Matron-Specialist Medicine

Barts Health Nhs Trust; East Ham; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust in London is recruiting an experienced Senior Nurse for the Specialist Medical Wards at Newham University Hospital. The post holder will provide innovative clinical and professional leadership to nursing at all levels within the service group, ensuring high standards of care and effective management of nursing resources.

You will support ward managers and nursing leads to deliver safe, compassionate care, align with CQC standards, and drive quality improvement with the

Qualifications

• Degree level Registered Nurse.
• Ability to study at Masters Level (or working towards).
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Leadership/management course.

Responsibilities

• Oversee quality and safety framework.
• Shape clinical strategy.
• Support financial objectives.
• Develop education and research strategy.
• Deliver KPIs for safe and compassionate care.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal comms

Formal presentation skills

Health, safety and security

Delegation

Professional role model

Workforce planning

Education

Degree level Registered Nurse

Masters level study (or working towards)

CPD evidence

Job description

Job summary

This role provides key strategic oversight for our Specialist Medical Wards at Newham University Hospital. The post holder provides innovative clinical and professional leadership to nursing at all levels within the service group, ensuring nursing care is delivered to a high standard and the nursing resource is managed effectively. This will be achieved by the post holder supporting ward managers running the directorate wards. The role will be supportive of nursing leads in these areas in their delivery of safe and compassionate care. The post holder is responsible for maintaining the standards as identified by the Care Quality Commission and other regulatory bodies, supporting quality improvement projects with the ward sister/charge nurse and support the multidisciplinary team to take forward the directorates quality and safety agenda. This post combines clinical expertise, leadership and educational/research skills with managerial and professional responsibilities.

Main duties of the job

• Quality and safety framework


• Clinical strategy


• Financial objectives


• Strategy for education and research

Deliver and actively contribute to the key performance indicators relates to the sites "safe and compassionate" quality improvement plans, this includes local and site wide quality improvements work streams.

About us

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

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. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Details

Date posted: 29 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £63,665 to £70,887 a year per annum inc
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 259-8391580NUH
Job location: Newham General Hospital, Glen Road, Newham, E13 8SL

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level Registered Nurse


• Ability to study at Masters Level (or working towards)


• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Knowledge of Safeguarding policies and procedures


• Leadership/management course

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience as a band 7 in an acute care setting


• Experience of managing a clinical team to develop and deliver on action plans related to external assessment (e.g. CQC)

Desirable

• Previous experience of working as an 8a


• Operational management experience in an acute hospital setting


• Teaching and education experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of clinical governance systems in the acute setting


• Comprehensive knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role

Skills

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Formal presentation skills


• Promotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security

Desirable

• Audit skills


• Clinical governance and risk management


• Ability to interpret and analyse complex data and findings

Other

Essential

• Understands the implications of equal opportunities


• Ability to delegate appropriately


• Highly professional role model


• Skill mix and workforce planning skills

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer's website: https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Nurse, Lynn Mary Mrs Tompkins, [e-mail], 07711594582