Ward Matron

Imperial College Healthcare NHS; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a Ward Matron to lead the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit team. The successful candidate will ensure high-quality care delivery, oversee patient pathways, and drive service improvements. The role requires an accomplished senior nurse with leadership experience in stroke units. Candidates should demonstrate strong collaborative skills, a commitment to patient outcomes, and a passion for staff development. Join a vibrant team committed to innovative patient care and supportive working environment.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working options

Staff recognition scheme

Onsite leisure facilities membership options

Qualifications

• Experience in leading clinical teams in a hospital setting.
• Proven track record of implementing evidence-based care.
• Ability to work collaboratively across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit team to ensure high-quality care.
• Accountable for service improvement and patient outcomes.
• Oversee the stroke patient pathway ensuring seamless transitions.

Skills

Leadership in hyper-acute stroke unit nursing

Managing large nursing teams

Data-driven decision making

Collaborative practice

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Responsibilities

• Leading the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit team to deliver high‑quality, safe and compassionate care.
• The ward matron will also provide assurance to the Trust that programmes of care for patients on their ward/unit meet agreed standards.
• Use specialist knowledge and competence to effectively lead their team and produce positive patient outcomes and experiences, providing assurance to the directorate through regular reviews of performance data and improvement programmes.
• Maintain accountability for their practice and ensure their team is also accountable for their practice and professional development.
• Oversee the stroke patient pathway at Imperial, ensuring seamless flow from arrival in the Emergency Department, transfer through imaging/interventional radiology and admission to the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (including ITU and then repatriation to local stroke units).
• Support the Lead Nurse to ensure that safe staffing levels/skill mix is maintained and put in place measures to ensure this both in and out of hours.
• Contribute to quality and service improvement plans, including participation in ward accreditation and Pathway to Excellence activities.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values – expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast‑forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Optional benefits include Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season‑ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part‑time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated, experienced, and innovative leader to join our team as Ward Matron. The successful candidate will take accountability for leading the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) nursing team, Stroke Clinical nursing specialists, and the thrombolysis nurse service based in A&E.

Qualifications

You're an accomplished senior nurse with a strong track record in hyper‑acute stroke unit nursing leadership. You bring credibility in managing large nursing teams, local and regional stroke pathways, implementing and evaluating evidence‑based care, and driving service improvements. You're calm under pressure, collaborative across disciplines, and confident using data to guide decisions and drive outcomes. More than anything you are a kind, expert, collaborative and aspirational leader.

About Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

With five world‑renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career. We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north‑west London and beyond every year. We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities. With our partners, Imperial College London, and the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of six academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education. We are proud of our heritage in innovation and are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.