Clinical Matron
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Stevenage, SG14YS
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Secondment
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
17 September 2026
12 days left
Job description
There is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, dedicated and innovative Registered Mental Health Nurse or Registered Nurse Learning Disability t...
- To provide strong clinical and professional leadership and a supportive approach to Team Leaders and clinicians within the multidisciplinary team (MDT)
- To be a visible, accessible and authoritative presence in the clinical areas
- To work within the Modern Matrons Charter to ensure good standards of infection control, privacy and dignity, cleanliness and health and safety
- To oversee and monitor the quality, timeliness and development of nursing care in accordance with all relevant professional standards
- To ensure the environments in which service care and treatment is provided are fit for purpose, clean, well ordered and maintained
- To ensure all nursing practice is in accordance with statutory and corporate policies, including those specific to service user care
- To be responsible for the professional management of the clinical environment, ensuring the right staff with the right skills to deliver person centered nursing care, involving service users and carers
- To supervise and teach registered and non-registered staff including students
- To be responsible for the identification of learning development needs; to plan how these will be met and evaluate the effectiveness for learners and impact on care
- To be responsible for the provision of safe staffing levels, ensuring the privacy and dignity of service users.
Please refer to full Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.
As Clinical Matron you will join an existing group of senior nurses across our Specialist Services and work collaboratively, with excellent peer support, in delivering the highest standard of nursing leadership within your services, being an exemplary professional role model to others, and leading and building a robust nursing workforce.
Please refer to full Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from theCare Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse on NMC register
- Educated to Master's degree or currently working towards a Master's degree
- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
- Leadership course evident or working towards
- Mentorship course
Experience
Essential
- Wide knowledge of developments in the NHS impacting on the Trust, including comprehensive understanding of current NHS initiatives and targets
Desirable
- Accreditation (CQC, AIMS) and revalidation knowledge and experience
- Confident with HR policies and procedures and demonstrable evidence of managing significant numbers of staff
Skills
Essential
- Management experience in clinical NHS environment
- Excellent understanding of the management of safe staffing
- Significant experience of people management and effective leadership
- Ability to lead the service areas with vision and determination
- Ability to offer encouragement and support to others to foster both personal and professional development
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
4 September 2026
Last checked
5 September 2026
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