Matron - Theatres | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,690 - £62,682 per annumn |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 April 2026 |
| Location: | Bournemouth, BH7 7DW |
| Company: | Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7824888/153-SU05733 |
Summary
We are offering the opportunity to work as Theatres Matron within the Theatre/ Sterile Services Department leadership team at an exciting time within UHD. We are seeking an experienced healthcare professional to lead and develop the service and workforce to drive forward initiatives to enhance standards and transform practice. There will be a requirement to work across all UHD sites when cross cover is required.
This role requires an an active UK NMC Registration or HCPC, 1st Level Registered nurse/Midwife /AHP on relevant part of the Register.
Base Location: Bournemouth with cross site working
Interview Date: 27th March 2026
To provide clinical and professional leadership to assigned clinical wards and departments and specialist nursing/midwifery teams ensuring that action is taken at all levels to empower nurses/midwives/AHP's to provide high standards of care in a safe environment.
The right candidate will be given opportunities to lead on areas such as:
• monitoring of clinical standards
• sustainable safe staffing
• ensuring patient experience is of the highest quality
• promoting best practice in the prevention of infection
• elements of transformation work
• visible clinical leadership
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women’s, DEN, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process
The Matron is responsible for delivering the Trust’s Strategy and objectives, within their area of responsibility including:
• Ensuring the standardisation of services across all relevant areas to the best possible level, so that all patients experience equally high quality care;
• Supporting the planning and managing services to ensure the best possible use of resources;
• Supporting the development of a sustainable safe workforce that is fit for the future within area of responsibility;
• Ensuring services are delivered in a culture where patient safety, high clinical quality, service improvement and financial accountability are paramount;
• Transformation of the service in line with UHD objective
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Mar 2026
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