Job overview

Posts available in Surgery Medicine/Urgent Care CHIC and Older People and Women and Children Divisions.

With the restructure within the Clinical Divisions to align with national profiles opportunities have arisen for the development of the new Matron role.  

The Matron role provides operational, clinical and professional leadership for a group of services within the Care Group.

Please indicate in your supporting information the post(s) you wish to apply for:

Surgery Division

Theatres/Anaesthetics Care Group

Theatres/Sussex Surgical Centre (Eastbourne base)

Surgical & Diagnostics Care Group

General Surgery/Breast (Conquest base)

Specialty Surgery & Community Services Care Group

Urology/Vascular (Eastbourne base)

Head & Neck (Eastbourne base)

Medicine & Urgent Care Division

Acute & Emergency Medicine Care Group

Acute Medicine (cross site – Eastbourne base for Matron of the day)

Specialty Medicine Care Group

Specialty medicine (1 Eastbourne base 1 Conquest base)

Thoracic/Gastro Care Group

Thoracic/Gastro (Eastbourne base)

Cardiovascular Care Group

Cardiovascular (Eastbourne base)

Thoracic/Gastro Care Group 

Thoracic/ Gastro (Conquest base) - 12 Month Fixed term post. 

CHIC & Older People Division

Acute Frailty & Rehab Care Group

Rehab Beds (community base x 2 posts)

Acute Frailty/ICW (Eastbourne base)

Women & Children Division

Women’s Health Care Group

Women’s Health (Conquest base)

Main duties of the job

Provide visible expert clinical and professional leadership for a group of services within the Care Group.  Working in collaboration with the Service Manager and Clinical lead to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality care.

The Matron will Lead quality improvement, patient safety, governance and assurance programmes and monitor clinical standards, audits, incidents and performance, driving continuous improvement.

Manage staffing, develop and support workforce resources and operational performance to ensure safe and sustainable services.

The postholder will need a level of clinical expertise and knowledge of the care group services for the post they wish to apply for.

The post involves participation in the Matron of the day rota which includes evening and weekend working and leads the operational oversight of staffing and patient flow and supports the site/on call team with clinical leadership out of hours.  

An example, of the possible rostered shift pattern:

Working for our organisation

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year. 

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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