Band 8a - Matron Surgery, Surgery, Anaesthetics and Cancer

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Main area Surgery Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week

Job
-B-11898

Department name West Herts
- General Staffing Site Cross Site Town Watford Salary £59,798 - £67,020 pa inc. HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 19/10/2026 23:59

We have exciting opportunities for two experienced and dynamic senior nurses to join West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as Matron for Trauma and Orthopaedics and Matron for Surgery and Urology.

These senior leadership roles will work together to provide visible, compassionate and professional leadership across surgical inpatient and outpatient areas, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient-centred care.

We are looking for two inspirational leaders with substantial clinical and operational experience, excellent communication skills and a passion for service improvement.

You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to lead quality, governance, patient experience, workforce development and operational performance across the specialty.

These are cross-site positions and participation in the senior nurse out-of-hours rota will be required.

* Please note interviews are to take place on Friday 23rd October*

You will provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple services within the division, supporting teams to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and outstanding patient experiences.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading and supporting Senior Sisters/Charge Nurses and multidisciplinary teams.

Driving patient safety, quality improvement and governance initiatives.

Ensuring effective workforce planning, recruitment, retention and staff development.

Supporting patient flow and achievement of key performance targets.

Managing resources effectively and contributing to financial and business planning.

Promoting a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and evidence-based practice.

Working collaboratively with clinical, operational and external partners to transform services and improve outcomes.

With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

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We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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