Job Title: Band 8 - Matron
Salary: £58,096 – £68,110 per annum
Location: South-West London
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
About the Role:
We are seeking a motivated and credible nurse leader to join a senior leadership team as Matron for a specialist Neurology Hospital. This key leadership role is responsible for driving excellence in nursing standards, patient experience, workforce development, and service improvement across two specialist pathways:
* Complex Rehabilitation
* Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness (PDOC)
The Matron will work within a collaborative and values-driven leadership team, committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide strong, visible nursing leadership across services.
* Uphold and improve clinical quality, safety, and patient experience.
* Lead and develop nursing teams, supporting learning and professional growth.
* Support and implement service improvement initiatives.
* Drive multidisciplinary collaboration and a culture of continuous development.
About You:
* We are looking for a forward-thinking nurse leader who is ready to take the next step in their career.
* While previous experience as a Matron is not essential, clinical credibility, sound judgment, and the ability to lead across professional groups are required.
Essential:
* Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
* Proven leadership experience within a healthcare setting
* Excellent communication and people management skills
* Strong understanding of safeguarding, clinical governance, and service improvement
Why Join Us?
Our organisation is recognised for excellence in staff wellbeing, inclusion, and safeguarding:
* Gold accreditation in Leaders in Safeguarding
* Mindful Employer
* Race Equality Matters Bronze Trailblazer
* London Living Wage Employer
We maintain strong links with the local community and offer an engaging, supportive working culture.
Staff Benefits:
* Wagestream platform (salary advances, savings, financial coaching)
* Free workplace massages, on-site yoga, and pottery classes
* Free on-site parking
* Cycle2Work scheme & season ticket loans
* Tech purchase scheme with interest-free payments
* Staff networks (Pride, Women’s, Race Equality)
* Blue Light Card & retail discounts
* Career development support (apprenticeships, leadership training, CPD)
Commitment to Equality and Inclusion:
We value diversity and promote equality across all aspects of employment and care delivery. Reasonable adjustments are available during recruitment and employment.
About Carestaff Solutions:
We are a specialised health and social care staffing supplier, training and compliance provider to a variety of sectors including statutory, private and third sector organisations across the UK with concentrated support in the the North West of England and Greater London areas.The success of Carestaff Solutions is based around the reputation built up over the past 16 years on the quality of our service delivery, progressive approach, person centred approaches, partnership working, reliability plus the standard and the high support and training levels for our staff supplied.Carestaff Solutions are flexible, responsive and there for you 24 hours a day, so right when you need us the most we are ready and willing to support you, we never close.