Matron Theatres | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 18 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £72,921 - £83,362 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 October 2025 |
| Location: | Chelsea, SW3 6JJ |
| Company: | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7490572/282-SB875 |
Summary
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated and experienced Matron to lead our Theatres within the Clinical Services Division. This role involves developing strategies to synchronise all functions and activities across our Chelsea and Sutton sites, ensuring seamless patient care. The successful candidate will manage budgets, lead and motivate staff, and ensure the highest standards of clinical practice and patient care.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced clinician and a proven leader of teams, capable of inspiring and guiding staff to achieve excellence in patient care.
Join us at The Royal Marsden and contribute to our pioneering efforts in cancer treatment and care. Apply now to make a meaningful impact.
• To develop strategies that synchronize all functions and activities within these units at Chelsea and Sutton, providing seamless patient care across both sites.
• To manage budgets in a cost-effective way. This will include making cost-savings and efficiency measures across all departments.
• To lead, support and motivate professional and clerical staff to optimize their skills and potential utilizing the agreed system of nursing care delivery.
• To report to the Divisional Clinical Nurse Director of Clinical Services on all matters pertaining to the
Clinical Services Division.
• To liaise closely with the Divisional Clinical Nurse Director and Nursing Directorate regarding professional issues.
• To become a proactive member of the Matron Team facilitating close liaison, and coordination of services, between all areas of the Trust.
• To be aware and have experience of relevant legislation and requirements for
Theatres – cross site.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification
• To monitor clinical standards, evaluate patient care, ensure practice is evidence based and that clinical guidelines and care pathways are developed and implemented.
• To identify and deal effectively with poor practice and have oversight of the resource management within your areas, ensuring responsible use of resources, while promoting safety and care.
• To be aware of current trends in nursing, both in the Trust, and the NHS, and be able to translate these into practice, for example the 6 C’s.
• Through recruitment and retention, liaison with practice education, develop the skills of the Theatre teams.
• To act as line manager and leader to staff within Theatres cross site supported by departmental Sisters and Charge Nurses or Leads.
• To maintain clinical credibility through practice and to utilize the findings of nursing research to optimize high quality care. To maintain clinical skills through regular clinical shifts within your areas, assisting with support and cover for these areas.
• To promote and develop Evidence Based Practice within Theatres, instigating and maintaining high quality patient care.
• To act as the nursing clinical lead for Theatres ensuring clinical guidelines and care pathways are developed and implemented, whilst promoting safety and high-quality care.
• To develop strategies that facilitate practice education through appropriate teaching programs.
• To provide formal and informal teaching sessions for nursing staff within the Trust via The School of Nursing or within departmental.
This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025
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