Matron for Children & Young People | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS Trust in London is seeking a dedicated senior paediatric nurse to lead nursing teams and ensure high-quality care for children and young people. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership qualities and experience in clinical settings, committed to improving patient care standards. This role offers the chance to contribute to innovative care practices within a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing nursing teams.
• Strong knowledge of NHS standards and protocols.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing leadership and accountability for children’s services.
• Ensure high standards of care and professional management.
• Support equitable, person-centered services aligned with Trust strategies.

Skills

Leadership

Compassionate care

Clinical accountability

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Specialized training in paediatric care

Job description

Due to promotion, an exciting opportunity has become available for a highly motivated and enthusiastic senior paediatric nurse to join our clinical team at Newham University Hospital, part of the Barts Health NHS Trust Group.

This post is for a dedicated senior children’s nurse who is passionate about providing and developing excellent services for children and young people.

As Matron, in acute paediatric services, you will be accountable for coordinating safe, high-quality, evidence-based care to improve the experience for children, young people, and their carers.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the nursing team caring for children and young people within the Women’s and Children’s Division. They will work closely with the ADON and other senior nursing and midwifery staff across both the Division at Newham Hospital and the Group-wide Children’s Health Board.

The post holder will support the Governance agenda and work closely with their triumvirate colleagues, including service managers and clinical leads.

If you possess strong leadership qualities and are passionate about fostering a culture that values high-quality standards of patient-focused care for children and young people, this could be the opportunity you are looking for.

For further information and to discuss the role, please contact:

Sherry Manning, Associate Director of Nursing, at 07920822951 or via email at [e-mail].

Key responsibilities include:

1. Providing nursing leadership and accountability for the children and young people’s service.
2. Ensuring the highest standards of clinical care within your remit over the 24-hour period by providing strong professional leadership and line management to clinical staff.
3. Supporting the delivery of equitable, person-centered, risk-managed services to users and carers, aligned with national, organizational, divisional, and Trust strategies, in partnership with other agencies.
4. Setting clear expectations to support staff in delivering compassionate care, creating systems to ensure they remain connected to core values.
5. Providing visible leadership to foster a culture of compassion, creativity, and candour, committed to improving the service user experience at every step of their care pathway.
6. Working with specialty lead consultants and service managers to drive quality, safety, and financial efficiency.
7. Working within the NHS Matrons charter for standards (2020).
8. Deputising for the ADON as required.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, entering an exciting era of improvement to become an outstanding organization with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted itself out of special measures, we are now focused on continually improving all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, providing safe and compassionate care in east London and beyond. We aim to deliver high standards of harm-free care and ensure patients receive the right care at the right time. We are committed to being an outstanding place to work, guided by our WeCare values and behaviours, fostering an inclusive environment where every staff member feels a sense of belonging.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates, as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

The full job description and person specification outline the key tasks, responsibilities, qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. Please view the attachments below for details.

This advert closes on Sunday, 27 July 2025.