Job overview
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and inspirational Digital Matron to lead the development, implementation and delivery of innovative digital health services across our organisation.
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated clinical leader who is passionate about improving patient care through digital transformation. Working as part of the senior Digital Services team, you will play a pivotal role in delivering the Trust’s Digital Strategy and supporting the modernisation of healthcare services through the effective use of technology.
You will support major transformation programmes requiring significant clinical engagement and collaboration, helping to embed digital solutions that improve patient outcomes, staff experience and service efficiency. The role involves working closely with clinical teams across the Trust, providing expert advice, support and facilitation to ensure successful digital adoption and change management.
As a visible and accessible clinical leader, you will champion safe, effective and patient-centred digital services while ensuring that patients, carers and staff are actively involved in the development, delivery and evaluation of digital initiatives.
Join us and help transform healthcare through digital innovation.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of leading and delivering programmes of change within an acute NHS setting
- Experience of working with patient groups
- Significant post registration experience including management and leadership experience
- Able to provide specialised advice concerning digital healthcare
- Project management experience
- Experience of performance management
- Experience of working with people in challenging situations
- Experience of dealing with conflict and complaints
- Knowledge of budgets/financial control
- In depth knowledge of current and relevant digital health national agenda
- Experience of managing complex and sensitive issues
- Proven experience Line Management responsibility
- Excellent communications skills, written and oral
- Ability to build successful teams
- Excellent problem-solving skills using team when appropriate experience of audit and audit tools
- Able to present and receive highly complex information within the multi professional team
- Understanding of pro-active performance management within a large clinical area
- Ability to prioritise own workload and maintain consistent standards
- Forward thinking, innovative
- Demonstrates strong organisational skills and abilities
- Ability to work on own initiative but also as part of a team
- Ability to plan strategies which impact positively across the service
Desirable
- Involvement in business planning
- Clinical governance
- Knowledge of complaints management
- Patient Partnership working
- Knowledge and experience of working with AGILE methodology
Experience
Essential
- Significant operational experience at Band 7 or above
- Significant experience at delivering change projects
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse, Midwife or AHP
- Professional knowledge acquired through Bachelor’s degree in nursing/midwifery, supplemented by post graduate specialist training to master’s equivalent level
- Management qualification or relevant experience
Desirable
- Digital Health qualification
- Leadership qualification
- Project Management Qualification
- Clinical Safety Officer
Further Training
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Requirement to meet CPD and clinical skills
- Must be able to travel between hospital sites in a timely manner
- Ability to contribute to the on-call rota
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This advert is for Digital Matron with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton In Ashfield, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Jul 2026.
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