# Clinical Matron > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-matron/b2473fbc-e657-41cd-a31a-30026613d316 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-matron/b2473fbc-e657-41cd-a31a-30026613d316.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** The James Cook University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Matron - **Salary:** £57528.00 to £64750.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (minimum 4 day week, including weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-14T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-07T12:04:52.776Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8330648 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8330648?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.southtees.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and compassionate senior nurse to join our leadership team. The matron post will initially be in the ED at JCUH and include the UTC at JCUH, FHN and RPCH. We are seeking an individual with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, safe and person-centred care, who is committed to leading and empowering teams across our General and Emergency Medicine CSU. This role is ideal for someone ready to take the next step into senior leadership or broaden their experience. ### Main duties of the job To provide strong clinical and professional leadership and a supportive approach to Team Leaders and clinicians within the multidisciplinary team (MDT) To be a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in the clinical areas To ensure good standards of infection control, privacy and dignity, cleanliness and health and safety To oversee and monitor the quality, timeliness and development of nursing care in accordance with all relevant professional standards To ensure the environments in which service care and treatment is provided are fit for purpose, clean, well ordered and maintained To ensure all nursing practice is in accordance with statutory and corporate policies, including those specific to service user care To be responsible for the professional management of the clinical environment, ensuring the right staff with the right skills to deliver person centered nursing care, involving service users and carers To supervise and teach registered and non-registered staff including students To be responsible for the identification of learning development needs; to plan how these will be met and evaluate the effectiveness for learners and impact on care To be responsible for the provision of safe staffing levels, ensuring the privacy and dignity of service users. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence and experience of positive leadership skills and the ability to transform and lead a team to work effectively together. - Evidence and experience of relevant continuing professional development and developing clinical practice. - Recent experience and evidence of a track record of effective management of change. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree or diploma in a relevant subject - A Masters level Degree or equivalent demonstrable experience - First level registered nurse/midwife - Evidence of recent relevant professional development **Desirable** - To hold or be working towards MSc or relevant post-graduation qualification ### Knowledge & Skills **Essential** - Management and clinical skills with well-developed leadership, influencing skills and the ability to engage, influence and motivate. - Knowledge and a proven track record of recent operational and clinical nursing/ midwifery management and the ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures and ways of working. - Knowledge and demonstrable capability of service improvements, strategies for infection control and transformational leadership - Knowledge and experience of contributing to and effectively implementing the Nursing/midwifery Strategy. - To have a working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act. ## Documents - [friarage hospital map (pdf, 531.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2096) - [james cook campus map (pdf, 168.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2094) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 113.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2093) - [clinical service units directorate (pdf, 116.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2423) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 248.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10653513) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.