# Matron/Lead AHP

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Allied health professionals
- **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 PA, Pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (out of hours roster)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-08T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-25T11:50:39.144Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex//East_Sussex_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Matron/Matron-v8253128
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8253128?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.esht.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### 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

## Documents

- [matron lead ahp (pdf, 240.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10565815)
- [guidance for applicants - afc (pdf, 152.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=672)

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