Band 8a Community Midwifery Matron

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare institution in the UK is seeking an experienced Band 8a Community Midwifery Matron to lead community midwifery services. The successful candidate will ensure the delivery of safe, personalized maternity care and provide operational leadership to teams. This part-time role requires significant experience in managing maternity services, a current midwife registration, and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Midwife with current live status on NMC register.
• Evidence of recent Clinical Professional Development (CPD) required.
• Must have significant experience managing maternity and women's health services.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership to community teams.
• Uphold clinical governance and safety standards.
• Lead on continuity of carer and community-based maternity care.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organisational skills

Flexibility

Education

Registered Midwife with current live status on NMC register

Master's degree or working towards qualification

Recognised management qualifications

Job description

Band 8a Community Midwifery Matron

The closing date is 12 November 2025

We are seeking an experienced and inspirational community midwifery matron to lead our community midwifery services and support safe, personalised maternity care closer to home.

You will be a visible, compassionate leader with responsibility for the operational and professional leadership of our community midwifery teams, ensuring high standards of care and supporting the delivery of national maternity transformation priorities.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape services, strengthen continuity of carer pathways and embed safety and quality improvements across the community setting.

This post is for 22.50 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

Provide operational leadership to community teams, ensuring effective deployment of staff to meet service needs

Uphold clinical governance and safety standards, supporting staff to deliver safe, evidence-based midwifery care

Lead on continuity of carer and community base4d models of maternity care.

Monitor and improve staffing, skill mix and workforce planning, aligned to safe staffing standards

Act as a professional role model, fostering a culture of learning, accountability and compassionate care

Work closely with Head of Midwifery, obstetric colleagues, LMNS, and other maternity stakeholders to deliver national maternity safety action

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Qualifications

• *Registered Midwife with current live status on NMC register.
• *Evidence of recent CPD.
• *Master's degree or working towards qualification.
• *Recognised management qualifications.

Experience

• *Significant experience of managing maternity and women's health services.
• *Experience in the community work setting at Band 7.
• *Evidence of significant multi -- disciplinary working.
• *Proven experience of change management in clinical services.
• *Extensive knowledge of national policies, standards and priorities.

Additional Criteria

• *Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.
• *Ability to work alone & as part of a team.
• *Effective communication and presentation skills to all levels of staff.
• *Demonstrate diplomacy, empathy and neutrality.
• *Leadership, negotiation and consultation skills.
• *Ability to motivate and promote team working.
• *Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure.
• *High level of personal integrity.
• *Flexible.
• *Open and approachable.

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust