Private Maternity Matron

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful applicant will be responsible for the clinical and professional leadership and line management of the Private Maternity Unit at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. They will be a valuable member of the multidisciplinary team and must have relevant midwifery experience. Demonstrating a calm, confident and assertive approach in challenging situations is essential. Excellent communication skills when liaising with all members of the multidisciplinary team are essential.

The successful applicant will support the development of a culture across private maternity and the wider private patients services which is open to and empowers innovation, creativity and learning at a team and directorate level. Supporting a service which values, respects and strengthens the differing cultures and backgrounds of service users and ensuring a friendly, supportive and non-judgmental approach to staff, service users and their families.

The successful candidate will provide strategic and operational leadership for the quality, safety and clinical governance agenda across the Private Maternity Service, ensuring care is safe, effective, responsive, well-led and person-centred, in line with CQC Key Lines of Enquiry.

They will hold lead responsibility for clinical governance, quality improvement, patient safety, compliance and risk management within the Private Maternity Unit, embedding a PSIRF-aligned approach that prioritises learning, psychological safety and systems improvement over blame. This will include oversight of incident response, thematic learning, complaints and claims, assurance reporting, and continuous quality improvement.

The post holder will ensure robust performance management and assurance frameworks are in place, providing clear oversight of risks, actions and outcomes, and supporting transparent internal reporting and effective engagement with regulators, commissioners and external partners. They will play a key role in fostering a culture of openness, learning and accountability, ensuring the service consistently meets regulatory standards and delivers high-quality, safe and compassionate care.

The post holder will ensure that ward managers, senior midwives and specialist midwives/nurses are supported to ensure the delivery of evidencebased care and best practice, including establishing and implementing protocols and guidelines for the Trust. The post holder will lead on elements within the national maternity agenda with the designated Consultant Lead and the wider Maternity Service.

They will contribute to the on-going implementation of the Trusts nursing, midwifery and corporate objectives. The post holder will develop the services and nursing/midwifery roles to meet the evolving needs of service users, their families and staff.

The post holder will identify and develop opportunities to sustainably grow the Private Maternity Service, working collaboratively with clinical, operational and commercial leads to support service development, pathway innovation and capacity growth.

The post holder will work with the Lead Nurse for Private Care, Divisional Director of Midwifery and Nursing/Deputy Director of Nursing and Midwifery, and the Senior Management Team to develop and implement a Divisional strategy to achieve the Trusts objectives.

Please see attached job description and person specification to this advert for further details.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Substantial Post registration clinical experience within the specialty
• Operational management experience in an acute hospital setting
• Experience of developing policies, protocols, clinical standards, and guidelines
• Private Care Experience
• Budgetary management experience
• Experience in people management icl performance and recruitment
• In depth understanding of CNST, Care Quality Commission, National Patient Safety Agency and NHS Litigation Authority
• Practical experience of Clinical Governance principles, systems and processes

Desirable

• Experience of national level representation regarding Risk Management and Patient Safety i.e. CEMACH, MBRACE NPSA groups

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent customer service focus and delivery
• Knowledge of current initiatives and developments related to the specialty
• Ability to organise, plan and prioritise workload to meet deadlines
• Above average knowledge of I.T systems including data interpretation, use of Outlook, Word, Excel and relevant PAS / clinical applications
• Clear understanding of the national and local Healthcare agenda
• Knowledge of key performance measures relating to Midwifery
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team
• Understands the implications of equality and diversity in practice
• Clear knowledge of the private maternity sector in the UK

Desirable

• Skills in service redesign (e.g., LEAN methodology)

Education and Qualification

Essential

• Active Midwifery registration
• Midwifery degree
• Masters degree or evidence of continuing professional development towards accreditation
• Mentorship qualification

Desirable

• A risk management qualification or evidence of experience
• Management Qualification
• Registered Nurse
• Leadership qualification

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.

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

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Chelsea & Westminster Hospital

369 Fulham Road

London

SW10 9NH

Employer's website

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