Job overview

Join Our Team as a Matron at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust!

Are you a passionate and experienced nursing professional looking for a leadership role that makes a real difference? Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic and dedicated Matron to join our exceptional team!

About Us: At Chesterfield Royal Hospital, we are committed to bringing our people, communities, and partners together to provide patient care we can all be proud of. Our values of Compassion, Ambition, Respect, and Encouragement guide everything we do.

The Role: As a Matron, you will have overarching responsibility for the organisation and operational management of one of the care units within the Surgical Division. You will work alongside the Clinical Lead and Service Manager as a key part of the care unit triumvirate, overseeing specialties including Orthopaedics, Urology, Breast, General Surgery, Vascular and Outpatient clinics.  

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide high-level professional, operational, and transformational leadership within the Care Unit and the wider Trust.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality, safe, and person-centred care through engagement and empowerment of others.
• Collaborate with the Divisional Nurse Director, and Head of Quality Governance to promote the highest professional standards of care.
• Lead and deliver success across key programmes within the Division, including productivity, efficiency, transformation, clinical effectiveness, quality, and workforce succession planning.

Essential Qualifications:

• Registered General Nurse.
• Specialty specific registration appropriate to the role.
• Formal management qualification or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of appropriate relevant professional development.
• Degree or relevant experience.

Working for our organisation

What We Offer:

• A supportive and inclusive work environment where your contributions are valued.
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• The chance to make a positive impact on patient care and the overall success of the hospital.

Join Us: If you are a compassionate, ambitious, and respectful leader with a commitment to excellence, we want to hear from you! Apply now to become a part of our dedicated team and help us achieve our mission of providing exceptional patient care.

You’ll thrive in this role because…

• You’ll make a real difference as part of a dedicated and supportive team.
• You’ll enjoy a full-time role (37.5 hours per week) with opportunities for professional development and career progression.
• You’ll foster a positive and inclusive team spirit where everyone feels a sense of belonging and part of the team.

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

COVID19 Vaccination

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

 UK Points-based immigration system

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.  Please note that from 1 January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route.  Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

It is vital that you provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form.  Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.  Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be  eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead, which is cheaper to apply for and you do not need to pay the annual immigration health surcharge.

Communications 

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account and Trac account regularly. References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore to speed up the recruitment process please provide an email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Support Services team on 01246 513177 and we will be happy to provide assistance.

Please see the attached documents and links in relation to working for Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. In particular, the general conditions of employment and benefits of working for the trust.

This role is part of the integrated health and social care community across Derbyshire, where there are many opportunities to work across different locations and providers developing new and different skills. Whilst this role is initially based in Chesterfield there may be future opportunities to be based at different locations within the health and social care community which we may talk to you about in the future.

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