Job summary
The Matron of Labour Ward, Birth Centre, Emergency Obstetric Unit & Triage is fundamental to ensuring the provision of high quality, effective, service driven maternity care, and is recognised as being critical to the successful delivery of maternity and Trust strategies.
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 who treats all colleagues with equal respect, is inclusive and democratic, and is prepared to manage staff to ensure delivery of a cost effective, efficient and equitable service.
You will be a dynamic, motivational, innovative, visible and active lead, representative of a modern maternity service. As a key member of the clinical leadership team, you will be responsible for challenging the status quo and advancing change in a number of main areas of impact, namely; promoting midwifery led care for low risk women and for women with complex needs optimal birth experiences and outcomes leading to improvements in quality and patient experience for all women.
Main duties of the job
The Matron for Labour Ward, Birth Centre, Emergency Obstetric Unit & Triage maternity services has specific areas of responsibility:
- Management of Labour Ward, Birth Centre, Emergency Obstetric Unit and Triage
- Line management of Band 7s working on Labour Ward, Birth Centre and Emergency Obstetric Unit
- Line management of Bereavement Band 7 midwives
This includes - clinical responsibility, operational, leadership, governance, patient experience, strategy, QI,
About us
Homerton Healthcare 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, procedures and 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 & 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
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife Mentorship Qualification or equivalent e.g. ENB997
- Degree in Healthcare or management or commitment and demonstrable ability to work at masters level
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills across the organisation and with 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 co-operatively with senior management and clinical staff at times of stress
- Ability to command respect of the multi-disciplinary team
- Sound knowledge and ability to implement Trust safeguarding/child protection policies and procedures High level of a range of IT skills e.g. MS office packages
- High level of a range of IT skills e.g. MS office packages
Experience
Essential
- Current experience of clinical midwifery practice
- Experience of working in partnership with multi- disciplinary team
- Demonstrable experience of managing change within a clinical environment.
- Knowledge of current developments in midwifery and political awareness of NHS
- Up to date knowledge on safeguarding issues and statutory framework that apply
- Experience of managing a clinical team including human resources management.
- Budget management experience, including reducing costs, monitoring and determining corrective action
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexible to meet service needs
- Work under pressure to meet deadlines
- 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
- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Midwife Mentorship Qualification or equivalent e.g. ENB997
- Degree in Healthcare or management or commitment and demonstrable ability to work at masters level
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Skills/ Abilities
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills across the organisation and with 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 co-operatively with senior management and clinical staff at times of stress
- Ability to command respect of the multi-disciplinary team
- Sound knowledge and ability to implement Trust safeguarding/child protection policies and procedures High level of a range of IT skills e.g. MS office packages
- High level of a range of IT skills e.g. MS office packages
Experience
Essential
- Current experience of clinical midwifery practice
- Experience of working in partnership with multi- disciplinary team
- Demonstrable experience of managing change within a clinical environment.
- Knowledge of current developments in midwifery and political awareness of NHS
- Up to date knowledge on safeguarding issues and statutory framework that apply
- Experience of managing a clinical team including human resources management.
- Budget management experience, including reducing costs, monitoring and determining corrective action
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues
Trust Values, Equal Opportunities & Other Requirements
Essential
- Flexible to meet service needs
- Work under pressure to meet deadlines
- 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
- Understanding and demonstration of the Trust Values
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).
