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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Modern Matron for Capacity & Flow (Mental Health)

The closing date is 26 October 2025

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Job summary

Are you a natural leader looking for a role where you will have the voice to help transform our services?If so, then we would love to talk to you!!

This is an exciting opportunity to become the Modern Matron for Capacity and Flow across Hampshire in the Secure, Acute and Crisis Division, leading a team of Patient Flow Clinical Managers/Clinical Specialists and Flow Navigators to support patients to access inpatient beds in a timely and effective way. This team is helping shape and deliver our vision of providing outstanding services to patients and their families across the county.

The role requires an innovative and creative person who can not only manage the day-to-day delivery of the service, but who can also think strategically about the longer-term plan and the constant improvement of the quality of the service and provide inspirational leadership.

Your track record will include leading services and change, excellent people skills, working cohesively with internal stakeholders (Ward teams, Crisis Home Treatment Teams, Mental Health Liaison Teams, Community Mental Health Teams, Older Persons Services) and building long lasting, effective relationships with external stakeholders, in particular the senior teams at the acute hospitals, the ICB and our Local Authority Partners.

To discuss, please contact Tracey Marshall, Associate Director for Capacity and Flow tracey.marshall@southernhealth.nhs.uk or Emma Bekefi, Associate Director for Southampton emma.bekefi@southernhealth.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work closely with the Associate Director of Capacity & Flow (Mental Health) in providing leadership, advice, challenge and support to effectively manage the mental health bed stock across the Trust. Delivery will require collaborative working with key individuals within each of the geographical Divisions as well as with outside agencies and organisations.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.

Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.

Details

Date posted

13 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-SAC-9441

Job locations

Melbury Lodge

Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Romsey Road

Winchester

Hampshire

SO22 5DG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered healthcare professional
  • Relevant health degree
  • Evidence of recent and on-going personal development
  • Car driver and ability to travel

Desirable

  • Management qualification.
  • Leadership qualification.
  • Advanced qualification in a particular area or speciality.
  • Safeguarding -- Level 4.

Experience

Essential

  • Managing staff and budgets
  • Clinical leadership within an MH inpatient or community setting.
  • Working with vulnerable patient groups
  • Change management and workforce development
  • Achieving targets
  • Partnership working across departments and professional boundaries
  • Releases ambition in self and others.
  • Provides value through innovation.
  • Forges strong relationships.
  • Values achievement.
  • Patient and person centred.
  • Flexible and adaptable to changing and evolving service needs.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered healthcare professional
  • Relevant health degree
  • Evidence of recent and on-going personal development
  • Car driver and ability to travel

Desirable

  • Management qualification.
  • Leadership qualification.
  • Advanced qualification in a particular area or speciality.
  • Safeguarding -- Level 4.

Experience

Essential

  • Managing staff and budgets
  • Clinical leadership within an MH inpatient or community setting.
  • Working with vulnerable patient groups
  • Change management and workforce development
  • Achieving targets
  • Partnership working across departments and professional boundaries
  • Releases ambition in self and others.
  • Provides value through innovation.
  • Forges strong relationships.
  • Values achievement.
  • Patient and person centred.
  • Flexible and adaptable to changing and evolving service needs.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Melbury Lodge

Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Romsey Road

Winchester

Hampshire

SO22 5DG


Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Melbury Lodge

Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Romsey Road

Winchester

Hampshire

SO22 5DG


Employer's website

https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Tracey Marshall

Emma.Bekefi@southernhealth.nhs.net

Details

Date posted

13 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

348-SAC-9441

Job locations

Melbury Lodge

Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Romsey Road

Winchester

Hampshire

SO22 5DG


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