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Essential
29 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Clinical expertise relevant to the post
- Experience
Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
- Experience
Leadership of clinical governance and patient safety
- Experience
Achievement of high quality patient care through evidence based practice
- Experience
Management of finances within a budget, including delivery of cost improvements
- Experience
Management/Clinical Leadership experience
- Experience
Experience of successfully leading and implementing change
- Experience
Experience in analysing complex problems and implementing workable solutions
- Experience
Ability to think and plan strategically, operationally and creatively and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands
- Knowledge and Skills
Understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance to relevant to care setting and its application across health care services
- Knowledge and Skills
Highly developed written and verbal skills
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships
- Knowledge and Skills
A strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled with a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority
- Qaulification and Training
Registered Healthcare Professional with relevant Professional body 1st Level Nurse/ NMC with significant experience in Nursing.
- Qaulification and Training
Registered Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) with significant experience in theatre leadership.
- Qaulification and Training
Master’s Degree or willingness to complete or relevant experience
- Qaulification and Training
Evidence of Post Graduate Specialist qualifications relevant to area of practice (examples –:non-medical prescribing; mentorship , coaching , clinical expertise, leadership or management)
- Personal Qualities and Skills
Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
- Personal Qualities and Skills
High level of work organisation, self- motivation, drive for performance and improvement
- Personal Qualities and Skills
Flexibility in approach and attitude Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity
- Personal Qualities and Skills
Able to work with staff at all levels across the Trust
- Personal Qualities and Skills
Self-confident, assertive and pro-active
- Personal Qualities and Skills
Attentive to detail and able to work to tight deadlines and cope under pressure
- Personal Qualities and Skills
Ability to manage and lead change
- Personal Qualities and Skills
Ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to individuals and groups
- Personal Qualities and Skills
Able to support the implementation of local and national agenda’s for health under the guidance of the senior Practitioner
- Personal Qualities and Skills
Strong influencing and negotiating skills
- Personal Qualities and Skills
Highly developed facilitation skills account Trust policies and procedures.
- Personal Qualities and Skills
Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures.
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability To work om service development projects
- Qaulification and Training
Management or supervisory qualification / programme of study
- Qaulification and Training
PTLLS/DTLLS, PGCE or Certificate in Education
Job overview
This is an exceptional opportunity for a highly motivated individual to lead and develop high-performing pre-assessment and day surgery services, while playing a pivotal role in transforming perioperative pathways across the Trust.
As Matron, you will provide visible and compassionate leadership, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred care. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, operational managers and clinical leaders, you will drive service improvement, support elective recovery programmes and contribute to the strategic development of modern perioperative services.
The successful candidate will be instrumental in shaping the future of pre-operative assessment and day surgery pathways, ensuring patients receive seamless, timely and high-quality care from referral through to discharge.
Main duties of the job
An experienced senior nurse leader, ideally working at Matron, Senior Sister/Charge Nurse or equivalent level.
Knowledgeable in perioperative care, pre-assessment services, day surgery and elective pathways.
Experienced in leading service transformation and quality improvement projects.
Able to demonstrate strong operational management and workforce leadership skills.
Skilled in managing complex change and influencing across multidisciplinary teams.
Committed to delivering outstanding patient care and improving patient experience.
Passionate about staff development, inclusion and creating positive workplace cultures.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Provide professional nursing leadership for Pre-Assessment and Day Unit services across the Trust.
Lead the transformation and optimisation of perioperative pathways to improve patient experience, efficiency and clinical outcomes.
Drive the development of innovative models of care that support elective recovery and national best practice standards.
Ensure the delivery of high-quality, safe and effective care through robust governance, quality improvement and risk management processes.
Lead workforce planning, staff development and succession planning to build resilient, skilled and engaged teams.
Work collaboratively with surgical, anaesthetic, operational and corporate colleagues to improve patient flow and maximise theatre utilisation.
Support the implementation of digital solutions and service redesign initiatives to enhance patient pathways.
Monitor performance against key quality, safety, activity and financial targets.
Act as a role model for compassionate leadership and foster a culture of continuous improvement and excellence.
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.
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This advert is for Matron Pre-assessment and Day units with Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Matron role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 18 Oct 2026.
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