Job summary
- Main area
- CCDE
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (Cross Bay)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Fixed term for 6 months)
- Job ref
- 331-8183486-UHMB-A
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cross bay
- Town
- Kendal
- Salary
- £57,528 - £64,750 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Matron - CCDE
NHS AfC: Band 8a
''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
Matron – Community Cancer, Diagnostics & End of Life Care Division
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Are you an inspiring senior nurse leader ready to make a real difference across a diverse and evolving portfolio of services?
We are looking for a visible, compassionate and dynamic Matron to join our leadership team within the Community Cancer, Diagnostics and End of Life Care Division. This is a unique opportunity to lead high-impact services that play a vital role in patient pathways across the Morecambe Bay system.
Why This Role Matters
In this role, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across key services that directly influence patient experience, quality of care, and system flow. You’ll be at the forefront of driving improvement, supporting teams, and shaping future service delivery across both acute and community settings.
Your Portfolio
You will lead and support a varied and rewarding directorate, including:
- Outpatients services
- Bladder and Bowel service
- Diabetes team
These services span the Morecambe Bay footprint
About You
We’re looking for someone who:
- Is an experienced senior nurse leader (Matron or equivalent)
- Has a strong track record of service improvement and team leadership
- Is passionate about delivering high-quality, compassionate care
- Thrives in a complex, fast-paced environment
- Is a credible, approachable and influential leader
Main duties of the job
Provides clinical and operational leadership for a number of trusts delivered services. Ensures safe and effective care/service delivery within these services by leading on safeguarding, infection prevention, patient flow, patient safety and governance.
Supports own teams to deliver high standards of care/service offering highly specialist advice and support to the wider MDT both within and external to the organisation.
Advocates for patients/service users and their experience of services, ensuring that our services support patients' needs and expectations and reduce health inequalities.
Instigates service reviews, including policy development/review, in line with latest evidence base and guidelines. Completes workforce service reviews in own areas ensuring establishment and deployment of staff meet the current needs of the service.
Leads on an area of focus for clinical care delivery within the division supporting the senior leadership team.
Working for our organisation
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our Community Service for adults are provided in people's homes ,community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals.
Why Join UHMBT?
- Be part of a supportive and forward-thinking leadership team
- Shape services that impact patients across the whole Bay
- Play a key role in integrating community and acute care
- Access opportunities for leadership development and career progression
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What You’ll Do
As Matron, you will:
- Provide strong, visible clinical leadership across services
- Champion high standards of patient care, safety, and experience
- Lead quality improvement and transformation initiatives
- Empower and develop teams, fostering a positive and inclusive culture
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary and cross-organisational partners to improve pathways and outcomes
Working Across the Bay
This is a cross-bay leadership role, requiring you to:
- Work across Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Furness General Hospital, and Westmorland General Hospital
- Engage with community teams and services across Morecambe Bay
- Travel between sites to maintain a strong and visible leadership presence
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- 1st level registered nurse
- Post basic clinical qualification in relevant area that has recently enhanced clinical practice
- Current leadership and management Experience
- 1st degree in relevant area or willingness to undertake
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate management/leadership qualification or willingness to undertake a post graduate certificate in management/ leadership
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate service development experience
- Business planning
- Demonstrate change management experience
- Evidence of setting and monitoring standards
- Recent management/leadership experience
- Evidence of teaching and developing Staff
- Evidence of involvement with clinical benchmarking standards
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kim Crabtree
- Job title
- Head of Nurse for CCDE
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07880 480203
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Level 1
Fusion House
Evolution Park
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 2FD
- Telephone
- 03033 301 033
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