Emergency Department Matron

2 weeks ago


Stevenage, United Kingdom East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust Full time

We are recruiting for a Emergency Department Matron who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The post holder has day to day professional and managerial responsibility for the wards/departments within Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC), supporting and providing assurance to the UEC Leadership Team and the Divisional Management Team on the delivery of safe, high quality and cost-effective care, whilst also maintaining compliance with emergency professional standards.

The Emergency Department Matron will provide expert professional leadership, informed, objective and pragmatic nursing advice to the ward team and the Divisional senior team, ensuring there are robust systems and monitoring in place to support all matters relating to patient care and experience.

The post holder will be a good role model and have operational experience at a senior nursing level within a busy acute hospital setting. They will hold the ability to lead a team through challenging situations. They will also deputise for the Deputy Director of Nursing as required.

Our Values areInclude,Respect andImprove. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond

The Emergency Department Matron will be responsible for the delivery, monitoring and recording of care episodes in line with national and local clinical quality standards for their speciality area, demonstrating compliance and assurance as required by specialist commissioning.

They will be responsible for supporting the management of flow and capacity across ED supporting the department / trust.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

**We run the following hospitals**:

- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.


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