Job overview
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Are you an inspiring senior nurse leader ready to make a real difference across a diverse and evolving portfolio of services?
We are looking for a visible, compassionate and dynamic Matron to join our leadership team within the Community Cancer, Diagnostics and End of Life Care Division. This is a unique opportunity to lead high-impact services that play a vital role in patient pathways across the Morecambe Bay system.
Why This Role Matters
In this role, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across key services that directly influence patient experience, quality of care, and system flow. You’ll be at the forefront of driving improvement, supporting teams, and shaping future service delivery across both acute and community settings.
Your Portfolio
You will lead and support a varied and rewarding directorate, including:
- Outpatients services
- Bladder and Bowel service
- Diabetes team
These services span the Morecambe Bay footprint
About You
We’re looking for someone who:
- Is an experienced senior nurse leader (Matron or equivalent)
- Has a strong track record of service improvement and team leadership
- Is passionate about delivering high-quality, compassionate care
- Thrives in a complex, fast-paced environment
- Is a credible, approachable and influential leader
Main duties of the job
Provides clinical and operational leadership for a number of trusts delivered services. Ensures safe and effective care/service delivery within these services by leading on safeguarding, infection prevention, patient flow, patient safety and governance.
Supports own teams to deliver high standards of care/service offering highly specialist advice and support to the wider MDT both within and external to the organisation.
Advocates for patients/service users and their experience of services, ensuring that our services support patients' needs and expectations and reduce health inequalities.
Instigates service reviews, including policy development/review, in line with latest evidence base and guidelines. Completes workforce service reviews in own areas ensuring establishment and deployment of staff meet the current needs of the service.
Leads on an area of focus for clinical care delivery within the division supporting the senior leadership team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What You’ll Do
As Matron, you will:
- Provide strong, visible clinical leadership across services
- Champion high standards of patient care, safety, and experience
- Lead quality improvement and transformation initiatives
- Empower and develop teams, fostering a positive and inclusive culture
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary and cross-organisational partners to improve pathways and outcomes
Working Across the Bay
This is a cross-bay leadership role, requiring you to:
- Work across Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Furness General Hospital, and Westmorland General Hospital
- Engage with community teams and services across Morecambe Bay
- Travel between sites to maintain a strong and visible leadership presence
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
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Essential
- 1st level Registered Nurse or HCPC Registrant, A Degree or equivalent in Nursing or AHP, A Master's level study or equivalent experience, A Post graduate leadership qualification, Relevant Post Graduate Certificate in Critical Care or equivalent.
- Leadership and management experience, Experience of implementing change/service development, Experience of research/audit/standards monitoring, Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team, Evidence of recent professional development, Experience of managing rosters/budgets/procurement, Experience of managing risk/ complaints/grievances
- Ability to lead the delivery of several clinical services, Ability to deliver patient centred, evidence-based care aligned to local policies and best practice guidance, Ability to manage escalated risks and deliver safe services
- Demonstrate advanced people management skills including: • Motivation of staff and team building. • Negotiation. • Decision making. • Budgetary control. • Staff development. • Conflict and problem solving, including coaching of staff, relatives/carers, patients, colleagues and others. • Expanding skills and knowledge of others. • Initiating and managing change.
- Up to date knowledge of professional and regulatory standards, Able to lead the Clinical Governance agenda within relevant clinical services, Ensures that own actions support equality, diversity, rights and maintain quality , Understanding of current NHS, National context and trust objectives in relation to relevant services, Skilled in the use of information technology and data systems to monitor standards, benchmarking and quality.
- Personal Attributes: Adaptable to changing needs of service, Ability to act as an effective role model and senior leader, Ability to deal with difficult and sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy, Other Ability to travel as required
Desirable
- previous experience within speciality
- Post Grad leadership training
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This advert is for Matron with University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust in Cross bay. 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 Fixed term: 6 months (cross bay). The application deadline is 07 Sep 2026.
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