Job summary
This Forensic Modern Matron is post is a high profile, accessible and responsive leader with managerial responsibility for nursing service delivery and advice across several teams/wards within a care group. Working as a nursing lead within the care group, demonstrating and developing collaborative working within and across the MDT.

The Matron's role is to empower others to strive for continuous evidenced based improvements and to motivate staff to always deliver the highest quality care to all who access our services. make informed decisions within their own specialty and scope of professional practice, involving patients and public to ensure agreed standards, targets and objectives are met. be responsible for delivering the goals as espoused within the Matron's Charter (2019) take a proactive as well as reactive stance on cleaning standards and infection control. lead in developing digital and data capabilities for patient benefits through supporting staff to use information and technology. Identify and address practice development needs with the Associate Director of Nursing Monitor standards of care and support service development Actively contribute to clinical governance, including quality improvement, effective audit programmes, training and research

Main duties of the job
Within Forensic inpatient setting it is vital that the below duties are adhered to on a daily basis;
To visit and be present on wards and departments within areas of responsibility daily and to be accessible to staff via face to face or other forms of communication, ensuring time is provided to staff to discuss concerns, inequalities or clinical issues that may affect clinical effectiveness.
To ensure inclusive leadership, advancing equality and tackling inequalities that could thwart opportunities for all.
Lead the team, embedding local and national standards to ensure the delivery of safe, high quality, effective and compassionate care by collaboratively working and overseeing clinical staff and the wider MDT.
Understand and participate in National and Regional initiatives and keep up to date with the national agenda such as the CNO's strategy, which includes raising the profile of nursing and speaking with one voice.
To act as an advocate on behalf of all patients, staff and carers, focusing upon health inequalities within expert area to ensure all patients and carers are involved in their care and decisions about their care respecting their diverse needs and working to reduce any inequalities

About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?
- We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
- We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
- NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
- Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Details
Date posted: 17 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £63,665 to £70,887 a year Per annum including HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 455-NLFT-1015
Job locations: Camlet 3, The Ridgeway, Enfield, EN2 8JL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• Provide visible, accessible nursing leadership by maintaining a regular presence across wards and departments, modelling NLFT values, professional standards and behaviours. Act as an expert nursing resource, offering guidance on clinical practice, policies, service delivery and organisational priorities.
• Promote inclusive leadership by advancing equality, addressing health inequalities and ensuring fair opportunities for staff. Lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, effective, compassionate, evidence-based care aligned with local and national standards.
• Champion patient, carer and staff advocacy, ensuring individuals are involved in decisions about their care and that diverse needs are recognised and addressed. Drive innovation, service transformation and the development of evidence-based models of care. Promote environmental cleanliness and infection prevention in line with national standards.
• Maintain awareness of national and regional nursing priorities, including the Chief Nursing Officers strategy, and contribute to initiatives that raise the profile of nursing. Demonstrate self-awareness through reflection, feedback and continuous professional development.
• Provide assurance of patient safety and quality through effective monitoring, governance systems and implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework. Promote innovative approaches to governance, including shared decision-making and continuous quality improvement.
• Lead and participate in audits, ensuring findings result in measurable service improvements. Support performance management and disciplinary processes to maintain high standards of care and professional practice.

Person Specification
Forensic Management Experience
Essential

• Years & roles
• Inpatient Experience
• Quality Network assessment/review experience
• Matron Experience
• North London Forensic Collaborative working experience

Desirable

• Years & Experience

Matron Experience
Essential

• Years and services

Desirable

• Years & Experience

RMN or RNLD
Essential

• Registered on NMC
• Years being a nurse (8+)

Desirable

• On Register
• Years

Forensic Experience
Essential

• Years in forensic services

Desirable

• Yea

Skills & Attributes
Essential

• Values
• Values highlighted

Desirable

• Examples of values

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Camlet 3, The Ridgeway, Enfield, EN2 8JL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

For questions about the job, contact:
Associate Director of Nursing
Phil Mr Jackson
phil.jackson1@nhs.net
07887618300