Matron s Services

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Matron - Older People's Services

The closing date is 21 January 2026

We have an exciting fixed term/secondment opportunity for a Matron in the Older Peoples Services CDG 3 on the Ipswich site. Older peoples services is a progressive department, working in an integrated way with Medical and Therapy colleagues.

This is a great opportunity to become part of our compassionate, dedicated & patient centred team, playing a key role in maintaining the quality care we deliver to our patients.

You will have extensive experience as a senior nurse & have a proven track record of leading a team, be responsive to the needs of patients & staff & be passionate about staff well-being. You will lead by example, motivate & empower the team so excellent communication skills are essential.

We will support you in developing your portfolio & by doing this you will lead on quality priorities within the division & represent the division in Trust wide forums & be involved in projects, service development & redesign.

For the continuous improvement of clinical productivity, patient safety and experience for all patients and carers

Accountable for the delivery and monitoring of robust infection control measures through relentless vigilance by ensuring delivery of all aspects of the Infection Control Strategy

For management of the nursing and clinical service, ensuring the delivery of high quality, timely care

Ensure that care delivery is not only compassionate and effective but also compliant with regulatory standards and best practice frameworks

A proactive approach to governance will be essential in maintaining quality assurance, supporting audit activities, and driving service improvements across your area of responsibility

Line manage the senior nursing staff & support them to develop & lead their own teams, having oversight of the resource management, including budget responsibility.

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

• Evidence of academic pathway equivalent to Degree in Nursing or Health Related study
• Masters Degree in relation to health management Or equivalent experience that recognises developed and complex levels of knowledge, which enable the development of original responses to complicated and unpredictable problems and situations. Professional training / Learning at this level will need to demonstrate highly developed professional knowledge, which is appropriate for senior professionals / managers
• Professional nursing qualification
• Demonstration and evidence of personal professional development
• Masters Degree or working…