Band 8a Matron Medical Specialties

This is an exciting opportunity for a visible, compassionate and proactive leader who is committed to delivering high-quality patient care.

In this role, you will provide strong clinical, managerial and professional leadership to nursing teams, ensuring safe, effective and high-standard care across a range of specialist services. You will support the delivery of the Nursing and Midwifery Strategy, lead on quality and clinical performance indicators, and ensure that patient experience remains central to all areas of service delivery.

The post holder will also support service development, champion good governance, and line manage nursing staff, promoting a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture.

To maintain clinical credibility and support frontline teams, you will spend at least 20% of your time in direct clinical practice.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic senior nurse looking to drive improvements, lead change, and support the continued development of medical specialties.

Please see the Job Description and Personal Specification for more information, which is attached to advert.

Please note that you'll be required to support the Matron on call weekend rota.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

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A full list of duties and responsibilities will be found within the Job Description and requirements for the role can be found within the Person Specification.

Please note that you'll be required to support the Matron on call weekend rota.

• Demonstrate the ability to meet Trust Values

• Registered Nurse (Adult)
• First degree / or equivalent knowledge and skill
• Relevant post registration courses in speciality
• Recognised teaching and assessing qualification
• Evidence of on-going professional development
• Educated to Masters level or working towards
• Evidence of management and leadership development

• Current experience of line management of staff
• Evidence of teaching and developing junior staff both formally and informally
• Evidence of leading a change management initiative which improved patient care
• Proven experience of managing budgetary resources
• Evidence of managing Employment Relation issues
• Proven experience of recruitment of staff to set world class values

• Demonstrate advanced clinical expertise
• Evidence of political awareness and professional issues in nursing
• Experience of managing and sustaining change
• Experience of developing and implementing new policies and guidance
• Evidence of clinical standard/ guideline setting
• Evidence of understanding professional issues in nursing
• Skilled in staff selection and development
• Thorough understanding and knowledge of key indicators of excellent quality care
• Highly effective communication and relationship skills
• Evidence of involvement with patient/user groups to develop patient centred care
• Demonstrates skills in IT systems and use of word, excel and power point

• Evidence of recent personal development activity
• Demonstrates an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Highly professional role model
• Able to work to work under pressure
• To be flexible and approachable

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.

£61,631 to £68,623 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS