Critical Care Matron | Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

The Critical Care department at Homerton is a 2 unit department with state of the art facilities and improve the care we can offer to our patients. This will also support our clinical teams by providing up to date clinical environments for our teams to deliver this care.

The Matron will be a highly visible, accessible, and authoritative presence in Critical Care, to which patients, their families and others can turn for leadership, assistance, advice, and support. The post holder will be part of the Divisional Nursing Leadership team with specific responsibility for Critical Care.

• Inclusive leadership, professional standards and accountability.
• Governance, patient safety and quality.
• Workforce planning and resource management.
• Patient experience
• Performance and operational oversight.
• Digital and information technology.
• Education, training and development.
• Research and development.
• Collaborative working and clinical effectiveness.
• Service improvement and transformation.

• Provide visible leadership to ensure the delivery of a high standard of clinical care using expert knowledge, judgement, and decision‑making.
• Use expert clinical skills as a resource for staff in the full range of nursing activities from admission to discharge.
• Ensure self and staff work within the NMC Code of Conduct.
• Ensure all prescribed medications are administered and stored in accordance with local protocols and the NMC Guidelines for the Administration of Medications.
• Observe, monitor and act on any situations, e.g. the physical environment or assets that may be detrimental to the health and well-being of the patients, visitors and staff. Ensure that strategies are in place to correct or optimise the surroundings and availability of resources.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times. We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

This advert may close earlier than the closing date due to a high number of applications. Advert closes on Thursday 8 Jan 2026.