Matron – Community Cancer, Diagnostics & End of Life Care Division
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Are you an inspiring senior nurse leader ready to make a real difference across a diverse and evolving portfolio of services?
We are looking for a visible, compassionate and dynamic Matron to join our leadership team within the Community Cancer, Diagnostics and End of Life Care Division . This is a unique opportunity to lead high-impact services that play a vital role in patient pathways across the Morecambe Bay system.
Why This Role Matters
In this role, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across key services that directly influence patient experience, quality of care, and system flow. You’ll be at the forefront of driving improvement, supporting teams, and shaping future service delivery across both acute and community settings.
Your Portfolio
You will lead and support a varied and rewarding directorate, including:
Outpatients services
Bladder and Bowel service
Diabetes team
These services span the Morecambe Bay footprint
About You
We’re looking for someone who:
Is an experienced senior nurse leader (Matron or equivalent)
Has a strong track record of service improvement and team leadership
Is passionate about delivering high-quality, compassionate care
Thrives in a complex, fast-paced environment
Is a credible, approachable and influential leader
Provides clinical and operational leadership for a number of trusts delivered services. Ensures safe and effective care/service delivery within these services by leading on safeguarding, infection prevention, patient flow, patient safety and governance.
Supports own teams to deliver high standards of care/service offering highly specialist advice and support to the wider MDT both within and external to the organisation.
Advocates for patients/service users and their experience of services, ensuring that our services support patients' needs and expectations and reduce health inequalities.
Instigates service reviews, including policy development/review, in line with latest evidence base and guidelines. Completes workforce service reviews in own areas ensuring establishment and deployment of staff meet the current needs of the service.
Leads on an area of focus for clinical care delivery within the division supporting the senior leadership team.
We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
Our Community Service for adults are provided in people's homes ,community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals.
Why Join UHMBT?
Be part of a supportive and forward-thinking leadership team
Shape services that impact patients across the whole Bay
Play a key role in integrating community and acute care
Access opportunities for leadership development and career progression
What You’ll Do
As Matron, you will:
Provide strong, visible clinical leadership across services
Champion high standards of patient care, safety, and experience
Lead quality improvement and transformation initiatives
Empower and develop teams, fostering a positive and inclusive culture
Collaborate with multidisciplinary and cross-organisational partners to improve pathways and outcomes
Working Across the Bay
This is a cross-bay leadership role , requiring you to:
Work across Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Furness General Hospital, and Westmorland General Hospital
Engage with community teams and services across Morecambe Bay
Travel between sites to maintain a strong and visible leadership presence
