Matron
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
London, SE58AZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£66,274 to £73,496
Contract
Secondment
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
26 October 2026
7 days leftJob description
Psychological Medicine, Older Adult and Neurodevelopmental (PMOA & NDS) Directorateare offering an exciting opportunity for a proactive and proficient...
The matron role will provide senior overall operational, quality and clinical leadership and responsibility. With the aim to provide senior nursing leadership and responsibility for overseeing the clinical care within the specialist inpatient and community teams under PMOA & NDS directorate, in particular within our national services within our Psychosis, Neuropsychiatric, Neuro-developmental, Perinatal and Eating Disorders pathways.
The post holder will deliver on the Matrons 10 responsibilities:
Leading by example
Making sure patients get quality care
Ensuring staffing is appropriate to patient needs
Empowering nurses to take on a wider range of clinical tasks
Improving hospital/team cleanliness
Ensuring patients' nutritional needs are met
Improving on patients experience (to include supporting teams in identification of ligatures and management plan regarding existing ligatures where patients are seen in outpatients)
Making sure patients are treated with respect
Preventing hospital-acquired infection when patients are admitted to the ward.
Resolving problems for patients and their relatives by building closer relationships
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
The Psychological Medicine, Older Adult and Neurodevelopmental Directorate are offering an exciting opportunity for proactive and proficient Matrons to work with Specialist inpatient services and community teams.
This is an exciting post that allows for close working and collaboration with senior management and clinicians in the future development of the specialist directorate, as well as being a key person in shaping future clinical practice across national services, pioneering new ways of care within mental health services.
The successful post holder will be across all four boroughs. Our base is at Maudsley Hospital, however there is an expectation that you are able to travel between services and sites. We have satellite offices at Bethlem Royal Hospital and Blue Star House Lambeth.
Our Trust headquarters is located at 113 Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2).
Qualifications
Essential: - BSc (Hons) in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing (Mental health/MHLD); - Extensive post- registration continuing professional development
Desirable: - Master's degree in nursing/mental health field / MBA / relevant discipline; - Leadership course at level 5 or above
Experience
Essential
- Experience at a senior management level, managing change and introducing new ways of working for mental health nurses.
- Experience of using audits and data effectively to guide the improvement or other QI initiative
- Current experience of relevant clinical practice, especially if working across different specialities.
- Experience of using effective teaching and learning strategies to improve clinical practice and operational delivery.
- Experience of managing budgets and finances at a service level.
Desirable
- Experience of working in in specialist services in an inpatient and/or community pathway.
- Experience of participating in Quality improvement, transformation and/or research projects
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of Care quality commissions standards and the quality improvement agenda for the directorate.
- An appreciation of the unique needs of patients from diverse cultural communities
- Knowledge of current professional developments in nursing and nurse education
- Knowledge and understanding of processes and policies related to quality and safety
- Knowledge and experience of PSIRF implementation and embedding LFPSE (Learning from Patient Safety events)
Desirable
- Awareness of evidence-based practice in specialist areas such as perinatal mental health, eating disorder, neuropsychiatry and psychosis
- Training in Coaching skills
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to advise on clinical nursing issues, demonstrating an understanding of professional guidance, nursing policy and relevant Trust and national strategies.
- Able to negotiate and influence in order to achieve objectives without direct line management
- Ability to problem-solve, identify problems, review options and take appropriate action without a predetermined framework.
- Excellent skills in managing tasks related to Trust flow including managing demand and capacity for patients' groups
- Ability to establish credibility and good working relationships with representatives of external agencies and other stakeholders, and manage those relationships with sensitivity and compassion
- Highly motivated and able to work independently as well as team, prioritising work and effectively dealing with competing demands
- Demonstrate high degree of self- awareness, able to demonstrate appropriate use of authority, providing a clear and unambiguous role within the senior management team
Desirable: - Ability to negotiate and reach compromises in a manner, which inspires confidence and respect from others.
How to apply
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Provenance
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First seen
12 October 2026
Last checked
13 October 2026
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