4436 - Medicines Optimisation Matron

Interview date: 30th June 2026

This role is currently subject to Job Evaluation.

This position is 30 hours per week.

We are excited to invite applications from suitably experienced individuals, educated to Masters level, who will be able to lead and shape the medicines optimisation agenda at Barnsley Hospital.

This post provides an exciting opportunity to work in a corporate role. The successful candidate will be a compassionate leader, with the ability to support and engage positively with our staff. You will be able to apply Quality Improvement methodology to ensure we continuously learn, to improve experience and outcomes.

Whilst you will provide leadership to the medicines optimisation agenda, you will maintain professional and clinical credibility, and will be expected to be a visible nurse/midwife as part of the wider nursing team.

You can expect to receive a very warm welcome and we will create a bespoke induction and development package with you in order to support your transition into this new role.

Job description

Job Description forMedicines Optimisation Matron

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities.

Supporting Documents

Please refer to the values-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

Person specification

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

• Knowledge of current national, regional and local nursing and midwifery, professional education and health policy issues
• Evidence of in-depth knowledge of nursing & midwifery education & training at the strategic and operational level.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of senior professional leadership and management across a multitude of practice settings.
• Demonstrable evidence of presentation and/or teaching skills.
• Demonstrated evidence to manage a diverse and complex workload with strict and competing timescales.
• Experience of successful planning, implementation and evaluation of a variety of relevant projects.
• Experience of and participation in Improvement Methodology or similar improvement leadership activity
• Strong and demonstrated patient focus.

Trust Values

Essential

• Please describe in around 100 words: Describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
• Please describe in around 100 words: Describe a time when you had to deliver on a commitment that was difficult for you.
• Please describe in around 100 words: How you ensure you contribute to a well functioning team.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse/ Midwife (on sub part 1 of the NMC register)
• Masters degree in nursing leadership or relevant health related subject (or demonstrable experience at working at this level)
• Post graduate leadership qualification
• Education qualification

About the employer

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing Trust, currently rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our strategic objectives, including our ambition to be the best Place to Work

We scored best in the country in the most recent NHS Staff Survey for teamwork, compassionate leadership, and supporting work/life balance. In 2024's survey, the Trust also scored above average in every theme of the NHS People Promise the promise NHS colleagues make to each other to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone

We are proud of the commitment of our colleagues to ensuring a strong and sustainable future and our organisation is highly valued by our local communities

There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the organisation

Barnsley Hospital NHS FT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants

For individuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health & care visa route please use the link on the right hand side of the advert to check your eligibility, please note that band 2 roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) for Band 6 and above roles will only be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction

Please note we reserve the right to close positions early