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Job summary

Main area
Paediatrics
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
381-WC-8155413
Employer
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Sandwell Health Campus
Town
West Bromwich
Salary
£57,528 - £64,750 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/08/2026 23:59

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Matron Children's Community Nurse Service

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community.  We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.

Job overview

Make a difference for Children, Young People and Families!  

Are you a Children’s Nurse with substantial experience at a senior level looking for the next step in your career?  

 Are you passionate about providing and developing excellent services for children and young people? 

If so Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust are looking to appoint an ambitious and compassionate Matron for our Community Children’s Service; to ensure that children and young people get the best possible care and treatment when accessing services. 

The Community Children’s Nurse Service provide specialist services for; Continuing Care, Community Children’s Nurse for short intervention & chronic conditions (SICC), Diabetes, Epilepsy, Special Educational Needs team (SENT) and virtual ward.  

Main duties of the job

You will: 

  • Be highly visible. 

  • Be clinically credible.  

  • Be committed to developing and transforming services. 

  • Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams across acute and community settings.

 

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the areas you lead and manage you will be accountable for: 

  • Ensuring safe, effective, responsive, high-quality services  

  • Workforce management 

  • Finance and budgeting. 

  • Education and development 

  • Patient flow 

  • Performance management 

  • Digital technology 

  • Evidence based Practice and Research 

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience of working with children
  • Experience of service development
  • Experience of quality & safety

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Childrens nurse
  • Registered with NMC
Desirable criteria
  • MSc

Leadership/Management

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of performance management; PDRs, supervision,
  • Experience of recruitment
  • Experience of sickness absence management
  • Excellent written skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthArmed Forces Covenant Bronze Award

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
Petrina Marsh
Job title
Acute & community Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07817174596
Additional information

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