Modern Matron

Modern Matron
The closing date is 02 August 2026

Job summary
Ludgate Ward is the Trust's new 10-bed male acute admission ward, scheduled to open in October 2026 within our Medium Secure Services. We are excited to be recruiting a modern Matron to join in establishing and developing this new service from its inception.

We are seeking to recruit a suitably qualified, enthusiastic and innovative individual to take up the post of Modern Matron AfC Band 8a within the forensic directorate. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead on continuous development and improvement of nursing in providing high quality care to patients. It also calls for visible and inclusive leadership as part of a multi-disciplinary team and other teams across the service.

In this role you will be required to support the ongoing relational security, trauma informed care and reducing restrictive practices initiatives in the service.

Please state "three reasons to shortlist me" in the first paragraph of the supporting statement in order to be considered for shortlisting.

We sometimes close adverts early if there is a high response, so apply now!

Further details / informal visits contact Jodie Pritchard - View email address on meeveem.com, Matekenya Muzondo - View email address on meeveem.com, Contact Number: View phone number on meeveem.com

Main duties of the job

• To develop and provide leadership for a brand new ward
• To ensure there are effective systems that supports the provision of high quality care and treatment to an identified group of patients.
• Foster a learning care environment that teaches, develops, and supports staff to fulfill their role requirements.
• To manage and organise work as required.
• Take responsibility for the development and delivery of evidence based practice for service users with complex needs, ensuring that it supports and reflects service user individual needs, Trust objectives and professional guidance.
• Lead on creating an environment that promotes critical reflection to improve care outcomes utilising evidence based practice and embedding QI.
• Develop ways in which to receive service user and partner feedback and adapt service provision accordingly.
• Ensure that high quality care provision with highly complex service users and groups is provided.
• Ensure that the ward functions as an integral part of the Directorate's services.
• Effective communication with all relevant personnel both internal and external to the Trust.
• To practice within professional guidelines and promote professional practice in clinical area.
• To ensure continuous personal development through the utilisation of regular supervision, annual appraisal and training where appropriate.
• Maintain quality care provision within the service budget including rota management.

About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification/Training
Essential:

• Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
• OR Registered Nurse (Learning Difficulty) OR Registered Nurse (Adult)
• Masters qualification or equivalent experience

Desirable:

• Relevant teaching or assessing qualification
• Specialist Area Training
• Evidence of Leadership / Management Training

Experience
Essential:

• Experience of working as a clinical lead in a mental health environment at band 7 level or above
• Evidence of quality improvement
• Minimising clinical risk and reducing restrictive practices
• Experience of providing individualized and culturally sensitive care
• Developing a reflective learning culture
• Experience of managing budgets
• Knowledge and experience of managing complex safeguarding practices

Desirable:

• Experience of leading and working with a multi-disciplinary teams

Knowledge and Skills
Essential:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ensuring team/service high quality care including documentation
• Proven track record of implementation of strategy, change management and practice development
• Excellent clinical skills with complex service users and their care
• Emotional Intelligence and Personal Resilience
• NMC Code of Conduct
• Current Developments in nursing
• Promotion of high quality supervision and reflective practice

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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