# Matron

**Company**: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: permanent
**Salary**: £57,528 to £64,750 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is seeking an exceptional and forward-thinking Matron for Theatres at University Hospital Lewisham (UHL) to lead our theatre teams and support the ongoing delivery and transformation of perioperative services.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior nurse / ODP leader with a passion for delivering outstanding patient care, leading high-performing teams and driving innovation within a busy and dynamic surgical environment.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Provide professional and operational leadership for Theatre Services at University Hospital Lewisham.

- Promote a culture of safety, quality and continuous improvement across all theatre areas.

- Lead and support service transformation programmes to improve efficiency, productivity and patient outcomes.

- Ensure compliance with national standards, Trust policies and regulatory requirements.

- Work collaboratively with Surgical, Anaesthetic, Recovery and Day Surgery teams to deliver seamless perioperative care.

- Support the effective management of theatre capacity, utilisation and patient flow.

- Lead on workforce planning, recruitment, retention and staff development initiatives.

- Oversee clinical governance, incident management, quality assurance and risk management processes.

- Champion evidence-based practice, innovation and quality improvement methodologies.

- Foster a positive, inclusive and supportive working environment where staff can thrive.

**Person Specification:**

- Degree Registered nurse [Part 1] / or theatres Practitioner Post registration qualification or equivalent experience in theatres specialty

- Master's degree in relevant discipline or in process of studying to Masters level or equivalent experience

- Evidence of Post Graduate Specialist qualifications relevant to area of practice

- Proven experience of working in surgical specialities and theatres including high volume and/or day surgery

- Senior clinical experience within speciality

- Partnership/multi-professional working

- Managing staff

- Developing and implementing service development initiatives

- Demonstrate experience of change management

- Participation in developing and implementing Training and Competency development programmes for departmental staff

- Research or audit

- Proven track record of staff development and team working

- Management of finances within a budget, including delivery of cost improvements

- Achievement of high quality patient care through evidence-based practice

- Leadership of clinical governance and patient safety

- Management/Clinical Leadership experience

- Experience in analysing complex problems and implementing workable solutions

- Ability to think and plan strategically, operationally and creatively and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands

**Benefits:**

- Competitive salary: £57,528 to £64,750 a year

- Permanent, full-time position

- Opportunities for professional development and growth

**How to Apply:** If you are a compassionate, dynamic and transformational leader who is passionate about delivering excellence in perioperative care, we would welcome your application.

## Skills

### Required
- leadership
- communication
- team management
- change management
- budget management

### Nice to have
- project management
- IT skills
- keyboard skills

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