Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Rotherham Care Group, Acute Directorate for a Matron.
The post is currently available to cover areas across Adult Mental Health, Crisis Services and Older People Services . The Acute Matron post is an essential role in promoting leadership across our Acute Directorate.
We are currently seeking confident, proactive professional leaders who will contribute to our vision for the future of the Acute Directorate. Managerial experience and an understanding of leading and managing a service is an essential part of the role. Applicants should have excellent interpersonal skills that will enable them to challenge, motivate, influence and inspire colleagues at all levels.
Please contact Meagan McNaney [RCG Nurse Director], via Laura Charlesworth on 03000 215444
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be a collaborative, inclusive and compassionate leader with values and behaviours that inspire high standards of care and pride in the profession.
In conjunction with the Care Group senior leadership team, the postholder will create a positive safety culture, where the environment is collaboratively crafted, created, and nurtured so that everybody (individual staff, teams, patients, families, and carers) can flourish to ensure the best, safe, quality care by:
- Continuous learning and improvement of safety risks
- Supportive, psychologically safe teamwork
- Enabling and empowering speaking up by all
The post holder, will demonstrate highly visible leadership, be responsible for the delivery of safe and therapeutic care, using an effective governance framework within a defined set of teams or/and ward team areas. In line with ’The Matron’s Handbook. NHS Updated July 2021.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Well-developed interpersonal and organisational skills
- Track record of developing others, individuals and teams to meet high service standards of quality and safety
- Able to self-start, lead and complete complex tasks
- Determination, perseverance, and personal resilience
- Access to transport and the ability to travel within the required geographical area.
Desirable
- Well-developed self-awareness thorough 360 feedback or leadership development
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Patient Safety, Patient Experience and Quality Improvement theory as it applies to operational services in the care group.
- Demonstrable knowledge of risks management and risk registers.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Knowledge of policy drivers at national and local level as applicable to the care group.
Experience
Essential
- Senior clinical nursing experience showing managerial or advanced practice skills in any transferable clinical setting.
- Management/leadership experience as ward leader, team leader, deputy or trainee.
- Working knowledge of HR processes, performance management, budget management, staffing rosters and operational skills.
- Involvement in Change Management processes.
- Undertake Management/Serious Incident investigation.
- Participated in audit/research, education programmes or teaching.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse - Current RGN RMN or RNLD Nursing
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by post graduate specialist training and experience.
Desirable
- Masters level qualification or equivalent.
- Management Qualification or equivalent level of experience.
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This advert is for Rotherham Care Group, Matron to Acute Directorate with Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust in Doncaster, North East and Yorkshire, England. 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 Permanent: On call requirements. The application deadline is 13 Aug 2026.
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