Matron; Theatre

Job Summary

Are you a passionate nursing leader ready to make a real impact? Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a Matron (Band 8a) to inspire and support our nursing teams, ensuring exceptional patient care across our services.

In this high-profile role, you’ll be a visible presence on the wards, leading by example, empowering staff, and driving improvements that make a difference to patients every day. You’ll manage resources and budgets, oversee clinical governance, and collaborate with senior teams and clinicians to shape the future of nursing practice.

We’re looking for someone dynamic, resilient, and compassionate—a leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to delivering the highest standards of care. Join our award-winning Trust and be part of an innovative, supportive, and clinically-led organisation where your leadership truly matters.

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other.

We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

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• Date posted: 10 February 2026
• Pay scheme:
  Agenda for change
• Band:
  Band 8a
• Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 a year per annum
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Working pattern:
  Full-time
• Reference number: 214-SRG-7750107
• Job location:
  
  King’s Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4JL

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

• Proven knowledge of the broader nursing, education and professional issues
• Good working knowledge of contemporary health care issues and professional standards
• Understanding of the complex dynamics of a multi‑professional environment
• Excellent presentation and teaching skills
• Excellent report writing skills and action planning
• Ability to work under pressure
• Computer literate

• Sound general management experience – budget management skills, business case preparation, staff management
• Evidence of operational and strategic development of patient safety initiatives and strategies
• Experience in education and professional development

• RN/RM registration with the NMC
• First level degree or equivalent knowledge
• Qualification in teaching and assessing or equivalent
• Demonstration of ongoing professional development
• Additional professional/management qualifications

• Working towards Masters qualification or equivalent

• Highly motivated and resourceful with a proactive approach to innovation
• Ability to act autonomously with minimal supervision
• Exposure to clinical areas and patient contact
• Carry Trust bleep and undertake on call duties

• Extensive senior nursing experience within a complex organisation / NHS in a level 2/3 Critical Care environment
• Proven…