# Matron for Paediatrics

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** St Mary's Hospital (The Bays)
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Matron
- **Salary:** £66,274 - £73,496 pa inclusive
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 15 months (End Date - 10/04/2028)
- **Employment type:** Full time
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-27T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-13T15:17:03.632Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8364842
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8364842?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.imperial.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Paediatric Matron (Band 8a) to join our dedicated leadership team. This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional nurse leader to drive high-quality, safe, and compassionate care across our paediatric services. The role is a FTC for maternity cover- 18/1/26- April 2028.

As Matron, you will provide visible clinical leadership, support staff development, and ensure the delivery of outstanding patient and family-centred care. You will play a key role in quality improvement, governance, and operational management within a fast-paced and rewarding environment.

### Main duties of the job

- Lead nursing and operational performance within their areas.
- Deliver excellent patient and family experience.
- Promote evidence-based practice and continuous improvement.
- Ensure safe staffing and workforce development.
- Lead governance, quality and patient safety initiatives.
- Support delivery of WLCH strategic objectives.
- Foster a culture of inclusion, learning and accountability.
- The Matron will work collaboratively with senior nursing, medical and operational colleagues to deliver outstanding care and transformational improvement.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

### 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**

- Significant experience at Band 7 within Paediatric services
- Excellent managerial, leadership and organisational skills
- Excellent teaching, training and preceptorship skills.
- Experience in managing complaints/incidents and quality assurance

**Desirable**

- Evidence in Quality Improvement/Project Management

### Skills and Knowledge

**Essential**

- Ability to manage change, both personally & as a facilitator
- Previous experience of research and audit
- Strong understanding of governance, risk and safeguarding
- Articulate with advanced written and verbal communication skills

**Desirable**

- Capable of working strategically (business planning, service improvements, workforce planning

### Education and Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Nurse (Child)
- Educated to postgraduate diploma/degree level or equivalent experience
- Management/Leadership certificate or equivalent experience.
- Assessing mentoring qualification

**Desirable**

- Leadership or Management qualification (or working towards this qualification)

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 587.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10691888)
- [our strategy 2023-25 (pdf, 230.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=427)
- [functional requirements form (doc, 899.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10691889)

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