Lung Cancer Matron

6 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An Exciting Opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, motivated individual to join the lung cancer team.

You will be responsible for managing the Lung Cancer nurse specialists and leading on education for the Lung Cancer Teams

37.5 hours per week

The post holder will be responsible for providing clinical leadership for the Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist teams to help to deliver excellent patient care and to lead on nurse education

As a key member of the Senior Nursing Team, working under the professional direction of the Head of Nursing, the Matron will be responsible for the implementation of National and corresponding local Nursing Strategy.

Specifically, this means delivering the complex agenda as defined by the Matrons Charter, the NHS Institute’s ‘High Impact Actions’ and other National/Local guidance and policies, adopting a highly visible and accessible approach for patients, leading by example in empowering and developing staff to undertake a greater range of clinical activities in order to modernise and improve patient care.

Responsible for managing the nursing teams, clinical leadership, infection prevention and control and standards of patient care.

As a positive role model through the provision of effective professional leadership and demonstration of competent, accountable clinical practice and modelling of core values.

Responsible for the performance management of key individuals in respect of the nursing contribution to service delivery

Please see Job description for full details of roles and responsibilities

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Diversity Matters

We’re looking forward to hearing from you



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