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Job summary

Main area
317 Internal Medicine - General
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
317-2025-25-34-DR
Employer
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Town
317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
Salary
£53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/06/2025 23:59
Interview date
28/07/2025

Employer heading

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Matron

Band 8a

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. 

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

Due to the retirement of the current post holder an exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Emergency Care team. 

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and dynamic individual who will lead the quality and safety agenda within the Emergency Department. 

We are a busy Regional Trauma Centre and across our Urgent and Emergency Care services we treat over 150 thousand patients per year. 

We welcome the recent government announcement relating to investment in Emergency Care services, it makes this a really exciting time to join our team. 

  • Interview Date: 28 July 2025
  • 37 hours 30 minutes/week

  • You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

The Matron will have 24 hour accountability for the service, they must ensure appropriate systems and processes are in place to ensure safety and effective care at all times. 

The Matron will provide strong and visible leadership to the team

The Matron will lead on the delivery of quality indicators

The Matron will play an integral role in driving service improvement through the Emergency Department Quality Improvement work

Working for our organisation

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

         Freeman Hospital

         Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

         Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

         Newcastle Dental Hospital

         Newcastle Fertility Centre

         Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

         Northern Genetics Service

         Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • Ensure the provision of safe and effective patient care
  • Ensure the highest standards of patient care and safety
  • Monitor standards of clinical practice
  • Ensure a safe and comfortable environment for patients
  • Promote a patient focused approach to patient care
  • Manage HR related issues with the service
  • Contribute to the delivery of the Board's cost improvement programme
  • Support clinical supervision and professional development 
  • As part of the senior leadership team within the Board contribute to shaping the services.

Job Purpose

  • The Matron has 24 hour accountability for the wards and departments in their Directorate.
  • They must ensure appropriate systems and processes are in place to ensure the continuity of safe and effective care at all times.
  • Deputies for Directorate Manager as required / appropriate and is part of Directorate Management Team.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Person specification

KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge and understanding of relevant NHS policy or project specific policy context
  • Maintain and improve professional knowledge, skills and competence

SKILLS

Essential criteria
  • Good IT skills
  • Report writing skills
  • Effectively manage the directorate nursing resource
  • Appropriate clinical skills

EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria
  • Significant post registration experience, some of which must be at Band 7
  • Significant experience at a senior level of managing nursing / clinical teams
  • Audit / research experience
  • Evidence of achievements in current post
  • Evidence of proven leadership skills in relation to professional accountability
  • Evidence of significant experience of safeguarding adults / children

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
  • Current NMC registration
  • Able to demonstrate academic achievement at post-graduate/masters level and willing to undertake full Master’s Degree within an agreed timescale
  • Meets Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements for mentorship relevant to role
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership / management qualification

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardRIDI Awards Finalist 2021Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall Gold 2022Better Health at Work Award - Maintaining ExcellenceDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldCycle Friendly Employer

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

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lindsay Surtees
Job title
Associate Director of Operations
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
019128239087
Additional information

Alternative contact:

Catherine Carr, Head of Nursing 01912821568

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