Maternity Matron

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Maternity Matron, a substantive Band 8a, to lead transformation of community maternity services and drive delivery of the maternity strategy. The role requires extensive senior leadership experience, a passion for service improvement and equitable care across women, babies and families.

The post provides operational and professional leadership across community, acute and specialist teams, and participates in the Maternity

Qualifications

• Significant senior clinical and managerial experience within maternity services.
• Experience of multidisciplinary and system-wide working with internal and external stakeholders.
• Workforce development, performance management and staff wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transformation of community maternity services to deliver local and national priorities.
• Develop and evaluate innovative models of care to improve quality, safety, experience and equity.
• Lead quality improvement and service redesign using recognised methods.
• Provide professional and operational leadership across community, acute and specialist maternity services.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to improve pathways and outcomes.

Skills

Senior leadership

Maternity services

Governance & risk

Service transformation

Workforce development

Education

Registered Midwife with current NMC registration and Degree

Master's degree (or working towards)

Job description

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Maternity Matron

The closing date is 26 November 2026

We are seeking an experienced and innovative senior midwifery leader to join our maternity leadership team as a Maternity Matron.

This substantive Band 8a post will lead the transformation of community maternity services, supporting delivery of our maternity strategy and national ambitions for safer, more personalised and equitable care. The successful candidate will bring significant leadership experience within maternity services and a passion for service improvement, workforce development and improving outcomes for women, babies and families.

Alongside the transformation programme, the post holder will provide operational and professional leadership across designated maternity services, working as part of the wider maternity leadership team and participating in the Maternity Manager on Call rota.

Main duties of the job

• Lead the transformation of community maternity services, delivering local and national priorities
• Develop and evaluate innovative models of care to improve quality, safety, experience and equity
• Lead quality improvement and service redesign using recognised improvement methodologies
• Provide professional and operational leadership across community, acute and specialist maternity services, including Perinatal Mental Health and HMP Foston Hall teams
• Work with multidisciplinary teams, system partners and stakeholders to improve pathways and outcomes
• Lead and support workforce development, fostering a culture of learning, innovation and continuous improvement
• Monitor quality, performance and patient experience metrics to drive improvement and support strategic objectives
• Support delivery of maternity quality, safety, governance and performance objectives through effective workforce planning and service development
• Lead clinical governance, risk management and assurance, ensuring learning from incidents, complaints, audits and patient feedback is embedded in practice
• Provide visible and compassionate leadership, promoting staff wellbeing, accountability and positive team culture
• Participate in the Maternity Manager on Call rota and support operational service management
• Act as a professional role model, championing personalised, equitable and evidence-based maternity care.

Closing date of applications: 26 November 2026

Interview date: 10 December 2026

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Job responsibilities

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI-generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Midwife with current NMC registration and Degree (or equivalent experience)
• Master's degree (or working towards)

Experience and Training

• Significant senior clinical and managerial experience within maternity services
• Experience of multidisciplinary and system-wide working with internal and external stakeholders
• Workforce development, performance management and staff wellbeing
• Evidence of delivering service objectives and measurable outcomes
• Clinical Expertise Broad maternity experience across community and acute settings
• Governance, Quality & Risk Clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and risk management experience
• Service Transformation Leading change, quality improvement or service redesign
• Workforce & Resources Workforce planning, establishments, budgets or resource management

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 of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

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