Matron for Mental Health
1 week ago
Through strong clinical leadership the Matron will support and oversee the delivery of care to patients with mental health co-morbidities who are admitted to wards on the Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital sites, outpatient departments and ambulatory care settings. They will support Departmental Sisters/Charge Nurses to promote excellence in nursing care, to maintain and improve clinical standards in relation to mental health. The post holder will ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity and respect placing value on the diversity of the local community and beyond. The Matron will serve as an expert role model for colleagues in the engagement and care of patients with complex mental health difficulties.
Closing date: 21/12/2025
Interview date: 05/01/2026
The Matron will coordinate, lead and manage the team of mental health nurses and well being practitioners. The team will support the assessment, care and review of patients with mental health conditions and acute cognitive impairment. The Matron will work collaboratively with nursing and medical teams to offer professional advice, guidance and oversight. They will lead work developing and standardising enhanced care processes to ensure safe, consistent and compassionate care delivery.
The Matron will develop, coordinate and deliver targeted education and be a key participant within the Trust's mental health forums, supporting the improvement of enhanced care as part of the mental health strategy implementation plans. The Matron's key responsibility is to ensure that the patient experience is of the highest quality inspiring patient and public confidence. This will be achieved through high visibility, accessibility and surveillance. The post holder will be expected to work clinically for 75% of their role.
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals – Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. See
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. See
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King's Health Partners – we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. See
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Please see the job description and personal specification that is attached for the detailed information about this role
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