Job summary Emergency Department Matron This is an exciting time to join Urgent & Emergency Care at Tameside Hospital. We are looking for highly motivated, committed and enthusiastic senior nurse who is passionate about delivering high quality compassionate care. You will need to be equipped with excellent interpersonal and leadership skills. You should be an enthusiastic, innovative, highly motivated senior nurse leader to fulfil this exciting role. Your key role will be to operationally manage the Emergency Department and support with clinical quality standards are achieved across UEC by providing inspirational and visible clinical leadership to the nursing and medical teams, you will ensure the delivery of exceptional patient centered and safe care to patients across the directorate. You will support the matron who will be responsible for the professional leadership demonstrating a supportive and flexible leadership approach as well as a proactive, responsible attitude so promoting confidence in the teams and the services. This is a great opportunity to join a dedicated, successful, and friendly team, in a time of exciting service development, whilst providing care that will really make a difference, by working within a caring, compassionate service who truly put the patients at the forefront of everything they do. Main duties of the job The post holder will work across the UEC with specific line management for the Emergency Department with the expectation that further teams will be developed and fall under direct line management of the post holder. The Matron will ensure the delivery of exceptional patient centered and safe care to patients across the directorate. They will support the Lead Nurse who will be responsible for the professional leadership demonstrating a supportive and flexible leadership approach as well as a proactive, responsible attitude so promoting confidence in the team and the service. They will be part of the senior nursing structure within the urgent care division and contribute to the overall upholding of all safety standards, efficiency and productivity KPI's and national AFPP standards. They will provide expert urgent care knowledge and leadership in the continuing progressive development of urgent care services, specifically ED, and keep the patient experience at the heart of all actions. They will explore current practice, identifying areas for development and planning the appropriate change using the research and evidence base together with experience to evaluate outcomes. They will support the Lead Nurse who has responsibility for the quality of the patient's environment in order to improve the patient's experience. About us Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate: Safety Care Respect Communication Learning We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ& Disabled people. Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more. Date posted 05 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 245-NAM8AED-03-25 Job locations Tameside Hospital Fountain Street Ashton OL6 9RW Job description Job responsibilities The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. Job description Job responsibilities The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. Person Specification RN Essential Registered Nurse UEC Experience Experience of leading a team Desirable Evidence of further training/study Experience of C&YP Quality Improvement Experience Service Transformation Experience RN Essential Registered Nurse with current NMC Additional courses within UEC ED Experience at Band 7 Level Desirable Major Incident Training Triage Train the Trainer Resus Essential ALS APLS Supervisor Essential Supervisor and Assessor Training Person Specification RN Essential Registered Nurse UEC Experience Experience of leading a team Desirable Evidence of further training/study Experience of C&YP Quality Improvement Experience Service Transformation Experience RN Essential Registered Nurse with current NMC Additional courses within UEC ED Experience at Band 7 Level Desirable Major Incident Training Triage Train the Trainer Resus Essential ALS APLS Supervisor Essential Supervisor and Assessor Training Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Address Tameside Hospital Fountain Street Ashton OL6 9RW Employer's website https://www.tamesidehospital.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)