Crynodeb o'r swydd
- Prif leoliad
- Gastrointestinal and Surgery
- Gradd
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Secondiad: 18 mis (Secondment cover until January 2027)
- Oriau
- Llawnamser - 37.5 awr yr wythnos (4 days a week per week 07.30-17.30)
- Cyfeirnod y swydd
- 196-NM13108
- Cyflogwr
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Math o gyflogwr
- NHS
- Gwefan
- St Thomas' Hospital
- Tref
- London
- Cyflog
- £64,156 - £71,148 p.a. Inclusive of HCA
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yn flynyddol
- Yn cau
- 17/08/2025 23:59
- Dyddiad y cyfweliad
- 27/08/2025
Teitl cyflogwr

Matron - Gastro & Nurse Specialists
Band 8a
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
We have an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic experienced Matron to join the Senior Nursing team in the Gastrointestinal and Surgical Directorate on a full time 18 month secondment contract.
Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd
We are seeking a forward-thinking Senior Nurse with a strong background in leading Nurse Specialist teams, underpinned by excellent interpersonal and leadership skills. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of progressive leadership and service development, acting as an effective role model who inspires and supports colleagues. You will be self-motivated, adaptable, and passionate about delivering high-quality care in a dynamic and evolving healthcare environment. This role requires someone who can confidently lead change, support innovation, and drive the ongoing development of our nursing teams.
A strong commitment to high-quality, evidence-based practice is essential, with the ability to enhance the patient experience through clinically visible and credible leadership. You will be self-motivated, adaptable, and passionate about driving standards of care in an ever-evolving healthcare environment. Upholding our Trust values, you will work in partnership with patients, carers, and staff to ensure services remain safe, effective, and of the highest quality.
As part of the Cancer & Surgery clinical group, you will join a team of two other Matrons covering Surgical and Endoscopy services. You will work collaboratively across the group, sharing responsibility for operational effectiveness and contributing to the strategic leadership of nursing across the wider division.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
Gastrointestinal and Surgery Directorate covers a large range of specialities including Upper and Lower GI cancers, Pelvic Floor, Endoscopy, benign disease of the GI tract and Stoma services. The role will include working closely with our Ward Managers, Clinical Nurse Specialists & Advanced Nurse Practitioners.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
Through strong clinical leadership the Matron will support the Ward and Departmental Sisters/Charge Nurses to promote excellence in nursing and midwifery care to maintain and improve clinical standards. The post holder will ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity and respect placing value on the diversity of the local community and beyond.
The Matron’s key responsibility is to ensure that the patient experience is of the highest quality inspiring patient and public confidence. This will be achieved through high visibility, accessibility and surveillance.
The Matron role involves working closely with the Head of Nursing for Gastrointestinal surgery to ensure service delivery, quality and safety and provide cross cover when appropriate.
Manyleb y person
Skills/Knowledge/ Ability
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Well developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand the Trust’s and your performance expectations.
- A commitment to improving patient services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals.
- Ability to be intellectually flexible and to look beyond existing structures, ways of working, boundaries and organisations to produce more effective and innovative service delivery and partnerships.
- Sound political judgement and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy, and diverse interest groups, and common sense in knowing when to brief “up the line”.
Qualifications/ Education
Meini prawf hanfodol
- First level registered Nurse.
- Broad clinical experience relevant to the post.
- Evidence of equivalent knowledge and experience to Masters level.
- A proven track record of operational service management at a senior level in an acute hospital environment, including staff management, financial management and change management.
Meini prawf dymunol
- A Masters level qualification in nursing or a post graduate qualification is desirable but not essential.
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Demonstrable previous success in leading and delivering change and performance with and through clinical teams, by engaging them in the strategic direction and delivery plans, establishing clear work priorities with them, delegating effectively, ensuring a capability to deliver, monitoring performance and giving feedback.
- Proven ability to analyse complex problems and to develop and successfully implement practical and workable solutions to address them
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Roni Cummings
- Teitl y swydd
- Head of Nursing for Gastrointestinal and Surgery
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07918338913
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
For an informal visit :
Please contact : Nicola Allen, Matron for Gastrointestinal and Surgery
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: 02071887188 ext 56276
Rhestr swyddi gyda Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust yn Nyrsio a Bydwreigiaeth neu bob sector