Doncaster Care Group, Matron to Acute Directorate
The closing date is 09 July 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Doncaster Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care Group, Acute Directorate for a Matron.
The post is currently available to cover areas across Adult Mental Health, Crisis Services and Older People Services. The Acute Matron post is an essential role in promoting leadership across our Acute Directorate.
We are currently seeking confident, proactive professional leaders who will contribute to our vision for the future of the Acute Directorate. Managerial experience and an understanding of leading and managing a service is an essential part of the role. Applicants should have excellent interpersonal skills that will enable them to challenge, motivate, influence and inspire colleagues at all levels.
Our care group has an excellent track record for managing healthy flow through our wards and maintaining no out of area patients since September 2025 and this will be a key focus for the Matron role, working closely with our Flow colleagues.
Please contact Jo Dakin (Director of Nursing) on 07583 673522 for an informal discussion about the role.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be a collaborative, inclusive and compassionate leader with values and behaviours that inspire high standards of care and pride in the profession.
In conjunction with the Care Group senior leadership team, the postholder will create a positive safety culture, where the environment is collaboratively crafted, created, and nurtured so that everybody (individual staff, teams, patients, families, and carers) can flourish to ensure the best, safe, quality care by:
- Continuous learning and improvement of safety risks
- Supportive, psychologically safe teamwork
- Enabling and empowering speaking up by all
The post holder will demonstrate highly visible leadership, be responsible for the delivery of safe and therapeutic care, using an effective governance framework within a defined set of teams or/and ward team areas. In line with ‘The Matron’s Handbook. NHS Updated July 2021.
About us
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 3700 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Current RGN RMN or RNLD Nursing
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree supplemented by post graduate specialist training and experience
- Masters level qualification or equivalent
- Management Qualification or equivalent level of experience
Experience
- Senior clinical nursing experience showing managerial or advanced practice skills in any transferable clinical setting
- Management/leadership experience as ward leader, team leader, deputy or trainee
- Working knowledge of HR processes, performance management, budget management, staffing rosters and operational skills
- Involvement in Change Management processes
- Undertake Management/Serious Incident investigation
- Participated in audit/research, education programmes or teaching
Knowledge
- Knowledge of Patient Safety, Patient Experience and Quality Improvement theory as it applies to operational services in the care group
- Track record of developing others, individuals and teams to meet high service standards of quality and safety
- Demonstrable knowledge of risks management and risk registers
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Knowledge of policy drivers at national and local level as applicable to the care group
Skills
- Well-developed interpersonal and organisational skills
- Able to self-start, lead and complete complex tasks
- Well-developed self-awareness through 360 feedback or leadership development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
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