# Matron for Children and Young People - Acute Services > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/matron-for-children-and-young-people-acute-services/712aa834-d36c-4556-a0e1-6df1c7274708 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/matron-for-children-and-young-people-acute-services/712aa834-d36c-4556-a0e1-6df1c7274708.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Wirral - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £55,690 - £62,682 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-21T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T15:52:12.220Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Wirral/Wirral_University_Teaching_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Women_Childrens/Women_Childrens-v7879681 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7879681?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.wuth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview *Please note that this vacancy may require working across both WUTH and WCHC Trusts* We are looking to recruit a forward thinking, highly motivated and experienced nurse leader who will champion a high level of professional standards and excellence within children’s services.   This post has become vacant due to the current post holder promotion. As a Matron you will be highly visible and accessible to children, families and staff and will focus on improving the fundamental and essential aspects of family care. The role will be overseeing the children’s ward/elective care, paediatric assessment area and children’s ED. Training and development opportunities will be offered and bespoke to individual needs. The successful applicant with have worked in a leadership role at band 7 or above. Training and development opportunities will be offered and bespoke to individual needs. Reporting to the Head of Paediatric  & Neonatal Services/Associate Director of Nursing the post holder is responsible for and will have a specific focus on visible, accessible and strong clinical leadership, patient experience and the delivery of safe, timely, high quality care. The post holder will lead service and quality improvement programmes alongside supporting the operational management of the Division. This includes ensuring efficient and effective use of resources and the development and maintenance of the highest standards of patient care and service delivery. ### Main duties of the job Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Paediatric Matron position available at WUTH. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached Job Description for further information about the  Matron position available at WUTH. If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have an enhanced DBS check. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 months. ## Job Details *Please note that this vacancy may require working across both WUTH and WCHC Trusts* We are looking to recruit a forward thinking, highly motivated and experienced nurse leader who will champion a high level of professional standards and excellence within children’s services. This post has become vacant due to the current post holder promotion. As a Matron you will be highly visible and accessible to children, families and staff and will focus on improving the fundamental and essential aspects of family care. The role will be overseeing the children’s ward/elective care, paediatric assessment area and children’s ED. Training and development opportunities will be offered and bespoke to individual needs. The successful applicant with have worked in a leadership role at band 7 or above. Training and development opportunities will be offered and bespoke to individual needs. Reporting to the Head of Paediatric & Neonatal Services/Associate Director of Nursing the post holder is responsible for and will have a specific focus on visible, accessible and strong clinical leadership, patient experience and the delivery of safe, timely, high quality care. The post holder will lead service and quality improvement programmes alongside supporting the operational management of the Division. This includes ensuring efficient and effective use of resources and the development and maintenance of the highest standards of patient care and service delivery. ## Job Description Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Paediatric Matron position available at WUTH. ## Responsibilities Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Matron position available at WUTH. If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have an enhanced DBS check. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 months. ## Person Specification ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Knowledge and application of professional nursing issues - Commitment to service developments and quality ### Knowledge and Skills **Desirable** - Experience of business planning or project management - Experience of leading people through change ### Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training **Essential** - First level nurse: part 1 of NMC register or HCPC registered - Hold relevant degree and working towards master’s level - Holds a relevant teaching and assessing qualification - On-going professional development with documented evidence **Desirable** - Speciality specific qualification - Management qualification ## Documents - [oh risk id (pdf, 145.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10159999) - [vision values behaviours (pdf, 515.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2088) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 734.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1841) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 202.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10171450) - [wuth gdpr privacy notice for applicants (pdf, 255.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2506) ## 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.