Job summary
We are looking for an exceptional midwife with substantial clinical and managerial experience for the position of Matron - Inpatient Wards, Infant Feeding Team and Maternity Helpline to join the team on our journey towards excellence!
The Matron of the Inpatient Wards, Infant Feeding Team and Maternity Helpline is pivotal to the provision of high quality and effective service to the users of Homerton maternity services. The role is critical to the successful delivery of key Maternity and Trust strategies, such as the transformation of the Templar, a postnatal ward to having a working transitional care and an a bigger antenatal inpatient area.
As a key member of the senior midwifery team, you will be a highly visible member of the clinical multi-disciplinary maternity team and will be 30% clinical and 70% non-clinical management duties. You will be an advocate for high quality patient experience and choice, and demonstrate excellence in clinical practice.
The Matron will be a team player is inclusive and democratic, and is prepared to manage staff to ensure delivery of a cost effective, efficient and equitable service.
As lead for the Inpatient Wards, Infant Feeding Team and Maternity Helpline; you will have responsibility for overseeing key areas of service in antenatal, postnatal and new-born care delivery, ensuring women have early access to maternity services.
Main duties of the job
The Matron role will in conjunction with the Director of Midwifery, Deputy Director of Midwifery and Clinical Leads for inpatient to provide Professional and Managerial leadership across the maternity service at the Homerton University Hospital, ensuring a high quality service for maternity care. The role will be 30% clinical and 70% non-clinical management duties and being a member of the senior midwife 24 hour on-call team. Lead the maternity helpline, infant feeding team and postnatal and antenatal ward services, ensuring high quality, efficient and effective patient care which is innovative and responsive to users' needs. Line manages direct reporting Band 7 midwives. Ensure rotas are in place for a safe, efficient and cost-effective staffing. Lead on bed management on wards, improving flow and discharge processes to ensure the most efficient use of capacity, whilst ensuring high quality and safe care, escalating operational challenges as indicated. Investigate and monitor accidents and incidents, complaints relating to Inpatient Wards, Infant Feeding Team and Maternity Helpline via Patient Safety and Incident Response framework (PSIRF); as a consequence ongoing improvement in service provision and patient experience. Be accountable to the Divisional Manager for the financial performance of key budgets as delegated. Lead in the implementation of HR policies and participate in formal procedures.
About us
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.
We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.
Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, our procedures and our People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.
We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.
Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.
Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ and Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Understanding of the Trust values
Education and Qualification
Essential
- NMC Registered Midwife
- Commitment to achieve Master's degree in a relevant subject
- Evidence of continuous professional development and demonstrable ability to work at Masters level
- Mentorship qualification / ENB 998 or equivalent
Desirable
- Masters in Midwifery
- Working towards Leadership and management course
- A PMA
- Working towards PMA
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Ability to both influence and work across professional boundaries
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills across the organisation and a wide range of staff with differing levels of responsibility and different professional backgrounds
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with meticulous attention to detail.
- Ability to work pro- actively and cooperatively with senior management and clinical staff at times of stress
- Ability to command respect of the multi- disciplinary team
- Experience of developing policies and procedures
- Sound knowledge and ability to implement Trust safeguarding/child protection policies and procedures
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of substantial clinical experience and ability to function at level required of the post
- Current experience of clinical midwifery practice
- Experience of working in partnership with multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrable experience of managing change within a clinical environment.
- Ability to both influence and work across professional boundaries.
- Experience of managing a clinical team including human resources management.
- Budget management experience, including reducing costs, monitoring and determining corrective action
- Previous ward manager/labour ward coordinator experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of standard setting and audit process.
- Knowledge of current developments in midwifery and political awareness of NHS
- Up to date knowledge on safeguarding issues and statutory framework that apply
- Able to work collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries, recognising changes in circumstances and to incorporate them into practice.
- Demonstrates awareness of priorities, deals with workload, adapts to changing requirements, and uses initiative
- Commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development
- Commitment and adherence to the Equality Act
Person Specification
Other
Essential
- Understanding of the Trust values
Education and Qualification
Essential
- NMC Registered Midwife
- Commitment to achieve Master's degree in a relevant subject
- Evidence of continuous professional development and demonstrable ability to work at Masters level
- Mentorship qualification / ENB 998 or equivalent
Desirable
- Masters in Midwifery
- Working towards Leadership and management course
- A PMA
- Working towards PMA
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Ability to both influence and work across professional boundaries
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills across the organisation and a wide range of staff with differing levels of responsibility and different professional backgrounds
- Highly developed interpersonal skills with meticulous attention to detail.
- Ability to work pro- actively and cooperatively with senior management and clinical staff at times of stress
- Ability to command respect of the multi- disciplinary team
- Experience of developing policies and procedures
- Sound knowledge and ability to implement Trust safeguarding/child protection policies and procedures
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of substantial clinical experience and ability to function at level required of the post
- Current experience of clinical midwifery practice
- Experience of working in partnership with multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrable experience of managing change within a clinical environment.
- Ability to both influence and work across professional boundaries.
- Experience of managing a clinical team including human resources management.
- Budget management experience, including reducing costs, monitoring and determining corrective action
- Previous ward manager/labour ward coordinator experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of standard setting and audit process.
- Knowledge of current developments in midwifery and political awareness of NHS
- Up to date knowledge on safeguarding issues and statutory framework that apply
- Able to work collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries, recognising changes in circumstances and to incorporate them into practice.
- Demonstrates awareness of priorities, deals with workload, adapts to changing requirements, and uses initiative
- Commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workplace and in service delivery and development
- Commitment and adherence to the Equality Act
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.
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.
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).
