Matron Children's Community Nurse Service

Matron Children's Community Nurse Service NHS AfC:
Band 8a

Main area Paediatrics Grade NHS AfC:
Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job
-WC-8155413

Site Sandwell Health Campus Town West Bromwich Salary £57,528 - £64,750 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/08/2026 23:59

Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more.

We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.

Make a difference for Children, Young People and Families!

Are you a Children’s Nurse with substantial experience at a senior level looking for the next step in your career?

Are you passionate about providing and developing excellent services for children and young people?

If so Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust are looking to appoint a n ambitious and compassionate Matron for our Community Children’s Service; to ensure that children and young people get the best possible care and treatment when accessing services.

T he Community Children’s Nurse Service provide specialist services for;
Continuing Care, Community Children’s Nurse for short intervention & chronic conditions (SICC), Diabetes, Epilepsy, Special Educational Nee d s team (SENT) and virtual ward.

You will:

Be highly visible.

Be clinically credible.

Be committed to developing and transforming services.

Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams across acute and community settings.

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it.

Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

For the areas you lead and manage you will be accountable for:

Ensuring safe, effective, responsive, high-quality services

Workforce management

Finance and budgeting.

Education and development

Performance management

Digital technology

Evidence based Practice and Research

• Extensive experience of working with children
• Experience of service development
• Experience of quality & safety

• Registered with NMC
• MSc

• Evidence of performance management; PDRs, supervision,
• Experience of recruitment
• Experience of sickness absence management

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