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
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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.
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Ensure appropriate provision and care for the management of resources for midwifery and support staff, consumables, and environment.
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Lead with credibility and authority and be revered for high standards of patient care.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
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
Employer details
Employer name
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Magdala Avenue
Islington
N19 5NF
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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