Job overview

This is an exciting time to join our 0–19 Service as we embark on a significant period of transformation designed to strengthen outcomes for children, young people, and families. We are looking for a passionate, inspirational Matron who can bring strong clinical leadership, drive quality improvement, and champion excellence across our teams.

You will be an experienced senior clinician with a proven track record of leadership within children’s services. You will bring:

Inspirational leadership that motivates and empowers others

A passion for improving outcomes for children, young people, and families

Strong quality improvement skills and the confidence to lead change

Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem‑solving abilities

A commitment to compassionate, inclusive leadership

The resilience and vision to guide teams through transformation

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of our 0–19 Service at a pivotal moment. You will join a supportive senior leadership team that values innovation, professional autonomy, and the development of our people. Your contribution will directly influence the quality of care and the experience of families across our community.

Main duties of the job

As Matron for the 0–19 Service, you will provide visible, compassionate leadership and ensure the delivery of safe, effective, high‑quality care. You will work closely with operational and clinical colleagues to shape services, embed new ways of working, and support our workforce through change.

You will:

Lead and inspire multidisciplinary teams across the 0–19 pathway

Drive a culture of continuous quality improvement and innovation

Ensure robust clinical governance and high standards of care

Support workforce development, wellbeing, and professional growth

Build strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders

Champion the voice of children, young people, and families in service design

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.  We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.