Job Description

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated physical health, mental health and learning disability community provider, rated 'Good' by the CQC.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Matron for Older Adults in Mental Health within the Trust.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the 3 Wards at the Charlton Lane Hospital Site in Cheltenham.
The Hospital has 3 wards,
Mulberry 18 Functional Beds
Chestnut 14 Functional Beds
Willow 16 Dementia/Organic Beds
If you are passionate about the value that great leadership can add to patient care, this is the role for you. You will be resilient, confident and possess the skills that will enable you to understand the service: you will be creative in your approach to problem solving and have an ability to think beyond your immediate role. It is essential that you are a team player, have excellent people and leadership skills and the credibility and ability to work with and influence at every level to deliver innovation and performance.
Main duties of the job

• Manage and provide strategic leadership to clinical ward managers and the multi-disciplinary team
• Responsible for the management of a designated clinical development, clinical environment, allocating and providing sufficient resources and opportunities to deliver person centred nursing care, involving service users and carers
• Work within the Modern Matrons' charter to ensure good standards of cleanliness, health and safety
• Manage the recruitment and deployment of people in an area of work
• Supervise and teach qualified and unqualified staff including students
• Be responsible for the identification of learning and development needs; to plan how these will be met and evaluate the effectiveness for learners and the impact on care

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the /Person Specification.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Details
Date posted
15 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
55,690 to 62,682 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
327-25-686
Job locations
Charlton Lane Hospital
Charlton Lane
Cheltenham
GL53 9DZ
Job description
Job responsibilities
Implement the Modern Matrons Charter
Work collaboratively with Matron Manager, Service Leads and Professional Leads to ensure services are planned, developed, implemented and monitored against national and local policies and to develop project plans to ensure service improvement
To be able to confidently lead, manage and support service change based on developments within pathways & specific services
Be fully appraised of relevant performance indicators (including a thorough understanding of their construction) and how information and clinical systems operate to achieve the targets
Oversight and awareness of specific requirements for reporting/governance as requested by the ICB and NHSE
Establish and maintain effective systems and processes that enable achievement of key performance indicators relevant to the service
Ensure the service is managed within a designated budget and take appropriate action to maintain financial balance Job description
Job responsibilities
Implement the Modern Matrons Charter
Work collaboratively with Matron Manager, Service Leads and Professional Leads to ensure services are planned, developed, implemented and monitored against national and local policies and to develop project plans to ensure service improvement
To be able to confidently lead, manage and support service change based on developments within pathways & specific services
Be fully appraised of relevant performance indicators (including a thorough understanding of their construction) and how information and clinical systems operate to achieve the targets
Oversight and awareness of specific requirements for reporting/governance as requested by the ICB and NHSE
Establish and maintain effective systems and processes that enable achievement of key performance indicators relevant to the service
Ensure the service is managed within a designated budget and take appropriate action to maintain financial balance
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse Mental Health (RMN)
• Evidence of clinical study

Desirable

• Formal management qualification

LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential

• Proven experience of managing a team and / or service at a senior level
• Proven experience of service development

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered Nurse Mental Health (RMN)
• Evidence of clinical study

Desirable

• Formal management qualification

LENGTH AND / OR NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential

• Proven experience of managing a team and / or service at a senior level
• Proven experience of service development