Job summary
- Main area
- Critical Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (weekend Matron rota cover)
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7724339
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Barnet
- Town
- Barnet
- Salary
- £61,631 - £68,623 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Matron Critical Care - Band 8a
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Matron's role in critical care at Barnet Hospital. This role is vital to the leadership of the intensive care unit and the ideal candidate should have intensive care nursing experience.
The role of the Matron is fundamental to ensuring patients receive safe, high quality care and a positive patients experience which is responsive to the needs of the patients, families and their carer’s. Therefore, we are seeking an experienced registered practitioner who has strong leadership skills and is passionate about developing services. This post holder will require knowledge, skill and attention to detail to continue to deliver real improvements in quality. Above all we are looking for an individual who has a passion for making a difference and is committed to delivering excellent patient care in a safe environment.
Interviews will be face to face at Barnet Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide clinical, managerial, and professional leadership to nursing staff/ENP’s and ANP at all levels within their area of responsibility ensuring that patient care is delivered to a high standard.
The post holder will be responsible for the on-going safe and effective delivery for their designated portfolio to ensure the attainment of quality and clinical performance indicators concerned with nursing and midwifery practice and the wider context of patient care delivery.
The post holder will work collaboratively with the Head Of Nursing to ensure all relevant nursing and midwifery measures/indicators are robustly monitored and effective governance arrangements are in place to ensure that patients consistently receive a good experience that meets all relevant aspects of the CQC key Lines of Enquiry.
The post holder will be responsible for leading on service and professional developments, working in close liaison with the Head of Nursing to ensure all developments are considered and contribute to the wider aims of the Clinical Strategy for the Trust
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
Therapy Services has a high profile within the Trust, being firmly committed to quality improvement, audit, service evaluation and improvement. We undertake yearly presentations of our achievements for the year; undertaking PDSA and QI projects to ensure we are delivering the most effective, safe and high quality service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Registered nurse (Adult)
- • First degree /or equivalent knowledge and skills
- • Relevant post registration courses in surgery and high dependency nursing
- • Recognised Mentorship qualification
- • Evidence of on-going professional development
- Educated to master’s level or equivalent experience
- • Management or leadership qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Significant experience in Critical care, underpinned by theoretical knowledge
- • Current experience of line management of staff
- • Evidence of teaching and developing junior staff both formally and informally
- • Evidence of leading a change management initiative which improved Patient care
- • Proven experience of managing budgetary resources
- • Evidence of managing Employment relation issues
- • Proven experience of recruitment of staff to set world class values
Desirable
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of involvement with patient/user groups to develop patient centred care
- Evidence of political awareness and professional issues in nursing
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Susan Tierney
- Job title
- Divisional Director of Nursing
- Email address
- [email protected]
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