Senior Matron - Urgent Care
| Posting date: | 30 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £66,582.00 to £77,368.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £66582.00 - £77368.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 April 2026 |
| Location: | Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, PO6 3LY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C8192-26-0173 |
Summary
Key responsibilities include: Champion high standards of care, ensuring evidence based practice, robust governance and continuous improvement. A significant element of the role involves maintaining a visible presence in clinical areas to support teams and assure quality. Lead, develop and inspire nursing and multidisciplinary teams, with responsibility for workforce planning, recruitment, retention and professional development. You will directly manage clinical managers and promote a positive, inclusive and learning-focused culture. As a core member of the Care Group Management Team, you will contribute to service redesign, lead improvement projects, manage nursing budgets and support delivery of key Trust strategies, including Patient Experience and Patient & Public Involvement. You will also participate in the Trusts Duty Matron rota. Reporting directly to the Director of Nursing, you will play a key role in influencing both clinical and corporate objectives across the Care Group and wider organisation. About you You will be a Registered Nurse with significant senior leadership experience in an acute or emergency care setting. You will bring strong strategic thinking, excellent communication skills and a proven ability to lead teams through change while maintaining a focus on quality, safety and staff wellbeing. Above all, you will have a genuine passion for delivering outstanding urgent and emergency care and for developing our most valuable resource our people. Why join Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust? This is a unique leadership opportunity within a supportive and ambitious organisation, offering: Exposure to senior decision making and strategic leadership Opportunities for professional and personal development The chance to influence and shape urgent care services for our local population For an informal discussion about the role, please contact: Juliet Pearce, Director of Nursing Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust juliet.pearce2@nhs.net 07913 467919 For more information, or to discuss the role, please contact: Juliet Pearce, Director of Nursing Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust juliet.pearce2@nhs.net - 07913467919. For the full duties of the role, please see enclosed Job description