Matron Neonatal Services

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a confident highly motivated and inspirational Senior Nurse to join our Neonatal department to support the Divisional Nurse Director and Neonatal Lead Nurse in delivery of the neonatal elements of the Maternity Incentive Scheme and the Maternity and Neonatal Improvement Programme, as well as working alongside the current Neonatal Matron in influencing and working with the multidisciplinary and management teams and leading the Nursing workforce to provide a quality service essential to a positive patient experience. You must possess strong leadership qualities and have a passion to foster a culture which values the delivery of high-quality care for Neonates.

As a professional lead you will be expected to demonstrate excellent communication, organisational skills as well as leading, supporting education, ensuring clinical quality standards are achieved and influencing and leading change.

Your key role will be to ensure quality and safety standards are achieved by providing inspirational and visible clinical leadership to the nursing teams. The role is based within an acute hospital setting but requires you to work across the neonatal network and with system partners.

Main duties of the job

To carry out this role, you will provide leadership and direction and will be expected to have experience of managing operational and workforce issues. This role will support the current Matron in the overall day-to-day responsibility, provide visible leadership for the nursing teams whilst ensuring efficient and effective management of complex operational and professional issues to ensure high quality, safe care, and patient experience.

The successful candidate will be required to have a good understanding of neonatal services, including the requirements of the Maternity Incentive Scheme and be able to demonstrate the ability to work across business units forging strong links with colleagues in maternity services.

We are looking for proven clinical experience and a passionate, committed, flexible and enthusiastic individual who can lead in delivering high quality patient care, who is equipped with excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.

The post does involve cross-site working at all UHDB Hospitals and provides an excellent career development for aspiring Senior Nurses who are looking to strengthen their leadership and management experience and professional portfolio.

If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any question

Closing date of applications: 1 September 2025

Date of interview: 9 September 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
• We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust - over 3,300 per week
• An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day - 6th largest in the country
• Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
• We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
• We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
• We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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