Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Maternity- Inpatient Matron

The closing date is 01 July 2025

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Job summary

The Matron will provide leadership and responsibility for the following key areas in Maternity and work closely with the Matron for Intrapartum care and community services to deliver

  • Bereavement team
  • Postnatal inpatient care with supporting a review of transitional care and supporting the examination of the newborn screening. With a key relationship to the Neonatal team.
  • Baby Friendly Feeding Initiative
  • Antenatal inpatient and assessment unit

You will be expected to deliver clinical excellence and demonstrate a strong commitment to multi-professional working. A willingness to learn and work within a constantly changing environment is necessary together with the ability to remain calm under pressure.The role requires specialist knowledge and experience in high risk and normalising patient experience and innovations for improving patient experience, as well as excellent organisational and communication skills.

Main duties of the job

  • Ensure a woman-centred approach throughout the maternity pathway.

  • Create a supportive environment in which training, coaching and practice development needs are accurately identified and progressed through agreed structures, appraisals, PDPs and performance management.

  • Ensure appropriate provision and care for the management of resources for midwifery and support staff, consumables, and environment.

  • Lead with credibility and authority and be revered for high standards of patient care.

About us

Whittington Health's maternity unit has excellent women centred facilities and are well-known as a friendly unit. At our Trust, staff are well supported through strong practice development and Professional Midwifery Advocates.

We look after a diverse population where women and their families are treated as individuals. The maternity unit is at the forefront of innovation, this includes partners staying overnight, enhanced recovery, and midwifery led induction of labour and normalising birth.

Details

Date posted

19 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£61,927 to £68,676 a year Per Annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-WHT-3154

Job locations

Whittington Health NHS Trust

Magdala Avenue

Islington

N19 5NF


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Lead on ensuring that inpatient related maternity performance targets and quality standards are met

  • Be a strong advocate for excellent patient care so that this will be fundamental to all clinical decisions within the maternity service

  • Positively seek improvements to practice and constructively challenge poor practice / behaviour

  • Champion the spread of innovation between departments / wards

  • Provide positive role modelling behaviour for staff

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • Lead on ensuring that inpatient related maternity performance targets and quality standards are met

  • Be a strong advocate for excellent patient care so that this will be fundamental to all clinical decisions within the maternity service

  • Positively seek improvements to practice and constructively challenge poor practice / behaviour

  • Champion the spread of innovation between departments / wards

  • Provide positive role modelling behaviour for staff

Person Specification

Skills and Abilitiy

Essential

  • Knowledge of digital maternity systems
  • Staff Management
  • Staff Well-Being

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • 5 year or more experience, lead, manage teams
  • Experience in Managing Change, Clinical practice all areas maternity
  • Bereavement and Infant Feeding champion

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Budget Management
  • Safer staffing and Optima
  • Patient Experience- Complaint, Datix
Person Specification

Skills and Abilitiy

Essential

  • Knowledge of digital maternity systems
  • Staff Management
  • Staff Well-Being

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • 5 year or more experience, lead, manage teams
  • Experience in Managing Change, Clinical practice all areas maternity
  • Bereavement and Infant Feeding champion

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Budget Management
  • Safer staffing and Optima
  • Patient Experience- Complaint, Datix

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Whittington Health NHS Trust

Magdala Avenue

Islington

N19 5NF


Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Whittington Health NHS Trust

Magdala Avenue

Islington

N19 5NF


Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Midwifery

Alicia St Louis

alicia.stlouis@nhs.net

02072885684

Details

Date posted

19 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£61,927 to £68,676 a year Per Annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-WHT-3154

Job locations

Whittington Health NHS Trust

Magdala Avenue

Islington

N19 5NF


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