Matron

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and dynamic individual to join the Surgical Matron team on a fixed-term secondment for 6 months. The role will cover Trauma and Orthopaedics across ward and outpatient areas at both York and Scarborough Hospital sites. Working collaboratively with Matron colleagues, you will be part of a forward-thinking senior nursing team, promoting the Trust's vision and values through visible, credible leadership. You will hold teams to account, providing assurance that care is safe, effective and responsive. You will be passionate about developing staff, improving care quality through service improvement initiatives and delivering a positive patient experience. You will empower teams, create a supportive learning environment and work confidently and independently across your areas. The Matron provides senior nursing leadership within the Care Group, contributing to a rota covering staffing, escalation and hospital safety at weekends and out of hours. This role offers an excellent opportunity to further develop leadership, people management, financial and service development skills within a supportive clinical environment. If you are an internal applicant that would like your application considered for secondment, please ensure you have the support of your line manager prior to applying., Act as a senior professional role model, leading by example and empowering staff to deliver consistently high standards of safe, effective, and compassionate nursing care. Provide visible and accessible clinical leadership, ensuring patients are treated with dignity, respect, and kindness at all times. Work autonomously within Trust policies, procedures, and guidelines, taking timely action to manage risk and maintain patient and staff safety. Ensure an appropriately skilled and competent workforce is in place, deployed efficiently and effectively, using resources responsibly while supporting recruitment, retention, and staff development. Lead and contribute to complaint, incident, and serious incident investigations, identifying learning, sharing best practice, and embedding improvements into clinical practice. Monitor, audit, and evaluate standards of care and patient experience, providing assurance that quality standards and Key Performance Indicators are achieved and sustained. Act as an ambassador for Trust values and behavioural standards, promoting a positive and inclusive culture. Maintain a continuous focus on quality improvement and service development to ensure care remains person-centred, responsive, and aligned to organisational priorities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance through a of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.