Workforce Matron

Role Overview

We are excited to offer a new opportunity for an experienced and motivated senior nurse to join The Christie NHS Foundation Trust as a Workforce Matron. This newly created role will play a pivotal part in strengthening our nursing workforce strategy and ensuring safe, effective staffing across our clinical services. As the Workforce Matron, you will provide visible, compassionate leadership and expert guidance on safe staffing, recruitment, retention and professional standards.

Working closely with the Lead Nurse for Workforce and multidisciplinary teams, you will help ensure the right staff, with the right skills, are in the right place at the right time.

• Lead key initiatives including workforce planning, roster efficiency, nurse recruitment and development programmes, and coordinate the delivery of high-quality induction and training.
• Support data-driven decision making, champion digital ways of working, and contribute to continuous improvement in patient care.
• Support day-to-day operational delivery of safe staffing across clinical services, working closely with ward teams to respond to staffing challenges and maintain safe workforce levels.
• Oversee roster use, support effective deployment of staff, and address short-term gaps through practical, timely solutions.
• Contribute to the management of recruitment processes, staff movement, and retention initiatives to ensure consistent staffing capacity across services.
• Support and deliver targeted education to clinical teams, including guidance on safe staffing tools such as SNCT, and provide training to ensure consistent understanding and application in practice.
• Lead and support service improvement programmes, including initiatives to optimise rostering, reduce agency usage, and improve staff wellbeing and attendance.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of nursing workforce-related policies and ensure compliance with national standards and local frameworks.

• Senior registered nurse with strong clinical credibility.
• Excellent communication skills and a passion for developing others.
• Experience of working in a corporate, workforce or organisation-wide role is highly desirable.
• Ability to influence across teams and drive strategic change.
• Knowledge of safe staffing tools such as the SNCT (Staffing Normalised Clinical Tool) or similar.
• Experience in workforce planning, rostering and staff development programmes.

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is committed to providing an inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.