Matron - Children's Community Nursing Team | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	20 Ionawr 2026
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£55,690 - £62,682 per annum / pro rata
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	19 Chwefror 2026
Lleoliad:	Manchester, M13 0RR
Cwmni:	Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7727849/349-LCO-7727849-RL4

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An exciting leadership opportunity has arisen in the Manchester's Children's Community Nursing Team (CCNT). Are you an experienced nurse with proven leadership skills looking for the next step in your career? We are seeking an excellent candidate for our Paediatric Matron B8a position to take up one of the two head of service positions in CCNT, and who jointly manage a portfolio of ten children's nursing teams. .

If you are an experienced, highly motivated, committed individual with management and leadership experience, and a passion for driving clinical quality, improving service delivery and initiating change in a busy community nursing environment - this could be the job for you!

In this role you will lead CCNT together with your Matron colleague and will have day to day operational responsibility for clinical governance, performance, staff, finance and information management for five of the ten paediatric nursing teams in CCNT. A good clinical knowledge base and breadth of nursing experience will enable to you apply operation management across multi-speciality paediatric nursing teams within your portfolio. You will work closely with the General Manager and Lead Nurse from the Children's Community Health Division, which is part of the Manchester Local Care Organisation.

To ensure successful management of your five teams, you need to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a solution focused determination get the best from your staff, as well as the ability to apply problem-solving skills to address community setting challenges.

You are experienced in supporting change processes, coupled with your good influencing and negotiation skills to ensure CCNT service improvement and safe, high quality patient care for children and their families.

You are resilient, hard working and have a strong work ethic with the ability to manage complex situations and challenges. You are also organised, reliable and an effective leader with a professional outlook and expectations of high standards of care for all children and young people provided by your services - if this is you then this position is waiting for your application.

Join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and become part of a 30,000 plus strong team, delivering exceptional care to over 1 million people every year. As the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe, we are forward-thinking, committed to clinical excellence and driven to deliver innovation, and continuous improvement.


Whether you’re beginning your career or taking the next step, MFT offers a stimulating and supportive environment where your contribution truly matters. Our Hive Electronic Patient Record system enables safer, smarter, and more efficient ways of working - empowering you to deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients.
You’ll be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary community, working alongside professionals from a wide range of clinical backgrounds. Together, we push boundaries, share knowledge, and deliver care that transforms lives.


At MFT, you’ll find a workplace where everyone is respected, supported, and encouraged to thrive. We offer clear clinical pathways for professional development, helping you grow your skills and achieve your ambitions.


Your journey at MFT is more than a job - it’s an opportunity to make a lasting impact. We’ll support you as you shape the future of healthcare, one patient at a time.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

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Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.


This advert closes on Tuesday 3 Feb 2026

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