# Matron - Ophthalmology and Head & Neck > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/matron-ophthalmology-and-head-and-neck/188e2a73-83f8-4126-83da-a0667071847b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/matron-ophthalmology-and-head-and-neck/188e2a73-83f8-4126-83da-a0667071847b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Norwich - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, Compressed hours, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-18T09:51:41.721Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Norwich/Norfolk_Norwich_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Ophthalmology_Head_Neck/Ophthalmology_Head_Neck-v8093491 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8093491?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nnuh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking an exceptional Matron to lead nursing services across ENT, Oral Health, Ophthalmology and Head & Neck Cancer at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. This is a high-profile leadership role responsible for delivering safe, high-quality and compassionate care across a diverse and complex portfolio of services. You will provide visible, professional leadership to ward, outpatient and specialist teams, including cancer pathways, driving improvements in patient experience, workforce engagement and clinical outcomes. Working closely with Divisional and operational leaders, you will play a key role in service transformation, capacity management and delivery of strategic priorities. This is an exciting opportunity to shape services across multiple specialties, including a critical cancer pathway, influencing care across inpatient and outpatient settings. We are looking for an inspiring and credible nurse leader who embodies our PRIDE values and is passionate about developing teams, improving standards and delivering outstanding care. ### Main duties of the job As Matron, you will lead and manage nursing services to ensure safe, effective and high-quality care across ENT, Oral Health, Ophthalmology and Head & Neck Cancer services. Key responsibilities include: - Providing professional and visible leadership to nursing teams across wards, outpatient areas and cancer pathways - Ensuring clinical standards, governance and patient safety requirements are consistently met and improved - Leading workforce planning, performance management and staff development to build high-performing teams - Working collaboratively with operational and clinical leaders to manage capacity, flow and delivery of elective and cancer services You will make autonomous decisions such as: - Taking immediate action to address patient safety or quality concerns, including within cancer pathways - Making workforce deployment decisions to ensure safe staffing and effective skill mix - Leading responses to complaints, incidents and performance issues, ensuring learning and improvements are embedded You will drive service development and contribute to divisional strategy, influencing change, improving patient outcomes and supporting delivery of operational and cancer performance standards. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification. ## Job Details We are seeking an exceptional Matron to lead nursing services across ENT, Oral Health, Ophthalmology and Head & Neck Cancer at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. This is a high-profile leadership role responsible for delivering safe, high-quality and compassionate care across a diverse and complex portfolio of services. You will provide visible, professional leadership to ward, outpatient and specialist teams, including cancer pathways, driving improvements in patient experience, workforce engagement and clinical outcomes. Working closely with Divisional and operational leaders, you will play a key role in service transformation, capacity management and delivery of strategic priorities. This is an exciting opportunity to shape services across multiple specialties, including a critical cancer pathway, influencing care across inpatient and outpatient settings. We are looking for an inspiring and credible nurse leader who embodies our PRIDE values and is passionate about developing teams, improving standards and delivering outstanding care. ## Job Description As Matron, you will lead and manage nursing services to ensure safe, effective and high-quality care across ENT, Oral Health, Ophthalmology and Head & Neck Cancer services. Key responsibilities include: Providing professional and visible leadership to nursing teams across wards, outpatient areas and cancer pathways Ensuring clinical standards, governance and patient safety requirements are consistently met and improved Leading workforce planning, performance management and staff development to build high-performing teams Working collaboratively with operational and clinical leaders to manage capacity, flow and delivery of elective and cancer services You will make autonomous decisions such as: Taking immediate action to address patient safety or quality concerns, including within cancer pathways Making workforce deployment decisions to ensure safe staffing and effective skill mix Leading responses to complaints, incidents and performance issues, ensuring learning and improvements are embedded You will drive service development and contribute to divisional strategy, influencing change, improving patient outcomes and supporting delivery of operational and cancer performance standards. ## Responsibilities Please view the attached job description for full details of the role and use your supporting statement to confirm how you meet the essential and desirable criteria on the job specification. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Effective motivator and communicator - Good negotiating skills - Ability to prioritise workload - Up-to-date knowledge of NHS Policy ### Experience **Essential** - Evidence of ongoing professional development - Evidence of successful management of change - Evidence of leading and motivating teams - Evidence of recent research and audit. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Degree or equivalent - ENB 998/997 Mentor Preparation programme or equivalent qualification - RGN Level I - Management or leadership qualification or equivalent experience - Evidence of ongoing professional development ### Attitude, aptitude **Essential** - Sound leadership/management skills - Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence - Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion ## Documents - [useful links (pdf, 184.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2809) - [staff benefits (pdf, 674.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=901) - [job description (docx, 74.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10386970) - [our nnuh lgbt+ staff network (pdf, 675.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2367) - [our nnuh women's staff network (pdf, 103.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2473) - [our nnuh together staff network (pdf, 370.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2166) - [our nnuh diverse ability staff network (pdf, 607.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2424) ## 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.