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Job summary

Main area
Specialist Medicine
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
259-8391580NUH
Employer
Barts Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Newham General Hospital
Town
Newham
Salary
£63,665 - £70,887 per annum inc
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/11/2026 23:59
Interview date
20/11/2026

Employer heading

Barts Health NHS Trust logo

Matron-Specialist Medicine

Band 8a

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. 

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

Barts Health supports the Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Job overview

This role provides key strategic oversight for our Specialist Medical Wards at Newham University Hospital. The post holder provides innovative clinical and professional leadership to nursing at all levels within the service group, ensuring nursing care is delivered to a high standard and the nursing resource is managed effectively. This will be achieved by the post holder supporting  ward managers running the directorate wards.  The role will be supportive of nursing leads in these areas in their delivery of safe and compassionate care. The post holder is responsible for maintaining the standards as identified by the Care Quality Commission and other regulatory bodies,  supporting quality improvement projects with the ward sister/charge nurse and support the multidisciplinary team to take forward the directorates quality and safety agenda. This post combines clinical expertise, leadership and educational/research skills with managerial and professional responsibilities.

Main duties of the job

Provide supportive and clear objectives to the post holders direct line reporters. Deliver on key performance indicators related to the directorates:

·         Quality & safety framework

·         Clinical strategy

·         Financial objectives

·         Strategy for education & research

 

Deliver and actively contribute to the key performance indicators relates to the sites “safe and compassionate” quality improvement plans, this includes local and site wide quality improvements work streams.

Working for our organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.  

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.  

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree level Registered Nurse Ability to study at Masters Level (or working towards) Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of Safeguarding policies and procedures Leadership/management course

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience as a band 7 in an acute care setting. Experience of managing a clinical team to develop and deliver on action plans related to external assessment (e.g CQC)
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of working as an 8a Operational management experience in an acute hospital setting Teaching and education experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of clinical governance systems in the acute setting Comprehensive knowledge and competence in all aspects of the role.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills Formal presentation skills Promotes, monitors and maintains best practice in health, safety and security.
Desirable criteria
  • Audit skills Clinical governance and risk management Ability to interpret and analyse complex data and findings

Other

Essential criteria
  • Understands the implications of equal opportunities Ability to delegate appropriately Highly professional role model Skill mix and workforce planning skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Green@Barts HealthNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Pregnancy Loss PledgeDisability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Happy to Talk Flexible Working

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
Lynn Mary Mrs Tompkins
Job title
Senior Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07711594582
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