Description
We are recruiting a midwifery matron for professional practice who shares our vision to provide consistently outstanding care to our women, babies, and families.
This post will be fixed term for six months. This role has multiple priorities with the safety of mothers and babies and excellent patient experience as its main goal, achieved by ensuring a highly trained, competent, and well-staffed workforce. It will focus on staff wellbeing and staff development, effective teamworking, an open and honest approach to maternity-specific training and development with a strong focus on evidence-based care and learning from incidents.
Working in partnership with the Director of Midwifery and the Senior Leadership Team, the professional practice matron will ensure that our midwifery, nursing, and support staff have the skills to provide a safe, high-quality service to women and babies.
Main duties of the job
- The matron for professional practice will provide professional, clinical, and operational leadership to ensure high standards of midwifery and nursing practice, education, and staff development within a large tertiary maternity and neonatal service. Acting as an expert practitioner and visible role model, the post holder will promote a positive learning culture, professional accountability, and continuous improvement in care delivery.
- The role includes line management and leadership of the professional development midwives, fetal well-being midwives, and clinical placement support midwives. The Matron will also maintain a professional link with the Neonatal Educators to support collaborative working and alignment of maternity and neonatal education where appropriate.
- The matron will ensure that clinical practice, education provision, and student support processes are safe, evidence-based, and aligned with the standards of the Nursing and Midwifery Council and national priorities set by NHS England.
- The post holder will work collaboratively with the senior midwifery and nursing leadership team and multidisciplinary colleagues, including obstetric, neonatal, and anaesthetic education leads, to ensure accurate and auditable training records, providing clear governance assurance, and driving achievement of the safety actions required under the NHS Resolution Maternity Incentive Scheme
Benefits
- Career development, flexible working, and wellbeing
- Staff recognition scheme
- Optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan, or membership options for onsite leisure facilities
Requirements
- Registered Midwife
- First-level degree in a related healthcare discipline or substantial experiential equivalence
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Post-graduate qualification and/or equivalent level of knowledge gained through extensive experience
- Practised advanced midwifery skills in all aspects of clinical midwifery
- Experience of NLS training
- Evidence of multidisciplinary working
- Lead on formulation, dissemination, and implementation of policies and guidelines
- Service development experience, delivering clinical quality improvements and successful service change