Theatre Matron

We are looking for a dedicated and experienced nurse to join the team as a Matron in our Theatres Department. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead and manage a high performing multidisciplinary team, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and patient-centred care.

Working closely with clinical and operational colleagues, the successful candidate will contribute to service transformation, workforce sustainability and the delivery of outstanding care.

Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides acute hospital services to the population living within Weymouth, Portland, Purbeck and north and west Dorset. You will responsible for clinical practice, encompassing all the DCH theatre departments which covers 12 operating theatres, including 1 satellite in Weymouth. Considerable post registration experience in Theatres is essential.

The post holder will ensure the highest standard of safe clinical care through the provision of effective leadership and management of clinical staff within the Theatres Department. The post holder will be an accessible and authoritative presence in the hospital environment, providing advice and support to patients and staff.

The post holder will provide line management for a number of nurse specialists and leads within the wider Theatre team including EVAS and PAU. The Theatre Matron is responsible for supporting the development of the workforce, managing resources effectively, and ensuring compliance with national standards, regulatory requirements, and Trust policies.

The successful candidate will take responsibility for the overall monitoring of clinical standards within the service, including responsibility for safe staffing, standards of clinical practice and the setting clear objectives for development, ensuring agreed programmes of work are running to plan, and promptly escalating any cause for concern through appropriate communication channels.

The post holder will take part in the on-call manager rota and Matron of the Day duties.

UKVI Sponsorship: This role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). We welcome applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the UK. Sponsorship will be offered subject to meeting UKVI eligibility criteria.

At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff

Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities.

We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jodie Crabb Job title: Divisional Head of Nursing & Quality Email address: Jodie.Crabb@dchft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01395254473