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Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking a passionate and experienced Matron for Children and Young People to lead transformational change and enhance the quality of care for our youngest patients. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic paediatric nurse leader who is committed to professional development, education, and improving patient experience and outcomes.
As Matron, you will provide operational and performance oversight across children’s inpatient and outpatient services, specialist nursing teams, play services, and areas across the Trust where children and young people receive care—including the Paediatric Emergency Department and Neonatal Unit.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead on nurse training, education, and professional development.
* Drive continuous improvement in key performance indicators and patient care quality.
* Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to implement strategic and operational plans.
* Work closely with the corporate nursing team and divisional triumvirate to monitor KPIs and identify service improvements.
* Manage human and financial resources effectively to meet divisional targets.
* Support capacity management and ensure high standards of care are maintained.
* Champion the Matron’s Charter and uphold Trust values in all aspects of leadership.
If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and lead with compassion and excellence, we’d love to hear from you.
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Role
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Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachael Giles Job title: Deputy Divisional Director Nursing Email address: rachael.giles2@nhs.net Telephone number: 07881004231
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Executive
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Full-time
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