Matron for Emergency Department - Peterborough/Huntingdon

We are seeking an exceptional and visible Matron for the Emergency Department (ED) to lead one of the most dynamic and high-impact clinical areas within our Trust. This is a pivotal leadership role at the front door of the hospital, where your influence will directly shape patient experience, safety, flow and outcomes. You will lead from the front, providing strong clinical and operational leadership in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. As ED Matron, you will be highly visible, accessible and credible, supporting staff, patients and families while driving standards, performance and continuous improvement. This is an opportunity to take on a senior leadership role where you can make a real difference every day, working alongside an ambitious team committed to delivering high-quality urgent and emergency care.

A critical leadership role at the heart of urgent and emergency care.

• Opportunity to shape patient flow, safety and experience at scale.
• Strong executive and divisional support for improvement and innovation.
• Involvement in major service transformation and digital developments.
• A Trust investing in its people, estate and future services.
• Real scope to influence culture, standards and workforce development.

If you are looking for a role where your leadership will be visible, valued and impactful, this is the right opportunity.

As Matron for the Emergency Department, you will provide senior clinical and operational leadership across ED services, ensuring safe, effective and timely care for patients. You will:

• Be a highly visible leader within ED, accessible to patients, relatives and staff.
• Lead and improve the patient journey and flow, supporting timely assessment, treatment and discharge.
• Drive high standards of patient experience, dignity and compassionate care.
• Support and develop senior nursing and clinical teams, building leadership capability.
• Ensure the clinical environment is safe, clean and fit for purpose.
• Lead on infection prevention and control standards within ED.
• Oversee environmental and quality audits, ensuring actions are implemented.
• Provide monthly balanced scorecard reporting, identifying risks and improvements.
• Lead responses to incidents, complaints and learning to improve care.
• Quality assure service changes impacting patient pathways.
• Ensure effective workforce deployment, skill mix and safe staffing.
• Contribute to divisional performance, operational delivery and escalation processes.

You will play a key role in delivering improvements across:

• Patient flow and access targets.
• Safety and quality standards.
• Workforce performance and wellbeing.
• ED operational effectiveness.
• Patient experience and outcomes.

We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.

Education and Qualifications:

• Registered practitioner.
• Evidence of further study at post registration level.
• Evidence of successful management development.
• Education to Masters level or equivalent experience.

Experience:

• Experience as a senior practitioner.
• Experience of managing clinical teams and clinical risk.
• Experience of managing a budget.
• Awareness of role of audit and research.
• Awareness of current developments in healthcare and professional nursing.

Knowledge:

• Demonstrates the multi-disciplinary/multi agency approach to patient care.
• Evidence of developed change management skills.
• Demonstrates effective leadership skills.
• Evidence of being a patients advocate.
• Knowledge of related information and targets.
• Evidence of working within the clinical governance framework.

Skills:

• Professional & confident communication skills both verbal/written.
• Organisational skills that demonstrate prioritisation, time management & attention to detail.
• Ability to analyse complex problems and successfully implement workable solutions.
• Skilled communication with patients.
• Ability to liaise with a wide range of professionals.
• IT skills i.e. Microsoft Word and Excel at basic level usage.
• Able to demonstrate effective team working.

Our Values – At the heart of all we do: We recruit not just for skills but for behaviours aligned with our core values: dedication, care, courage, and innovation. Show us how you live these values in your application and interview.

Early closure notice: We may close this advert early if we receive enough applications—please apply without delay.

International Applicants & Sponsorship: We welcome applications from those needing UK sponsorship. From 2021, most non-UK/Republic of Ireland nationals need a visa to work in the UK. Important: Salary thresholds and visa rules changed in 2024 — check your eligibility here: www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. If applying from overseas, you may also need to provide criminal record certificates for countries lived in for 12+ months in the past 10 years.