Inpatient Matron

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust Inpatient Matron The closing date is 09 November 2026 Apply for this job Job summary To provide senior nursing leadership and responsibility for overseeing the clinical care within the working age adults inpatient services under Southwark Directorate. To secure and to assure that the highest standard of clinical care is provided to our patients/service users. The post holder will deliver on the Matron's 10 responsibilities: o Leading by example; o Making sure patients get quality care; o Ensuring staffing is appropriate to patient needs; o Empowering nurses to take on a wider range of clinical tasks; o Improving hospital cleanliness; o Ensuring patients' nutritional needs are met; o Improving wards and community sites for patients (to include supporting ward in identification of ligatures and management plan regarding existing ligatures); o Making sure patients are treated with respect; o Preventing hospital-acquired infection; o Resolving problems for patients and their relatives by building closer relationships. Main duties of the job - Ensuring staffing is appropriate to patient needs - Ensuring patients' nutritional needs are met - Empowering nurses to take on a wider range of clinical tasks - Improving hospital cleanliness - Ensuring and improving the patient environment - Resolving problems for patients and their relatives by building closer relationships - Preventing hospital-acquired infection About us South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) is one of the United Kingdom's largest and most comprehensive providers of mental health services, serving a local population of approximately 1.3 million people across south London and delivering specialist services nationally and internationally. We provide the widest range of NHS mental health and substance misuse services in the UK, spanning more than 240 services including inpatient care, community teams, outpatient clinics and specialist units for children, adults and older people. Each year we deliver inpatient care for thousands of people and treat tens of thousands across the London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and Croydon. The Trust operates multiple psychiatric hospitals, and over 100 community sites and clinical teams, making our Trust a complex multi-site organisation with deep expertise across the full spectrum of mental health care. We are known for our strong partnerships with academia and research, most notably with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London and as part of King's Health Partners, contributing to world-leading research and innovation in mental health diagnosis, treatment and care. An important part of our current strategy, and a core theme we will continue to take forward, is our ongoing journey to being an anti-racist organisation and building on what has been achieved through our Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework (PCREF). Details Date posted 26 October 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £66,274 to £73,496 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS Contract Secondment Working pattern Full-time Reference number 334-NUR-8344374-LF Job locations Maudsley Hospital Denmark Hill London SE5 8AZ United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities - Ensuring staffing is appropriate to patie