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Job summary

Main area
ACUTE CARE
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
162-7119-TA
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Accident & Emergency
Town
Romford
Salary
£59,490 - £66,239 per annum inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/07/2025 23:59
Interview date
15/07/2025

Employer heading

NHS

Band 8a Specialist Deputy Matron (Emergency Care)

Band 8a

 

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Job overview

Are you ready to lead, inspire, and make a real impact? Step into the spotlight as Speciality Deputy Matron for Emergency Care at Queens Hospital—part of a Trust known for its commitment to exceptional care, innovation, and staff development.


This is your chance to shape the future of emergency nursing. You’ll be at the heart of our Emergency Department, working alongside passionate colleagues.

You will be responsible for maintaining clinical quality, supporting staff development, managing resources, and driving service improvements. The role involves visible leadership, active participation in Trust and departmental meetings, and a strong focus on patient safety, governance, and compliance with national guidelines.

You will also play a key part in change management, performance review, and upholding our Trust’s commitment to equality, diversity, and sustainability.

We are looking for a Registered Adult Nurse with Emergency Care experience at Band 7 or above, proven leadership skills, and a passion for delivering high-quality, compassionate care. 

The ideal candidate will demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge, excellent problem-solving abilities, and a commitment to continuous professional development.      

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Main duties of the job

·      Mentoring and role modelling the development of staffing in leading all the different areas of the emergency department, by show casing and setting the standard.  

·       Nursing resource

·       Pay and non-pay aspects of the budget in partnership with Speciality Matron

·       Clinical quality & productivity

·       To take part in the visible leadership programme.

·       Actively participate in Speciality meetings and other Trust meetings to ensure that professional issues are fully represented and considered.

·       Support department sisters/charge nurses to develop effective systems for deployment and rostering of staff and take an overview of nurse staffing deployment within the Service in partnership with speciality Matron

·       The Deputy Matron will support the Senior Sister/Charge Nurses in managing the flow of patients in their given area of responsibility, which will involve being on an escalation rota at times

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal in 2024.
 
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care. 
 
Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch. 
 
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year. 
 
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.  Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to   Tosin Aragbaiye, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5934. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Adult Nurse
  • Degree in related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
  • • Leadership qualification
  • • Msc in relevant subject (evidence of working towards ie already on pathway).

Skills/ Abilities.

Essential criteria
  • • Substantial post registration proven Emergency Care experience at Band 7
  • • Possesses advanced clinical knowledge, with the ability to analyse and respond to complex situations, particularly in a fast-paced ED setting.
  • • Demonstrates extensive knowledge and understanding of Clinical Governance.

Experience/knowledge.

Essential criteria
  • • Experience of implementing change in clinical practice or service delivery to improve the quality of patient care
  • • Evidence of teaching in clinical practice.
Desirable criteria
  • • Change management or service improvement experience/qualification

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Marianne Govinden
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708 435000
Additional information

Ext 6539

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