Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Mental Health Matron
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Lead with Compassion. Deliver with Purpose.
Are you a passionate and experienced mental health professional ready to lead a dedicated team in a unique and rewarding environment? Join Team NHFT as a Mental Health Matron at HMP North Sea Camp, and help shape the future of secure mental health care.
At Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), we’re proud to be rated Outstanding by the CQC. We’re committed to delivering safe, high-quality care and supporting our staff to thrive.
Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK without any breaks for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency. Please note without sufficient evidence your application may not progress.
About The Role
As Mental Health Matron, you’ll lead the mental health team within the prison healthcare service, ensuring the delivery of effective, compassionate, and patient-centred care. You’ll be a key member of the leadership team, working closely with the Head of Healthcare and partner organisations to develop integrated care pathways and drive service improvement.
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Your Responsibilities Will Include
- Providing clinical and operational leadership to the mental health team
- Leading on governance, quality assurance, and service development
- Managing recruitment, supervision, and performance of staff
- Ensuring compliance with CQC, safeguarding, and security standards
- Supporting innovation and continuous improvement in care delivery
- Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to optimise care pathways
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.
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NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Why Join NHFT?
- Annual Leave: 27 days + 8 bank holidays (rising with service)
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Health & Wellbeing Support
- Learning & Development Opportunities
- Inclusive and supportive team culture
Be Part of Something Bigger
If you’re ready to lead with integrity, inspire your team, and make a lasting impact on mental health care in a secure setting, we’d love to hear from you.
🔗 Apply today and help shape the future of prison mental health services.
Learn more about us at www.nhft.nhs.uk or bit.ly/24hoursinNHFT
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Lee Greathead
- Job title: Head Of Healthcare
- Email address: lee.greathead@nhft.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01205 769375
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