Matron for Antenatal Clinic, Community and Caseload MidwiferyinLondoninLondonPUBLISHED FRI 14 MAR 2025
As a visible and accessible leader, you will foster a culture of professional development, ensuring our skilled maternity workforce thrives. You'll oversee the recruitment, retention, and training of staff, while managing resources effectively within budget constraints. This role is not just about management; it’s about inspiring and empowering a team dedicated to excellence in patient care. If you're ready to step up and lead in a transformative environment, we invite you to apply and be part of a forward-thinking organisation committed to supporting women and families in our communities.
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Maternity Matron to lead and manage the Antenatal Clinic, Community Midwifery, and Caseload Midwifery teams. This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring high standards of care, service improvement, and strategic development in line with NHS maternity transformation initiatives, including Better Births and the NHS Long-Term Plan.
The post holder will provide strong operational and professional leadership, ensuring safe, high-quality, and compassionate maternity care. They will drive innovation, workforce development, and collaborative working across the hospital and community settings, supporting continuity of care models and reducing health inequalities.
Interview date will be 22/Apr/2025.
Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Antenatal Clinic, Community Midwifery, and Caseload Midwifery teams, ensuring excellence in patient care.
Act as a visible, accessible, and supportive leader, fostering a culture of innovation, learning, and professional development.
Lead on workforce planning, recruitment, retention, and professional development to build a resilient, skilled maternity workforce.
Support the implementation and sustainability of continuity of carer models, ensuring equity and improved outcomes for women and birthing people.
Manage budgets and resources effectively, ensuring efficient service delivery and cost-effectiveness.
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- To have overall operational responsibility for a defined clinical area
- To directly-line manage the midwifery staff of the defined clinical area
- On a daily basis ensure that the clinical area is being co-ordinated effectively and be highly visible within the defined clinical area for staff, patients and visitors alike
- Liaise with the wider Trust network and ensure integration of the real time patient feedback system within the defined area of responsibility.
- To act in the absence of the Deputy Director of Nursing and Midwifery
- Responsible for effective communication systems within the defined clinical area and ensure effective and efficient team working within the multi-disciplinary framework.
- To manage resources effectively and efficiently within the agreed budget allocation.
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