Main area: Cancer Centre Grade Band 8a
Contract: Permanent - To be available to work on a rota basis to cover Matron of the Day including weekends and BH.
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (To support the OMOD rota)
Job ref: 205-7094414
Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Stoke & County Hospital
Town: Stoke-On-Trent
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/04/2025 23:59
Band 8a
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual, with proven managerial experience, to join the Networks Division as Matron for the Cancer Centre.
You will be a registered practitioner with an active registration with a professional body who has a drive and passion for quality, safety, service improvement, and transformation of services.
Main duties of the job
Working alongside the Directorate Manager & Clinical Director, you will provide a highly visible & supportive presence inspiring the professional development of nursing whilst ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe patient care across all areas within the Directorate.
This exciting opportunity will support the development of your existing skills enhancing your leadership, professional & people management within the clinical environment. As a role model, you will influence and contribute to the development of nursing and allied health professions across the Division and Trust.
If you are a dynamic leader looking for an exciting opportunity to work within the Cancer Centre, we'd like to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM creates and encourages a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, we know that investing in, supporting, and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. For more details on this vacancy, please contact the hiring manager (see contact details below).
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
* NMC registration or AHP professional registration
* Evidence of continuous management development
Experience
* Experience in leading a service
* Able to demonstrate acquisition of professional knowledge in clinical practice equivalent to a master's level
* Experience of implementation of a service
* Evidence of working in partnership with internal & external stakeholders
* Evidence of managing others
Skills/knowledge of leadership
* Evidence of leading and delivering change through others
* Evidence of effective team working to deliver & improve services
* Evidence of the ability to critically analyse and evaluate complex information
* Ability to adapt personal style in order to influence others
Important information about your application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
* References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith, or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
* New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.
We will communicate with you regarding your job application via email. Please be aware that we cannot guarantee the security of any emails sent/received via non-encrypted format.
If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help.
At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles; on this occasion, we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!
If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC). Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.
If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Chris Bessex
Job title: Directorate Manager
Email address: Christopher.bessex@uhnm.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01782 672651
Additional information:
Melanie Mountford - Head of Nursing (melanie.mountford@uhnm.nhs.uk)
Mr Alan Bethell- Divisional Nurse Director (alan.bethell@uhnm.nhs.uk)
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