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging.

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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person specification

Experience

• Demonstrable previous success in leading and delivering change and performance with and through clinical teams, by engaging them in the strategic direction and delivery plans.
• Band 7 experience.
• Proven ability to analyse complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions.
• Ability to think and plan strategically, tactfully and creatively.
• A strong sense of personal and team accountability.
• Ability to collaborate constructively with internal and external partners.
• A good understanding of the changing NHS environment.
• Ability to manage different teams and take a leading role in the absence of senior leadership.
• A good awareness of the NHS Inclusion agenda.
• Demonstrate sound ability to nurture team building and team bonding whilst delivering care.

Skills

• Well-developed leadership and influencing skills.
• Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures.
• A commitment to improving patient services.
• Sound political judgement and astuteness in understanding complex policy.

Knowledge

• Up to date knowledge of NHS organisational challenges and developments.
• Knowledge of organisational funding flows.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent / or experience that is equivalent.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received.