Job overview
Posts available in Surgery Medicine/Urgent Care CHIC and Older People and Women and Children Divisions.
With the restructure within the Clinical Divisions to align with national profiles opportunities have arisen for the development of the new Matron role.
The Matron role provides operational, clinical and professional leadership for a group of services within the Care Group.
Please indicate in your supporting information the post(s) you wish to apply for:
Surgery Division
Theatres/Anaesthetics Care Group
Theatres/Sussex Surgical Centre (Eastbourne base)
Surgical & Diagnostics Care Group
General Surgery/Breast (Conquest base)
Specialty Surgery & Community Services Care Group
Urology/Vascular (Eastbourne base)
Head & Neck (Eastbourne base)
Medicine & Urgent Care Division
Acute & Emergency Medicine Care Group
Acute Medicine (cross site – Eastbourne base for Matron of the day)
Specialty Medicine Care Group
Specialty medicine (1 Eastbourne base 1 Conquest base)
Thoracic/Gastro Care Group
Thoracic/Gastro (Eastbourne base)
Cardiovascular Care Group
Cardiovascular (Eastbourne base)
CHIC & Older People Division
Acute Frailty & Rehab Care Group
Rehab Beds (community base x 2 posts)
Acute Frailty/ICW (Eastbourne base)
Women & Children Division
Women’s Health Care Group
Women’s Health (Conquest base)
Main duties of the job
Provide visible expert clinical and professional leadership for a group of services within the Care Group. Working in collaboration with the Service Manager and Clinical lead to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality care.
The Matron will Lead quality improvement, patient safety, governance and assurance programmes and monitor clinical standards, audits, incidents and performance, driving continuous improvement.
Manage staffing, develop and support workforce resources and operational performance to ensure safe and sustainable services.
The postholder will need a level of clinical expertise and knowledge of the care group services for the post they wish to apply for.
The post involves participation in the Matron of the day rota which includes evening and weekend working and leads the operational oversight of staffing and patient flow and supports the site/on call team with clinical leadership out of hours.
An example, of the possible rostered shift pattern:
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch
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
- Proven experience working in a leadership position within NHS or relevant healthcare organisation.
- Demonstrate experience of : Quality/Service improvement- Project Management - Operational leadership - People Management
Desirable
- Demonstrates evidence of national or regional networking
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse and hold active registration with NMC or Registered AHP and hold active registration with HCPC
- Masters level qualification relevant to role to demonstrate expert clinical and leadership skills
Desirable
- Mentoring or coaching qualification
- Project management and Quality improvement qualification
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This advert is for Matron/Lead AHP with East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust in East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. It is listed as a Allied health professionals role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 PA, Pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 08 Sep 2026.
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