Job summary

The interview date is 2nd December

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as Matron for Neonatal and Childrens Community Services.

We are looking for an inspirational, compassionate and visible senior nurse who is passionate about delivering safe, high-quality care for babies, children, young people and their families.

Working collaboratively with clinical, operational and multidisciplinary colleagues, you will provide strong leadership for quality, safety, workforce, governance and service improvement. You will work closely with the Childrens Services Matron, providing collective leadership and support across the wider childrens services to ensure safe, integrated and consistently high quality care. You will empower staff, promote a culture of learning and continuous improvement, and ensure the voices of children, young people and families influence how our services develop.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced senior nurse who can combine compassionate leadership with strong clinical credibility, effective governance and a commitment to developing people and services.

If you are an ambitious, approachable leader who wants to make a real difference to babies, children, young people and families across Barnsley, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As Matron for Neonatal and Childrens Community Services, you will provide visible, compassionate and professional nursing leadership, ensuring babies, children, young people and families receive safe, effective and high quality care. You will provide clinical and operational oversight across neonatal and childrens community services, supporting teams to deliver consistently high standards and an excellent patient and family experience.

You will lead on quality, safety, governance and improvement, ensuring risks, incidents, complaints, safeguarding concerns and learning are identified, acted upon and used to strengthen services. You will provide workforce leadership, including safe staffing, recruitment, retention, wellbeing, professional development and succession planning, creating a culture where staff feel supported, valued and accountable.

Working with multidisciplinary, operational and system partners, you will contribute to service planning, transformation and effective use of resources. You will promote evidence based practice, professional standards and regulatory compliance, providing assurance on quality and performance while championing the voices of babies, children, young people and families.

About us

Barnsley is a place of real warmth and community spirit. With a proud industrial past, the town offers affordable living, great transport links, rich culture and many green spaces. Barnsley punches above its weight and has recently seen economic growth, substantial regeneration and digital ambition, whilst leading the way in healthcare innovation and employability.

At Barnsley Hospital, we are a close-knit, ambitious team delivering outstanding care in the heart of South Yorkshire. Our aim is to be the best place to work and we have been consistently rated by our people as being amongst the very best Trusts in the country in areas such as compassionate leadership, teamwork and supporting colleague wellbeing.

We offer a friendly working environment where you will be recognised and valued for what you do, led with compassion and integrity and have your career and wellbeing supported.

Barnsley Hospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants.

Visa sponsorship is only available to applicants who meet UK Skilled Worker eligibility requirements, including salary thresholds. Please use the link on the right hand side of the advert to check your eligibility.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will only be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

Please note we reserve the right to close positions early