Band 8b - Senior Matron - Private Care

Vivid Healthcare are looking for an experienced Band 8b - Senior Matron in Harrow.

Pay:
Up to £60 per hour

Position Details: 3-6 months, 30 hours per week.

JRole Overview

The Senior Matron provides visible, senior clinical leadership across Private Care wards and services, ensuring the delivery of exceptional patient care, outstanding patient experience, and consistently high clinical standards. As a key member of the Private Care Senior Leadership Team, the post holder plays a pivotal role in shaping service quality, driving improvement, and supporting strategic development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead clinical and operational standards across Private Care, ensuring safe, effective, and compassionate care aligned with Trust values and regulatory requirements.
• Hold accountability for patient experience, quality, and safety, ensuring robust governance, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Act as the professional nursing lead for Private Care, providing expert advice on nursing practice, quality, professional standards, and clinical governance.
• Provide line management and professional leadership for nursing teams, fostering a culture of excellence, learning, and high performance.
• Contribute to strategic planning, business development, and service transformation initiatives that enhance patient outcomes and support the Trust's wider strategy.
• Collaborate with clinical and operational leaders across the Trust to embed quality improvement methodologies and drive innovation, redesign, and sustainable change.
• Actively role-model Trust values and contribute to organisational priorities, engaging regularly with the wider senior nursing community.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Senior nursing leader with substantial experience at Matron or equivalent level.
• Strong background in private patient services or high-acuity specialist care.
• Proven track record in clinical governance, patient experience, and service improvement.
• Skilled in leading multidisciplinary teams and managing complex operational environments.
• Confident, visible leader with excellent communication and stakeholder-engagement skills.
• Able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on operational leadership.

Registering with Vivid Healthcare comes with extensive benefits:

Full online and Practical Trainings

First refusals on all locum positions prior to being advertised.

Experienced Consultant (one point of contact)

Online timesheets where you can log in at any time and print your weekly income.

Contactable at any time/nights/weekends

We offer a £250 referral bonus on successful placement (terms and qualifying period apply). Should this position not be of interest we have a number of roles around the UK offering great packages, please call the Nursing team if you would like to know more information.