Job summary Matron - Children & Obstetric Theatres and Children's Surgery Barts Health are delighted to offer the opportunity to work within the Children's Division of the Royal London Hospital as Matron for Children's and Obstetric Theatres and surgery. Working within our World Class Children's hospital, you will be responsible for the leadership and development of our world renowned surgical and theatre departments, including our new high dependency step down area and our large day care unit. We are committed to providing an excellent place to work. You will be supported by a diverse matron and senior nurse peer group and have opportunities to develop your professional leadership skills as part of our well-established learning and development department. Barts Health NHS Trust is one of the largest acute and community practices in the UK. We recognise the growing needs of the children from the vibrant part of East London and are committed to delivering excellence in specialist treatment, research, education, and care for children. We offer a wide range of acute and specialist services. Please contactDeborah.Jackson19nhs.net for any inquiries and informal visits. Main duties of the job The post holder will have overall accountability for the day-to-day management of the nursing/midwifery service across all the departments they are responsible for. The post holder will practice at an advanced level demonstrating a high level of autonomy and clinical decision-making. They will work as a highly specialised member of the interprofessional team to ensure that the needs of the patient are always met, and that staffing is at an appropriate level to meet patient needs. They will be accessible and visible to staff, patients and visitors, providing professional and clinical leadership within Children and Young People's Services at RLH. This includes Children's and Obstetric Theatres, Children's Surgery, Children's Recovery, Children's Pre-operative Assessment Unit, Children's Day care Ward 6B and 7F ward including the Monitored Bay. About us Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment. Date posted 02 April 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £61,927 to £68,676 a year per annum inc Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 259-7056962RLH-A Job locations Royal London Hospital London E1 1FR Job description Job responsibilities 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 documents, please view the attachment/s below. Job description Job responsibilities 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 documents, please view the attachment/s below. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered nurse [Child] Degree / masters or equivalent experience Degree/diploma/experience in relevant health area mentorship course Evidence of knowledge of managing people and services acquired through training and experience. Knowledge of service improvement methodologies. Evidence of continued professional. Development. Desirable Leadership Course/Development Programme Experience & Skills Essential The ability to provide nursing leadership and advice within the service and to lead and motivate staff. Skills in conducting research The ability to hold staff to account for the quality of care delivered to patients. The ability to apply flexibility to working practice to meet needs of service users and changes in service models. Ability of effective caseload management, incorporating planning and prioritising workload of self and others. The ability to monitor and evaluate the quality-of-service provision using performance data and implement necessary changes. Ability to lead, prepare agendas, chair, communicate decisions and information whilst working effectively within a multi-professional multi-agency environment. The ability to promote collaborative working partnerships with other agencies, problem solving and resolving conflict when needed. The ability and motivation to work creatively and positively with practitioners from other disciplines and agencies. Ability to review current service delivery and identify opportunities to minimise waste and ineffectual working practices. Skills in IT and maintaining accurate data. Desirable Can translate the trusts strategic objectives into tangible objectives for teams. Personal & people development & leadership Essential Demonstrates a commitment to encourage others to get the best of team members to achieve the best results. Can empathise whilst considering the needs and feelings of others, whilst identifying their and your own emotions, prejudices, and behaviours. Is confident in own ability-particularly in relation to decision making and is resilient when dealing with complex situations. Engages with others proactively to achieve objectives and get results. Actively creates opportunities to enable everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice. Can value respect and promote equality and diversity and understands the requirements of equality and diversity within the service area. Has experience of clinically supervising and appraising staff whilst absorbing and dealing constructively with criticism and seek support as necessary. Can meet own responsibilities and commitments to a consistently high standard. Can identify own emotions, prejudices and understand how these can affect their judgement and behaviour. Can meet their responsibilities and commitments to a consistently high standard. Can absorb and deal constructively with criticism and seek support as necessary. Specific Requirements Essential Clinical skills and knowledge obtained through experience of working within a busy Children's Department. Developed communication skills, both verbal, written and presentation. Other Essential Willingness to always personally develop and further research. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered nurse [Child] Degree / masters or equivalent experience Degree/diploma/experience in relevant health area mentorship course Evidence of knowledge of managing people and services acquired through training and experience. Knowledge of service improvement methodologies. Evidence of continued professional. Development. Desirable Leadership Course/Development Programme Experience & Skills Essential The ability to provide nursing leadership and advice within the service and to lead and motivate staff. Skills in conducting research The ability to hold staff to account for the quality of care delivered to patients. The ability to apply flexibility to working practice to meet needs of service users and changes in service models. Ability of effective caseload management, incorporating planning and prioritising workload of self and others. The ability to monitor and evaluate the quality-of-service provision using performance data and implement necessary changes. Ability to lead, prepare agendas, chair, communicate decisions and information whilst working effectively within a multi-professional multi-agency environment. The ability to promote collaborative working partnerships with other agencies, problem solving and resolving conflict when needed. The ability and motivation to work creatively and positively with practitioners from other disciplines and agencies. Ability to review current service delivery and identify opportunities to minimise waste and ineffectual working practices. Skills in IT and maintaining accurate data. Desirable Can translate the trusts strategic objectives into tangible objectives for teams. Personal & people development & leadership Essential Demonstrates a commitment to encourage others to get the best of team members to achieve the best results. Can empathise whilst considering the needs and feelings of others, whilst identifying their and your own emotions, prejudices, and behaviours. Is confident in own ability-particularly in relation to decision making and is resilient when dealing with complex situations. Engages with others proactively to achieve objectives and get results. Actively creates opportunities to enable everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice. Can value respect and promote equality and diversity and understands the requirements of equality and diversity within the service area. Has experience of clinically supervising and appraising staff whilst absorbing and dealing constructively with criticism and seek support as necessary. Can meet own responsibilities and commitments to a consistently high standard. Can identify own emotions, prejudices and understand how these can affect their judgement and behaviour. Can meet their responsibilities and commitments to a consistently high standard. Can absorb and deal constructively with criticism and seek support as necessary. Specific Requirements Essential Clinical skills and knowledge obtained through experience of working within a busy Children's Department. Developed communication skills, both verbal, written and presentation. Other Essential Willingness to always personally develop and further research. 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 Barts Health NHS Trust Address Royal London Hospital London E1 1FR Employer's website https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)