# Rotherham Care Group, Matron to Acute Directorate > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotherham-care-group-matron-to-acute-directorate/69269b23-7f90-4786-8774-cb9b6e0132be - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rotherham-care-group-matron-to-acute-directorate/69269b23-7f90-4786-8774-cb9b6e0132be.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Doncaster - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £57,528 - £64,750 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: On call requirements - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Silver on call) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-13T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-23T13:52:46.608Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Sheffield/Rotherham_Doncaster_South_Humber_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Matron_Acute_Directorate/Matron_Acute_Directorate-v8168358 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8168358?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.rdash.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Documents - [main terms and conditions (pdf, 406.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2515) - [job description and personal specification (pdf, 400.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10470179) - [rdash clinical & organisational strategy - 2023 to 2028 (pdf, 4.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2789) - [use of artificial intelligence (ai) when writing job applications (pdf, 280.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2919) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.