Paediatric Assessment & Treatment at Home (PATCH) Matron | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic senior nurse to join our Paediatric Assessment & Treatment at Home (PATCH) service as a Matron. This 1-year fixed term post will provide maternity leave cover, leading and supporting PATCH teams across five acute hospital sites in Northwest London.

PATCH delivers high-quality acute care for children at home, reducing hospital admissions and improving patient and family experience.

As Matron, you will play a key leadership role in ensuring clinical excellence, patient safety, and service innovation across all PATCH teams.

To discuss this role please contact

Natasha Macleod Head of Nursing

Natasha.macleod1@nhs.net or

Sarah Pease Lead nurse NWL Virtual Hospital

s.pearse@nhs.net

• Oversee the planning and delivery of PATCH across NW London from a nursing perspective
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with delivery and development of PATCH
• Act as a positive clinical role model through the provision of support and expert clinical advice to staff.
• Manage workforce models through the PATCH establishments with leads to ensure skill mix reflects current workload requirements and represents best use of resources.
• Oversee the use of bank staff and monitor expenditure to ensure financial balance is achieved.
• Contribute to the implementation of National Service Frameworks (where applicable) and National Policy.
• Contribute to the implementation of improvement across all PATCH services.
• Ensure that clinical governance processes encompass measures to ensure high quality patient care and levels of service safety.
• Support leads to ensure nurses work within nursing policy and practice guidelines.
• Lead developments in practice through policies and guidelines and support others in this process.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview..

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

This advert closes on Monday 15 Jun 2026