Senior Matron- Acute Paediatrics | The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Wolverhampton is inviting applications for the role of Senior Matron in their CYP Acute services. This position requires strong leadership, communication skills, and experience in nursing management. The Senior Matron will lead multiple clinical teams and play a crucial role in delivering high-quality patient care as outlined in the NHS 10-year plan. Candidates should be prepared for a transformative role that focuses on service improvement and workforce development, joining a team committed to excellence in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Experience leading larger scale changes and innovations in nursing.
• Ability to support and advise on complex professional issues.
• Strong understanding of clinical service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead workforce transformation and develop emerging leaders.
• Manage acute nursing teams and lead several clinical areas.
• Contribute to the delivery of the organisation’s clinical objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

MDT working

Change management

Clinical nursing knowledge

Education

Nursing Degree

Senior nursing qualifications

Job description

Job Overview

We are delighted to invite applications for the highly sought after position of Senior Matron for our CYP Acute services. Your skills and talents as a leader will help ensure our CYP and their families receive the unparalleled quality care they deserve and in return, you'll find a rewarding career full of opportunity. You will be joining a highly experienced MDT with vast skills, whose focus and priorities are led by a passion to improve outcomes for CYP and deliver the highest standards of care. You must be able to demonstrate MDT working; exhibit strong communication and leadership skills. We welcome applications from senior nurses with experience of leading larger scale change, innovation and staff and service development to deliver outstanding care, every time. You will be joining at the most exciting time as we transform services to deliver care that is patient focused, digitally driven and delivered in the heart of our communities. With this in mind you will work closely with our community paediatric colleagues in delivering against the NHS 10 year plan. This role demands strategic vision as well as operational acuity. You will lead workforce transformation, develop emerging leaders, and champion MDT collaboration. You will lead our acute portfolio which includes our Paediatric Inpatient ward, PAU, HDU, Surgical Day Case Unit, outpatients, and the Clinical nurse specialist team.

If you are looking for the next challenge in your career, this is the opportunity for you.

Key Responsibilities

• You must be able to demonstrate MDT working; exhibit strong communication and leadership skills.
• We welcome applications from senior nurses with experience of leading larger scale change, innovation and staff and service development to deliver outstanding care, every time.
• Work closely with community paediatric colleagues to deliver against the NHS 10 year plan.
• Lead workforce transformation, develop emerging leaders, and champion MDT collaboration.
• Lead our acute portfolio which includes the Paediatric Inpatient ward, PAU, HDU, Surgical Day Case Unit, outpatients, and the Clinical nurse specialist team.
• Lead on corporate nursing responsibilities and offer support and act up in the absence of the Head of Nursing in preparation for progression to a Head of Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer role in the future.
• Offer advice and support for complex professional issues.
• Be a visible nurse leader and role model for a number of clinical areas with responsibility and accountability for professional standards.
• Be professionally accountable and maintain the standards of professional practice as set by the appropriate regulatory body.
• Identify and ensure improvements in patient safety, patient experience and effectiveness of service.
• In conjunction with the Clinical Director & Group/Directorate Manager, lead the implementation and delivery of the clinical service improvement plan.
• Provide expert advice to the Group /Directorate on all nursing matters.
• Ensure effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation’s objectives.
• Manage a devolved budget for a number of clinical areas ensuring efficient and effective use of resources.

Qualifications and Experience

As part of our commitment to succession planning, the Senior Matron post is a role for experienced senior nursing staff who aspire to be excellent nurse leaders. The expectation in this role is that you will lead on corporate nursing responsibilities; offer support and act up in the absence of the Head of Nursing in preparation for your progression to a Head of Nursing and Chief Nursing Officer role in the future. It is recognised that this Senior role requires experienced Matrons who have the knowledge and capacity to offer advice and support for more complex professional issues.

About the Trust

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients. We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020. The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who to work flexibly.

Additional Information

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities.

This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026