Matron - Specialist Medicine Business Unit
The closing date is 05 April 2026
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for two Matrons within the Specialist Medicine Business Unit. The successful applicant will be an experienced registered nurse with a compassionate and positive leadership style. You will have a passion for specialised medicine care and an improvement mindset.
You will be working with busy and friendly teams. The roles will oversee: stroke and neurology, and general Medicine across sites, therefore the ability to travel will be required. You will also lead diverse Clinical Nurse Specialist teams. The role will work in tandem with the Divisional leads, general and service managers within the Business Unit.
You will demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills to successfully engage with patients, staff and working as part of a multidisciplinary team, have clear decision making capabilities, be a vocal advocate for the patient and be highly motivated in ensuring high quality care delivered.
The Matron will be required to act up in professional/managerial capacity as required and appropriate.
The Matron will ensure that nursing and relevant support staff are led, managed and developed in order to enable them to deliver the highest standards of patient care and service.
You will provide a highly visible, accessible and authoritative presence in their area of responsibility. The Matron will be available to patients, their families and staff to provide assistance, advice and support and to address problems and concerns, as required.
Main duties of the job
Under the guidance, supervision and direction of the General Manager and Deputy Divisional Nurse Director the post-holder is the professional/clinical leader of the nurses and support staff within his/her sphere of responsibility.
The Matron will supervise the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care ensuring that nursing and corporate standards are implemented, maintained, monitored and improved upon where necessary.
As a member of the senior nursing team, the Matron will act as a professional role model and will take any corrective action to uphold the standards required of the Trust and the profession. This will include participating in service-specific shift arrangements to provide professional advice and leadership during evenings (including nights in extreme circumstances), weekends and bank holidays.
Closing date for applications: 5th April 2026
Interview date: TBC
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Details
Date posted
20 March 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£55,690 to £62,682 a year pro rata pa
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
320-MED-1845
Job locations
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Derby Hospital
Uttoxeter Road
Derby
DE22 3NE
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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