Paediatric Matron: Inspiring Clinical & Service Leader

Mid And South Essex Nhs Foundation Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Paediatric Matron to lead across our Paediatric Inpatient Unit, Children's Emergency Department, Paediatric Assessment Unit and Paediatric Outpatient Department.

You will provide visible professional and operational leadership, ensure safety and patient experience, and work with multidisciplinary teams to drive service improvement in line with national standards. Fixed-term 4 months, Band 8a, Basildon area.

Qualifications

• Hold current NMC registration as RN Child or RSCN.
• Educated to Degree level and have a Management Qualification.
• Experience as Lead Nurse/Matron with budget management.
• Demonstrates strong leadership and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible professional nursing leadership across paediatric services, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care, patient experience, safety and service delivery.
• Oversee staffing, capacity management and patient flow 24/7, ensuring safe, effective paediatric services.
• Manage delegated budgets and resources effectively, contributing to Cost Improvement Programmes (CIPs) while maintaining high-quality patient care.
• Lead on clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, policy development and compliance with national standards.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Audits & research

Staff development

Education

Degree level

Management qualification

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Paediatric Matron to lead across our Paediatric Inpatient Unit, Children's Emergency Department, Paediatric Assessment Unit and Paediatric Outpatient Department.

You will provide visible professional and operational leadership, ensure safety and patient experience, and work with multidisciplinary teams to drive service improvement in line with national standards. Fixed-term 4 months, Band 8a, Basildon area.