Job summary
- Main area
- Elderly Medicine & Stroke
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7904016
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Barnet Hospital
- Town
- Barnet
- Salary
- £61,631 - £68,623 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Band 8a Matron for Elderly Medicine & Stroke
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a visible, compassionate leader who is passionate about delivering high-quality care for our older patients and those recovering from stroke.
In this role, you will provide strong clinical and professional leadership to our nursing teams, ensuring excellent standards of care, patient experience, and staff wellbeing. You will support the delivery of the Nursing and Midwifery Strategy, lead on quality and performance improvement, and ensure effective governance across the service. You will also have responsibility for line managing nursing staff within your area.
The post holder will spend at least 20% of their time in clinical practice, maintaining credibility, supporting teams, and driving best practice at the point of care.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a resilient, forward-thinking nurse leader who is committed to innovation, service improvement, and delivering exceptional standards of dignity and compassion.
Please note that if you have applied for this position within the last 6 months and were not successful, we kindly ask that you do not reapply at this time.
NLPSS have advised that candidates who do not meet the required benchmark score are routinely recommended to wait 6 months before submitting a new application.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will also undertake the key functions of the matron role ensuring the attainment and monitoring of quality and clinical performance indicators and ensuring that any aspect of Directorate service delivery is underpinned by the patient and service user experience. This role will be primarily based at one site but, where the
postholder is managing a portfolio offering services across more than one site, the postholder will be expected to travel where required and have clear visibility across all health unit sites within their remit.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for more information about this role and working at royal free London NHS foundation Trust
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse(Adult)
- First degree /or equivalent knowledge and skill
- Relevant post registration courses in speciality
- Recognised teaching and assessing qualification
- Evidence of on-going professional development
- Educated to Masters level or working towards
- Evidence of management and leadership development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Current experience of line management of staff
- Evidence of teaching and developing junior staff both formally and informally
- Evidence of leading a change management initiative which improved patient care
- Proven experience of managing budgetary resources
- Evidence of managing Employment relation issues
- Proven experience of recruitment of staff to set world class values
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate advanced clinical expertise
- Evidence of political awareness and professional issues in nursing
- Experience of managing and sustaining change
- Experience of developing and implementing new policies and guidance
- Evidence of clinical standard/ guideline setting
- Evidence of understanding professional issues in nursing
- Skilled in staff selection and development
- Thorough understanding and knowledge of key indicators of excellent quality care
- Highly effective communication and relationship skills
- Evidence of involvement with patient/user groups to develop patient centred care
- Demonstrates skills in IT systems and use of word, excel and powerpoint
- Demonstrable ability to assess complexity and situations which require analysis and opinion
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential criteria
- Evidence of recent personal development activity
- Demonstrates an ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Highly professional role model
- Able to work to work under pressure
- To be flexible and approachable
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Kirwilliam
- Job title
- Divisional Director of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Please contact Karen's PA initially if you require more information or wish to talk about the post.
Sam Balanay
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