Matron - MEOC

Transformation Unit; Mexborough; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Learning opportunities

Generous holiday entitlement

Job summary

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a senior Matron (Band 8a) for the Mexborough Montagu Hospital Elective Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence. The post is a fixed-term 6-month appointment, leading nursing quality and patient care with a strong focus on staff development and safety.

You will collaborate with Clinical Director and Business Manager in a triumvirate, ensuring high standards of care, patient experience and outcomes across the centre.

Qualifications

• NMC - First level Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• Degree in Nursing or health related subject.
• Recognised management/leadership qualification (or working towards).
• Post graduate degree at Masters level or working towards.

Responsibilities

• Lead nursing quality and patient care with visible, inclusive leadership.
• Support improvements in patient flow, theatre productivity, length of stay and discharge pathways.
• Drive safety, infection control, safer staffing and patient experience through the Division Leadership Team.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Relationship management

Clinical nursing expertise

Education

NMC Registration

Nursing degree

Leadership qualification

Masters (or working towards)

Job description

Main area Surgery services Grade Band 8a Contract 6 months (6-month appointment, either as an NHS-to-NHS secondment to be arranged by the applicant with their current manager or on a fixed-term contract.) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 272-8399228

Employer Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Mexborough Montague Hospital Town Mexborough Salary £57,528 - £64,750 Pro Rata Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 26/11/2026 23:59

Band 8a

Job overview

This is a fixed term 6 months contract

The Division of Surgery is seeking an experienced senior nurse to join the leadership team as Matron for the Mexborough Elective Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence at Montagu Hospital.

The Centre is a partnership between Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals, Barnsley Hospital and The Rotherham Hospital, providing elective orthopaedic surgery for patients across South Yorkshire. Services include hip and knee replacements and foot, ankle, hand, wrist and shoulder procedures.

Working with the Clinical Director and Business Manager as part of the triumvirate, the Matron will hold senior professional responsibility for nursing quality, standards and patient care. They will provide visible, compassionate and inclusive leadership, with oversight of patient safety, clinical quality, infection prevention and control, safer staffing, workforce performance and patient experience.

The Matron will support the Centre’s continued development, including improvements in patient flow, theatre productivity, length of stay, day-case and short-stay pathways, discharge and the prevention of avoidable cancellations.

We are seeking a credible and inclusive senior nurse with substantial clinical and leadership experience, a commitment to continuous improvement and a passion for staff development, wellbeing and psychological safety.

Main duties of the job

The Matron team within the Division of surgery are a significant senior professional leadership group , responsible for professional nursing practice within the Division and the management of nurses within its’ area of responsibility.

Working in partnership with the Clinical Director and Business Manager, the Matron will provide effective triumvirate leadership for the Mexborough Elective Orthopaedic Centre and hold senior professional responsibility for nursing standards and the quality of patient care.Matron is accountable for the standard of nursing practice and the quality of patient care delivered by nurses

Matron will escalade any concerns relating directly to their designated group of services at the earliest opportunity.

Matron provides a high level of skills, professional knowledge and advice on nursing and quality to the Division Leadership Team.

As a senior nurse within the Division of Surgery, the Matron is a core member of the Division Leadership Team and participates in, and contributes to the corporate planning and performance management of the Trust.

Matron is expected to provide professional leadership and management in the delivery of a high quality, patient centred nursing care, and to drive vision and creativity in developing nursing practice within the Division, leading change and managing its’ impact on nurses.

Working for our organisation

DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully. Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

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Person specification

Qualifications & Training

• NMC - First level Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Degree in Nursing or health related subject
• Recognised management/leadership qualification (or working towards)
• Post graduate degree at Masters level or working towards

Knowledge & Experience

• Substantial experience working at senior level in a nursing role
• Experience of service development, leading and managing change
• Up-to-date knowledge of national nursing policy and strategy
• Experience of developing and implementing nurse led services

Personal Attributes & Skills

• Strong relationship development and management skills with senior management team and senior clinical colleagues
• Able to gather, analyse and interpret highly complex and conflicting information
• Strategic vision and planning skills

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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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applicants, please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Name Liz Dunwell Job title Divisional Lead Nurse Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01302 642450 Additional information

Rebecca McCombe, Deputy Divisional Lead Nurse on 01302 644840 [e-mail]