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Band 8a – Matron for Surgery, Surgery, Anaesthetics and Cancer
Band 8a
Main area Surgery Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref 360-B-11898
Department name West Herts – General Staffing Site Cross Site Town Watford Salary £59,798 – £67,020 pa inc. HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 19/10/2026 23:59
Job overview
We have exciting opportunities for two experienced and dynamic senior nurses to join West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as Matron for Trauma and Orthopaedics and Matron for Surgery and Urology.
These senior leadership roles will work together to provide visible, compassionate and professional leadership across surgical inpatient and outpatient areas, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centred care.
We are looking for two inspirational leaders with substantial clinical and operational experience, excellent communication skills and a passion for service improvement.
You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to lead quality, governance, patient experience, workforce development and operational performance across the specialty.
These are cross-site positions and participation in the senior nurse out-of-hours rota will be required.
*Please note interviews are to take place on Friday 23rd October*
Main duties of the job
You will provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple services within the division, supporting teams to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and outstanding patient experiences. Key responsibilities include:
Leading and supporting Senior Sisters/Charge Nurses and multidisciplinary teams.
Driving patient safety, quality improvement and governance initiatives.
Ensuring effective workforce planning, recruitment, retention and staff development.
Supporting patient flow and achievement of key performance targets.
Managing resources effectively and contributing to financial and business planning.
Promoting a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and evidence-based practice.
Working collaboratively with clinical, operational and external partners to transform services and improve outcomes.
Working for our organisation
With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us.
We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.
Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.
Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.
If you are a Service Leaver, Veteran, Military Reserve, Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, or partner/spouse of those serving please tick “Member of the Armed Forces Community” on the application form.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Matrons will be responsible for the operational management of• Trauma and Orthopaedic• Surgery and Urology
clinical areas across sites, providing professional nursing leadership and maintaining high standards of care. The role includes oversight of governance, patient safety, infection prevention and control, workforce management, education, service development and patient experience.
The post holder will act as a highly visible and accessible leader for patients, relatives and staff, supporting the delivery of the Trust’s vision of Excellent Patient Care, Together.
This is a full-time position. The successful candidate will be expected to work flexibly to meet service needs and participate in the senior nurse out-of-hours rota.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
- Appropriate Registered Practitioner.
- Evidence of post Registration development at Degree level.
- Practice assessor or equivalent teaching qualification.
- Masters’ degree or working towards
Knowledge
- Experience at Band 7 or equivalent
- Current knowledge of clinical practice in an acute setting.
- Experience of working in partnership with multi-disciplinary team members.
- Implementing complex change in a clinical setting.
- Knowledge of current developments in nursing and the NHS
- Developing clinical staff.
- Budget management.
- Knowledge of the commissioning cycle as it applies to the specialty.
- Knowledge of the developments within the integrated care system and how this might impact the role.
Experience
- Experience and knowledge of clinical practice in an acute setting in general surgery and urology.
- Appropriate operational experience
- Experience in influencing internal/external activities.
- Experience across the scope of the Matron’s ten key roles with potential to do all.
- Experience of working across networks
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust provides acute healthcare services to a core catchment population of approximately half a million people living in west Hertfordshire and the surrounding area. The Trust also provides a range of more specialist services to a wider population, serving residents of North London, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and East Hertfordshire.
As an employer of nearly 6,000 people the Trust is one of the biggest employers in the area and sees nearly a million patients each year.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
Name Alison East Job title Associate Director of Nursing Surgery Email address alisoneast@nhs.net Telephone number 07771500781
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