Job summary
Join Our Team as a Matron at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust!
Are you a passionate and experienced nursing professional looking for a leadership role that makes a real difference? Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic and dedicated Matron to join our exceptional team!
About Us: At Chesterfield Royal Hospital, we are committed to bringing our people, communities, and partners together to provide patient care we can all be proud of. Our values of Compassion, Ambition, Respect, and Encouragement guide everything we do.
The Role: As a Matron, you will have overarching responsibility for the organisation and operational management of one of the care units within the Surgical Division. You will work alongside the Clinical Lead and Service Manager as a key part of the care unit triumvirate, overseeing specialties including Orthopaedics, Urology, Breast, General Surgery, Vascular and Outpatient clinics.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide high-level professional, operational, and transformational leadership within the Care Unit and the wider Trust.
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality, safe, and person-centred care through engagement and empowerment of others.
- Collaborate with the Divisional Nurse Director, and Head of Quality Governance to promote the highest professional standards of care.
- Lead and deliver success across key programmes within the Division, including productivity, efficiency, transformation, clinical effectiveness, quality, and workforce succession planning.
Essential Qualifications:
- Registered General Nurse.
- Specialty specific registration appropriate to the role.
- Formal management qualification or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of appropriate relevant professional development.
- Degree or relevant experience.
About us
What We Offer:
- A supportive and inclusive work environment where your contributions are valued.
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
- The chance to make a positive impact on patient care and the overall success of the hospital.
Join Us: If you are a compassionate, ambitious, and respectful leader with a commitment to excellence, we want to hear from you! Apply now to become a part of our dedicated team and help us achieve our mission of providing exceptional patient care.
You'll thrive in this role because...
- You'll make a real difference as part of a dedicated and supportive team.
- You'll enjoy a full-time role (37.5 hours per week) with opportunities for professional development and career progression.
- You'll foster a positive and inclusive team spirit where everyone feels a sense of belonging and part of the team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification in the attachments section of this page. The document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are, along with the criteria that required for the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification in the attachments section of this page. The document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are, along with the criteria that required for the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Specialty specific registration appropriate to role
- Formal management qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of appropriate relevant professional development
- Degree or relevant experience
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Up to date relevant clinical experience
- Budget management experience
- Proven track record of managing complex change within an acute setting
- Involvement in developing strategic and operational plans
- Involvement in development and implementation of innovation and quality initiatives in a healthcare setting
- Experience of leading teams, with the ability to motivate others
- Involvement at a leadership level on issues relating to quality governance, monitoring and standard setting
- Experience of senior management and leadership of operational teams
Desirable
- Experiences of service re-design
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Leadership skills, with an ability to influence
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with excellent interpersonal skills
- Confident to manage change
- Proven track record of success
- Ability to communicate both written and verbally in a manner which is clear, fluent and persuasive
- Excellent communication skills and ability to influence decisions at all levels
- Effective negotiating, influencing and networking skills.
- Ability to oversee and interpret the performance targets of wards and departments.
- Ability to deal with sensitive and complex issues
- Competent in the use of IT systems
- Knowledge of current national service issues/developments
Desirable
- Report writing
- Major change management
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Commitment to values and principles of the NHS
- Visible, role model and professional leader
- Approachable
- Inclusive and developmental personal style and approach
- Inspiring and motivating
- Emotional toughness
- Effective under pressure
- Portrays self-belief, self-awareness and drive for improvement
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered General Nurse
- Specialty specific registration appropriate to role
- Formal management qualification or equivalent experience
- Evidence of appropriate relevant professional development
- Degree or relevant experience
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Up to date relevant clinical experience
- Budget management experience
- Proven track record of managing complex change within an acute setting
- Involvement in developing strategic and operational plans
- Involvement in development and implementation of innovation and quality initiatives in a healthcare setting
- Experience of leading teams, with the ability to motivate others
- Involvement at a leadership level on issues relating to quality governance, monitoring and standard setting
- Experience of senior management and leadership of operational teams
Desirable
- Experiences of service re-design
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Leadership skills, with an ability to influence
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with excellent interpersonal skills
- Confident to manage change
- Proven track record of success
- Ability to communicate both written and verbally in a manner which is clear, fluent and persuasive
- Excellent communication skills and ability to influence decisions at all levels
- Effective negotiating, influencing and networking skills.
- Ability to oversee and interpret the performance targets of wards and departments.
- Ability to deal with sensitive and complex issues
- Competent in the use of IT systems
- Knowledge of current national service issues/developments
Desirable
- Report writing
- Major change management
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Commitment to values and principles of the NHS
- Visible, role model and professional leader
- Approachable
- Inclusive and developmental personal style and approach
- Inspiring and motivating
- Emotional toughness
- Effective under pressure
- Portrays self-belief, self-awareness and drive for improvement
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
